Hi,
I'm a new user of indilib/kstars/ekos. I am trying to get my computer set up to capture the solar eclipse via the monochrome Meade LPI-G as the eyepiece of my Coronado SolarMax telescope. As long as I boot into Windows and use the supplied software, everything is fine. I want a way to perform the image capture under linux if possible, preferably a way that would also work on a Pi or Odroid as well as my laptop.
The only advice I found on the web was a thread from 2005 which no longer appears to be relevant. It says to use the video for linux drivers as the LPI is a rebranded webcam and is automatically recognized by the kernel. This approach may still be valid, but at the very least the product and vendor ids are different than what they listed 12 years ago.
My status:
When I plug in the device to my USB port, the little red light starts blinking. dmesg says:
[54599.628947] usb 3-1: new high-speed USB device number 3 using xhci_hcd
[54600.087395] usb 3-1: New USB device found, idVendor=0549, idProduct=e004
[54600.087402] usb 3-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
[54600.087405] usb 3-1: Product: USB2.0 Camera
[54600.087408] usb 3-1: Manufacturer: TTlsusb does not list the device (output is identical before and after I plug it in).
I'm running Linux Mint 18.1, and installed indilib and kstars out of your ubuntu repository. Uname -a says:
Linux spiffster 4.4.0-77-generic #98-Ubuntu SMP Wed Apr 26 08:34:02 UTC 2017 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/LinuxDoes anyone know what the current Meade LPI-G is (rebranded webcam? special device?) and how I can make the computer recognize it?
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