New Laptop Windows 8

[I.C.D (Ian)]

G'day All,
My old XP laptop up and died just got a new laptop with windows 8 .
Having trouble loading Ascom drivers to run the EQ6Pro mount can anyone help
Ian.C

[pluto (Hugh)]

Not sure I can help but I have run my EQ6 via EQMod on Win8 (now Win8.1) using the PC direct mode on the hand controller.

Perhaps it's a driver issue with your serial to usb dongle/cable thing, if that's how you're connecting?
When I bought my serial->usb I made sure I got one that said it supported Win8 as I had read that some of them don't work.

[jakob]

I have a new Utrabook with 8.1.
No problems with Ascom but with the Starshoot Autoguider and PHD.
No driver from Orion for USB3!
I had to revert to the old Netbook for the Guiding.

I use a Keyspan USB converter and connect to the Handcontroller.

It took days to get Windows going, between mutiple Win ub-date, Sony-update and re-installing and
Starrynight re-registering etc.

Rgds J.

[pluto (Hugh)]

Originally Posted by jakob

No driver from Orion for USB3!

Not sure if it'll help but if you use a non usb3 extension cable between the lappy and the camera it shouldn't try and use it as usb3 and revert to usb2.
Works for me with a usb3 card reader that refuses to work through a usb3 port but works fine if I put a usb extender between them.

[acropolite (Phil)]

@jacob, regarding the SSAG and win 8 read this thread and digest, particularly the bit about failed usb3 install attempts stopping any further install.

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...d.php?t=112400

[I.C.D (Ian)]

G'Day All,
I finally got my ascom drivers on the new laptop,but when I go to connect to the mount via the planetarium, in the choose telescope box it has install EQMOD ascom heq5/6 not eqmod ascom eq5/6 can anyone help here
Ian .C

[I.C.D (Ian)]

G,Day All,
I would like to thank Enrique for helping me to get my Dell 8.1 laptop to talk to the mount and the camera's and the planetarium well done old mate thank- you

Ian .C

[Shano592 (Shane)]

Come on Ian ...share the trick, for the next guy/gal!

[speach (Simon)]

Well one grumpy old f--t here and windows 8 I don't like. In my opinion XP was the best up to now