Updated SM to the latest version (upgrade and dist-upgrade).
After defining and running a job i get an error message: "Connection to localhost:***** failed", job status cycling between Idle, Slewing and Error.
When restarting the INDI server via EKOS, the following appears in the log, repeated every few seconds:

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[2023-06-17T22:52:57.766 CEST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - "Scheduler is awake."
[2023-06-17T22:52:57.770 CEST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - Scheduler is starting...
[2023-06-17T22:52:57.771 CEST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - "Scheduler started."
[2023-06-17T22:52:58.828 CEST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - "Job 'IC 1396' 60x120\" sees 0 captures in output folder '/home/stellarmate/Pictures/IC_1396/Light'."
[2023-06-17T22:52:58.828 CEST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - "Job 'IC 1396' 60x120\" requires a dither procedure."
[2023-06-17T22:52:58.828 CEST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - "Job 'IC 1396' estimated to take 02h 18m 45s to complete."
[2023-06-17T22:52:58.856 CEST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - "IC 1396 \t06/17 22:52 --> 01:11 \tjob completion"
[2023-06-17T22:52:58.858 CEST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - "Greedy Scheduler plan for the next 48 hours starting Sat Jun 17 22:52:58 2023 (0.03)s:"
[2023-06-17T22:53:00.966 CEST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - Executing Job "IC 1396"
[2023-06-17T22:53:01.970 CEST CRIT ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - "Warning: mount canPark request received DBUS error: 20"
[2023-06-17T22:53:01.971 CEST CRIT ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - "Warning: job 'IC 1396' slew request received DBUS error: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnknownObject"
[2023-06-17T22:53:02.976 CEST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - "Job 'IC 1396' is stopping guiding..."
[2023-06-17T22:53:03.976 CEST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - "Job 'IC 1396' 60x120\" sees 0 captures in output folder '/home/stellarmate/Pictures/IC_1396/Light'."
[2023-06-17T22:53:03.976 CEST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - "Job 'IC 1396' 60x120\" requires a dither procedure."
[2023-06-17T22:53:03.977 CEST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - "Job 'IC 1396' estimated to take 02h 18m 45s to complete."
[2023-06-17T22:53:04.038 CEST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - "IC 1396 \t06/17 22:53 --> 01:11 \tjob completion"
[2023-06-17T22:53:04.042 CEST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - "Greedy Scheduler plan for the next 48 hours starting Sat Jun 17 22:53:03 2023 (0.068)s:"
[2023-06-17T22:53:05.004 CEST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - Executing Job "IC 1396"
[2023-06-17T22:53:05.510 CEST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - Scheduler is stopping...
[2023-06-17T22:53:05.512 CEST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - "Job 'IC 1396' is stopping guiding..."
[2023-06-17T22:53:05.513 CEST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - "Job 'IC 1396' has not been processed upon scheduler stop, marking aborted."

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I am running ASI120Mini via PHD2, ASI294MC Pro on a EQ5 mount. Everything was running smooth when i started it up last time (three months ago).

Any tips, please?

Thanks,
MM

EDIT: DId a clean reboot, started the same job as usual and upon job start the connection to INDI server (localhost) is lost, all but the three default tabs in EKOS manager disappear, bit the job is running normally, slews, solves, aligns, guides and captures, but there's no other chance to get to the full set of EKOS tabs other than restarting the INDI server by clicking start in the EKOS tab and click "Yes" to kill the running INDI server. Connecting to the "already running" instance does not work.

Also when using simulators drivers and starting up ekos, defining a job, running it shows:after a few seconds of job start (when status would be switching to "slewing")

Then, when re-starting ekos, i would be warned that another indi server is running, to which i can't connect.
so starting a new indi server gets me to the old problem with job start. sends me into the error->idling loop, with no debug output whatsoever.

EKOS debugger shows this error:

I found indi-libcamera was missing, installed it, no change.
Ideas please?