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Hello there, everyone.
I'm starting to setup my automated astronomy gear using a Manjaro Linux notebook with KStars, a Canon EOS 600D DSLR and some other equipment. So I've built INDI on my system myself and was able to connect the Canon DSLR with Ekos on KStars, really nice.
The problem is that even tho I can connect to the camera and even use the "Live Video" feature with no problem, I face issues whenever I try to perform a normal capture. And that started to happen after I have configured the DSLR information on Ekos. Before configuring it I was able to take 2 pictures. But then I think I did something that broke it, I really don't know.
I already tried to create a fresh profile and reset configs, but no success.
Here are my logs:
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2020-07-18T21:18:04 CCD capture aborted
2020-07-18T21:18:04 Capture failed. Check INDI Control Panel for details.
2020-07-18T21:17:52 Capturing 1.000-second image...
2020-07-18T21:17:52 Restarting capture attempt #2
2020-07-18T21:17:52 Capture failed. Check INDI Control Panel for details.
2020-07-18T21:17:41 Capturing 1.000-second image...
2020-07-18T21:17:41 Restarting capture attempt #1
2020-07-18T21:17:41 Capture failed. Check INDI Control Panel for details.
2020-07-18T21:17:29 Capturing 1.000-second image...
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2020-07-18T20:18:04: [WARNING] If your camera mirror lock is enabled, you must set a value for the mirror locking duration.
2020-07-18T20:18:04: [ERROR] Failed to expose.
2020-07-18T20:17:52: [INFO] Starting 1 seconds exposure.
2020-07-18T20:17:52: [WARNING] If your camera mirror lock is enabled, you must set a value for the mirror locking duration.
2020-07-18T20:17:52: [ERROR] Failed to expose.
2020-07-18T20:17:41: [INFO] Starting 1 seconds exposure.
2020-07-18T20:17:41: [WARNING] If your camera mirror lock is enabled, you must set a value for the mirror locking duration.
2020-07-18T20:17:41: [ERROR] Failed to expose.
2020-07-18T20:17:29: [INFO] Starting 1 seconds exposure.
2020-07-18T20:17:16: [INFO] Starting the video stream with target exposure 0.100000 s (Max theoritical FPS 10)
2020-07-18T20:17:03: [INFO] World Coordinate System is enabled.
2020-07-18T20:17:03: [INFO] Device configuration applied.
2020-07-18T20:17:03: [INFO] Force BULB is enabled. All expsures shall be captured in BULB mode except for subsecond captures.
2020-07-18T20:17:03: [WARNING] All images and folders shall be saved in the camera SD card after capture if capture target is set to SD Card.
2020-07-18T20:17:03: [INFO] Capture target set to Internal RAM
2020-07-18T20:17:03: [INFO] Upload settings set to client only.
2020-07-18T20:17:03: [INFO] Loading device configuration...
2020-07-18T20:17:03: [INFO] Detected Canon Inc. Model Canon EOS 600D.
2020-07-18T20:17:03: [INFO] Canon DSLR EOS 600D is online.
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So my first thought was to set some value to this "Mirror Lock". I've set it to 3 seconds then tried again:
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2020-07-18T21:21:18 CCD capture aborted
2020-07-18T21:21:18 Capture failed. Check INDI Control Panel for details.
2020-07-18T21:21:03 Capturing 1.000-second image...
2020-07-18T21:21:03 Restarting capture attempt #2
2020-07-18T21:21:03 Capture failed. Check INDI Control Panel for details.
2020-07-18T21:20:48 Capturing 1.000-second image...
2020-07-18T21:20:48 Restarting capture attempt #1
2020-07-18T21:20:48 Capture failed. Check INDI Control Panel for details.
2020-07-18T21:20:33 Capturing 1.000-second image...
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2020-07-18T20:21:18: [ERROR] Failed to expose.
2020-07-18T20:21:03: [INFO] Starting 1 seconds exposure (+3 seconds mirror lock).
2020-07-18T20:21:03: [ERROR] Failed to expose.
2020-07-18T20:20:48: [INFO] Starting 1 seconds exposure (+3 seconds mirror lock).
2020-07-18T20:20:48: [ERROR] Failed to expose.
2020-07-18T20:20:33: [INFO] Starting 1 seconds exposure (+3 seconds mirror lock).
2020-07-18T20:20:25: [INFO] World Coordinate System is enabled.
2020-07-18T20:20:25: [INFO] Device configuration applied.
2020-07-18T20:20:25: [INFO] Force BULB is enabled. All expsures shall be captured in BULB mode except for subsecond captures.
2020-07-18T20:20:25: [WARNING] All images and folders shall be saved in the camera SD card after capture if capture target is set to SD Card.
2020-07-18T20:20:25: [INFO] Capture target set to Internal RAM
2020-07-18T20:20:25: [INFO] Upload settings set to client only.
2020-07-18T20:20:25: [INFO] Loading device configuration...
2020-07-18T20:20:25: [INFO] Detected Canon Inc. Model Canon EOS 600D.
2020-07-18T20:20:25: [INFO] Canon DSLR EOS 600D is online.
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I also took some screenshots of my configs in the hope that anyone can spot something wrong.
[url=https://i.postimg.cc/pdQtwRLd/image.png]Main Control[/url]
[url=https://i.postimg.cc/bJzj8WZ9/image.png]General Info[/url]
[url=https://i.postimg.cc/RFP2mF5v/image.png]Options[/url]
[url=https://i.postimg.cc/2jKgXV7w/image.png]Image Info[/url]
[url=https://i.postimg.cc/bvgB0Jv1/image.png]WCS[/url]
[url=https://i.postimg.cc/XJvDsbZm/image.png]Streaming[/url]
[url=https://i.postimg.cc/rmYZbPxm/image.png]Focus[/url]
[url=https://i.postimg.cc/pVTgZDzr/image.png]Actions[/url]
[url=https://i.postimg.cc/pVmPTN0s/image.png]Settings[/url]
[url=https://i.postimg.cc/jKS59mhw/image.png]Status[/url]
[url=https://i.postimg.cc/65RwrrxR/image.png]Imgsettings[/url]
[url=https://i.postimg.cc/L83p7mX8/image.png]Capturesettings[/url]
[url=https://i.postimg.cc/gY4pHcQM/image.png]Other[/url]
I think that's it, any tip/idea/comments? I'm trying to find my way out of this for a while now without any progress, so any idea is more than welcome.
Thank you all!
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