I´ve got a nice little fault, running EKOS on a brand new install of kstars, indi and stellarsolver on a Fresh installed OS: openSUSE Tumbleweed.

If I start EKOS, it tells me: driver xxx crashed. I enabled the log and saw errors like:
<code>INDI Server: "2020-10-31T17:03:54: Driver indi_simulator_telescope: indi_simulator_telescope: error while loading shared libraries: libindidriver.so.1: cannot open shared.</code>
This happens with the real drivers and with the simulators, too.

The reason for this error is, that kstars expects to find the shared libraries in /usr/lib64. But I installe kstars, indi and stellarsolver into /usr/local, so the shared libraries are in /usr/local/lib64. If I link the content of /usr/local/lib64 to /usr/lib64, kstars find the shared libraries and all is running without error.

I install kstars, indi and stellarsolver this way: sternenkarten.com/2020/10/11/software-fu...en-furs-kompilieren/

Last time, I know kstars working without these errors: 16.Okt.2020 (fresh install because of a harddisc-crash)

And here is the error-log:
<code>
[2020-10-31T18:03:54.287 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos] - Resetting Ekos Manager...
[2020-10-31T18:03:54.290 CET WARN ][ default] - QSqlDatabasePrivate::removeDatabase: connection 'filter_db' is still in use, all queries will cease to work.
[2020-10-31T18:03:54.290 CET WARN ][ default] - QSqlDatabasePrivate::addDatabase: duplicate connection name 'filter_db', old connection removed.
[2020-10-31T18:03:54.298 CET INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos] - "Starting INDI services..."
[2020-10-31T18:03:54.299 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - INDI: Starting local drivers...
[2020-10-31T18:03:54.299 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Starting INDI Server: ("-v", "-p", "7624", "-m", "300", "-r", "0", "-f", "/tmp/indififo018fcc87") -f "/tmp/indififo018fcc87"
[2020-10-31T18:03:54.302 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - INDI Server Started? true
[2020-10-31T18:03:54.302 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - INDI: INDI Server started locally on port 7624
[2020-10-31T18:03:54.302 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Starting INDI Driver "indi_simulator_telescope"
[2020-10-31T18:03:54.302 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Starting INDI Driver "indi_simulator_ccd"
[2020-10-31T18:03:54.302 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Starting INDI Driver "indi_simulator_focus"
[2020-10-31T18:03:54.302 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Adding managed driver "Telescope Simulator"sternenkarten.com/2020/10/11/software-fu...en-furs-kompilieren/
[2020-10-31T18:03:54.302 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Adding managed driver "CCD Simulator"
[2020-10-31T18:03:54.302 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Adding managed driver "Focuser Simulator"
[2020-10-31T18:03:54.302 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - INDIListener: Adding a new client manager to INDI listener..
[2020-10-31T18:03:54.302 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - INDI: Connecting to local INDI server on port 7624 ...
[2020-10-31T18:03:54.302 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - INDI server connected.
[2020-10-31T18:03:54.302 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Connection to INDI server is successful
[2020-10-31T18:03:54.302 CET INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos] - "INDI services started on port 7624."
[2020-10-31T18:03:54.304 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - INDI Server: "2020-10-31T17:03:54: startup: /usr/local/bin/indiserver -v -p 7624 -m 300 -r 0 -f /tmp/indififo018fcc87 "
[2020-10-31T18:03:54.304 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - INDI Server: "2020-10-31T17:03:54: listening to port 7624 on fd 3"
[2020-10-31T18:03:54.304 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - INDI Server: "FIFO: start indi_simulator_telescope -n \"Telescope Simulator\""
[2020-10-31T18:03:54.304 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - INDI Server: "With name: Telescope Simulator"
[2020-10-31T18:03:54.304 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - INDI Server: "FIFO: Starting driver indi_simulator_telescope"
[2020-10-31T18:03:54.304 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - INDI Server: "2020-10-31T17:03:54: Driver indi_simulator_telescope: pid=2106 rfd=4 wfd=7 efd=8"
[2020-10-31T18:03:54.304 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - INDI Server: "FIFO: start indi_simulator_ccd"
[2020-10-31T18:03:54.304 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - INDI Server: "FIFO: Starting driver indi_simulator_ccd"
[2020-10-31T18:03:54.304 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - INDI Server: "2020-10-31T17:03:54: Driver indi_simulator_ccd: pid=2107 rfd=5 wfd=10 efd=11"
[2020-10-31T18:03:54.304 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - INDI Server: "FIFO: start indi_simulator_focus -n \"Focuser Simulator\""
[2020-10-31T18:03:54.304 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - INDI Server: "With name: Focuser Simulator"
[2020-10-31T18:03:54.304 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - INDI Server: "FIFO: Starting driver indi_simulator_focus"
[2020-10-31T18:03:54.304 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - INDI Server: "2020-10-31T17:03:54: Driver indi_simulator_focus: pid=2108 rfd=6 wfd=13 efd=14"
[2020-10-31T18:03:54.304 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - INDI Server: "2020-10-31T17:03:54: Client 9: new arrival from 127.0.0.1:37644 - welcome!"
[2020-10-31T18:03:54.304 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - INDI Server: "Child process 2106 died"
[2020-10-31T18:03:54.304 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - INDI Server: "2020-10-31T17:03:54: Driver indi_simulator_telescope: indi_simulator_telescope: error while loading shared libraries: libindidriver.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory"
[2020-10-31T18:03:54.304 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - INDI Server: "2020-10-31T17:03:54: Driver indi_simulator_telescope: stdin EOF"
[2020-10-31T18:03:54.304 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - INDI Server: "2020-10-31T17:03:54: Driver indi_simulator_telescope: Terminated after #0 restarts."
[2020-10-31T18:03:54.304 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - INDI Server: "Child process 2107 died"
[2020-10-31T18:03:54.304 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - INDI Server: "2020-10-31T17:03:54: Driver indi_simulator_ccd: indi_simulator_ccd: error while loading shared libraries: libindidriver.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory"
[2020-10-31T18:03:54.304 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - INDI Server: "2020-10-31T17:03:54: Driver indi_simulator_ccd: stdin EOF"
[2020-10-31T18:03:54.304 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - INDI Server: "2020-10-31T17:03:54: Driver indi_simulator_ccd: Terminated after #0 restarts."
[2020-10-31T18:03:54.304 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - INDI Server: "Child process 2108 died"
[2020-10-31T18:03:54.304 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - INDI Server: "2020-10-31T17:03:54: Driver indi_simulator_focus: indi_simulator_focus: error while loading shared libraries: libindidriver.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory"
[2020-10-31T18:03:54.304 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - INDI Server: "2020-10-31T17:03:54: Driver indi_simulator_focus: stdin EOF"
[2020-10-31T18:03:54.304 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - INDI Server: "2020-10-31T17:03:54: Driver indi_simulator_focus: Terminated after #0 restarts."
[2020-10-31T18:03:54.304 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - INDI Server: ""
[2020-10-31T18:03:54.304 CET CRIT ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - INDI driver "indi_simulator_telescope" crashed!
[2020-10-31T18:03:59.054 CET INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos] - "Unable to establish the following devices:\n+ Telescope Simulator\n+ CCD Simulator\n+ Focuser Simulator\nPlease ensure each device is connected and powered on."</code>

Such a crazy fault!

PC in my observatory, where the fault is present:

I went back in the git-repos to 13.Okt.2020 and compiled and installed all new (indi, indi-3rdparty, stellarsolver, kstars). Same fault! Starting EKOS let the drivers crash. ???

PC in my living-room:

No fault! I can do, what I want, no fault! I deleted the astro-programs and compiled and installed all new: No fault!

What´s the difference between the two PCs?

Living-room: First install Operating system: 16. Okt.2020 (necessary because of a harddisc crash)
observatory: first install Operating system about one or two weeks later

So I guess, this fault is introduced somehow by the OS sometime after the 16.Okt.2020.

"Man muß nachdenken, was man tun kann" (Lausbubengeschichten, Ludwig Thoma)

I will test these crazy things with my old laptop next days.

Edgar

This fault really makes me crazy!

Starting EKOS let the indi drivers crash. the log says:

But, all in the sytem looks normal. The libs are installed to /usr/local/lib64. And the runtimepath in kstars is set to /usr/local/lib64:

Should work, but don´t work!

I thougt, Tumbleweed is responsable for this behavior. So I installed openSUSE Leap 15.2. Same fault: EKOS results in a driver crash.

And now I don´t know where I can still look for a solution for this fault.

Any tips?

Looks, like I found a solution in Leap. A had to do a "sudo ldconfig" to actualize the linker-cache. Will try this in Tumbleweed later

Edgar

Yessss. works with Tumbleweed as well. I´m in the race again

Edgar