Every time I start the INDI server and connect the equipment, EKOS requests I reenter the DSLR Image settings. I am using GPhoto. Saving the driver state does not help. Other things also appear to get forgotten, such changing the location to save files.
I actually have same / similar problem, e.g. how do I make EKOS keeping the setting whether I use the primary or guiding scope for alignment or the solver, where do I memorize the gain setting for the focuser?
It would bet it is a problem with the local sqlite database. Can someone try to backup the file elsewhere and then KStars would generate a new one, see if it keeps the same behavior?
mv ~/.local/share/kstars/userdb.sqlite ~/
Then run KStars. To restore your settings, just copy the file again to ~/.local/share/kstars