if I boot with the mount physically disconnected - both ZWO cameras and EAF are visible and connect.
if I boot with the mount physically connected - only the mount connects, no ZWO.
oh... iPolar and iGuider do connect (but I don't intend to use them at this time).

I had a similar issue a while ago with my HEQ5 and an EQDir cable based on a Cypress chip.
Once I switched to a different (Prolific?) cable the issue was gone.

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