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Oh the dreaded "Unknown Device" message.
All too familiar.
If the Proline is loading fine on someone else's laptop then the cables are likely fine? I find this sort of problem is usually the driver not loading or the computer not reading the camera for some reason.
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He was using his own cable, hence why I it might be the cable that is strapped to the scope that is the problem (I hope since that is easy to fix).
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I see it all the time even with a "stable" setup.
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Jeez, I hope I don't see it all the time with my very remote setup, now you have me worried!
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Sometimes I need to power off the cam, turn off the computer and turn it back on then power up the cam.
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Done this multiple times, e.g. left the computer and cam off for 6-8 hours etc.
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What fixed it was the flilib.dll (I think that's it name) file in CCDsoft was different to the same file in /windows/system32/. I copied one and pasted it in the other to make them match. Apparently they can have a mismatch of different times or something and that makes them fail.
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Hmmm, "unknown device" is a kernel level driver issue from what I can tell (i.e. fliusb32.sys not being loaded because the PNP manager can't id the camera), no application level DLLs are involved at that point, so I don't believe that is relevant.
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Or simply delete the FLI install and reinstall the FLI driver install freshly.
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Tried that a few times...
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On Sat night I used a different cable for my STi guider. It was working fine. I sat through the first download and it looked sensational. Great.
As soon as I walked out the door the cable must have failed and the STi stopped working. The next morning the whole image run had failed. I was so excited by the quality of the subs. They were outstanding.
Meh - patience is required with this technical hobby as equipment gremlins are common. USB hubs seem particularly sensitive and prone to failure. I think also the sequence of start up is vital. I always turn my computer on and let it boot up before I power up any devices.
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USB is the bane of our (amateur astronomers) existence, it was never designed for reliable, constant connections that might be in a cold/hot environment, but that 's all there is...ugh.
Thx for sharing your thoughts,
EB