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TECHKON SpectroDens – Wifi Connection

The TECHKON SpectroDens spectrophotometer was added to the list of supported instruments for Serendipity Blackmagic / Megarip / Veripress in version 7.1.01. The version 8.0+ Serendipity Client now features Wifi connectivity* for the SpectroDens on Windows, macOS and Linux. The … Continue reading

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Network Ports used by Serendipity products

Sometimes users may find a stand-alone Serendipity Client is unable to connect to a Blackmagic/Megarip/Veripress Server running on another machine on the network. A common reason for this is a firewall between the Client and the Server. In order to … Continue reading

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AMD Opteron 4100- & 6100-series based machine – Server won’t start

The Blackmagic/Megarip/Veripress Server will not start up on my AMD Opteron 4100- & 6100-series based machine. Blackmagic, Meagrip and Veripress version 5.3 release installations were the first to be affected by this issue. Machines built around these 4-core and 8-core … Continue reading

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Connection Issues – Server Crash Loop

My Server crashes and gives the message “restarting in 10 sec”. This keeps looping and I can’t get my interface up. A job may have become stuck in the imaging folder. Go into the /lib/defaultss.dbd/ssjobs folder and remove the files … Continue reading

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Connection Issues – Linux Repair Disk Prompt

When Linux boots up I get a “Repair Disk Prompt” and the system does not fully boot up. This message means the computer was not shutdown properly and Linux was unable to automatically repair all disks. If prompted for a … Continue reading

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