I just learned that my problem #1 with Optical Trains dropdown being disabled has something to do with the camera connection. If I get some log rows on the INDI Control Panel saying something about the camera, everything is fine. However if the log stays empty, even though it says connected, the optical trains dropdown stays empty. Also nothing else works with the camera at that point. I can fix the state by clicking Disconnect and again Connect on the INDI Control Panel. Looks like there might be something wrong with the camera connection initialization or something.

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