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01/24/2020, 03:35 PM | #676 |
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I got duped by this shady, con-job company several years ago. Easier to just warn people and buy from someone else.
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01/27/2020, 10:44 AM | #677 |
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Brs is selling all vertex and somatic stuff as clearance. They are done for. I’d buy some skimmers at least they are pretty good.
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01/27/2020, 09:11 PM | #678 |
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Vertex
Thanks for the updates. Moving on
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01/31/2020, 02:55 AM | #679 |
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Likley the end for Vertex. Given the downturn in the hobby more companies will follow.
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01/31/2020, 06:01 AM | #680 |
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"likely" is last months' term...they've already folded
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We may have hit the the ceiling on what people are willing to pay for a lot of this equipment that the manufacturers are throwing out there. |
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02/04/2020, 09:55 AM | #682 |
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Their website https://www.vertexaquaristik.com/ is also down. I sent them an email requesting my board back at least I can utilize V1 with the latest firmware. I wish I never sent the board
Now, GHL or APEX that is the question!
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02/05/2020, 12:05 AM | #684 |
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Perhaps someone will buy the assets and bring it back?
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02/07/2020, 07:34 PM | #685 |
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Not a chance.
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02/07/2020, 08:46 PM | #686 |
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Yep I agree! Unfortunately the US market is locked in and it's very hard for anyone else to make a dollar in it.
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02/09/2020, 03:55 PM | #687 |
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...and also buy their debt? which is probably astronomical... hard nah.
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02/17/2020, 08:59 PM | #688 |
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Wow
I hate to say I told you so....
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04/07/2020, 09:32 PM | #690 |
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Hey reefers, does anyone by any chance have an .iso file for firmware update of gen 1 cerebra?
Has anyone tried to reverse engineer any of their controllers/power bars. As far as i can read, most issues are in the software so we should be able to figure that out.. It's shame that so much of cerebra equipment is sitting around when it could be salvaged. Well, anyway, I've got like 5 powerbars and head controller for next to nothing so I'm going to play with it and see what I can come up with. Any help with .iso files would be greatly appreciated. |
04/07/2020, 10:11 PM | #691 |
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Try the official forum.
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04/07/2020, 10:12 PM | #692 |
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I'm here in the DMZ sruck with 2 gen1s . Never got replacement.
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04/07/2020, 11:50 PM | #693 | |
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I would think that would be pointless without the source code to work with. Adding to the problem is that so few people have the last version of the hardware and the older version has hardware issues. IMHO you would be much better off working with reefpi
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04/08/2020, 06:45 AM | #694 |
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Thanks for you comment Robby.
My plan is to try and see what I can do with existing software. If that proves to be pointless, like you pointed out, that's fine as well. I can always pop in PI or just install different eLinux in it and do custom software like reefpi. I'm in electronics field so I think just amount of hardware/micro controllers it's worth a try. If one is to start from scratch with reefpi, amount of 3D printing, sourcing all the components etc. is also time consuming. For example, cerebra powerbar, the one without probes, it should be very simple to attach to reefpi or any other micro controller. I'm sure we can figure out hardware issues as well and considering that some have fully working units it can't be that difficult. Now, I know I'm making this sound easy, it's not. It will require lots of time and dedication but it will be also learning opportunity. Bottom line is, Vertex could have at least turned everything opensource so at least we can try to fix it ourselves. What a shame!! |
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04/08/2020, 07:58 PM | #696 |
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Is really nobody having any of .iso files?
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04/16/2020, 08:05 PM | #697 |
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I had gen 1 and also was part of VII beta testing. I have the latest version of software that they sent out to us right before January. There is a guy I know that had reflashed gen 1 to work out some of the bugs.
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04/16/2020, 10:05 PM | #698 |
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I threw out all my stuff cause they took my pcb. Them bastards could of returned them at least.
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05/19/2020, 10:57 PM | #699 |
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Just wondering how everyone who said that Vertex (and "Jason" the "owner") was such a stand up company (when I warned everyone they were not and took a lot of crap for it) is enjoying their promised new Cerebras...?
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05/20/2020, 12:13 AM | #700 |
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You are correct . You would think there is a lawyer in the group to start a class action lawsuit. SMDH
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