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UCD Wireless Printing Drivers

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  • 20-11-2008 11:36am
    #1
    Frisbee
    Registered Users Posts: 23,568 ✭✭✭✭


    Basically haven't has to print anything yet this year so never downloaded the new software.
    However the site that you have to download the drivers off has an error in the driver file.
    Any chance one of you could attach the driver.exe file to a post for me? :o

    Cheers


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    delta_bravo
    Registered Users Posts: 4,567 ✭✭✭delta_bravo


    The printing package and drivers can only be download and installed within the ucd network. Anywhere else it corrupts and doesnt work. Perhaps thats why its not working for you?


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    Frisbee
    Registered Users Posts: 23,568 ✭✭✭✭Frisbee


    delta_bravo wrote: »
    The printing package and drivers can only be download and installed within the ucd network. Anywhere else it corrupts and doesnt work. Perhaps thats why its not working for you?

    Nah I was sitting in my Lab at the time. No idea what the story is...


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    Red Alert
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 7,486 ✭✭✭Red Alert


    Frisbee wrote: »
    Nah I was sitting in my Lab at the time. No idea what the story is...


    Any proper printing system would use the operating system printing found in windows, macs & others. Computing services of course decide to go for a lowery common denominator and it's stories like these that show it.


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    bnt
    Registered Users Posts: 13,009 ✭✭✭✭bnt


    Red Alert wrote: »
    Any proper printing system would use the operating system printing found in windows, macs & others. Computing services of course decide to go for a lowery common denominator and it's stories like these that show it.
    Someone has a problem downloading a driver, and you want to write off the whole system? You're in for a treat when you leave university and head out in to the real world. They're using the same system (Pharos) at Yale, so you're welcome to go and tell them it's rubbish. :rolleyes:

    What's the current situation? Tried again? I would try it, except I'm not at UCD right now.

    Death has this much to be said for it:
    You don’t have to get out of bed for it.
    Wherever you happen to be
    They bring it to you—free.

    — Kingsley Amis



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    Frisbee
    Registered Users Posts: 23,568 ✭✭✭✭Frisbee


    Yeah still not working.
    And theres another thread at the bottom of the page aswell about it not working for someone else.


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    Red Alert
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 7,486 ✭✭✭Red Alert


    If they used the standard windows network print system it'd be a hell of a lot simpler and guaranteed to work, since the drivers get pushed down automatically. Same on macs. Both systems use industry standard backends, not some idiotic setup requiring another piece of software. Just because Yale uses it makes it a viable reason to purchase it? Hell that's probably the only criteria our lads used.


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    bnt
    Registered Users Posts: 13,009 ✭✭✭✭bnt


    OK, I'm at UCD, and just re-downloaded and installed the Windows drivers from here. This downloadable component is just a "stub", and when you run it, it goes off and downloads the drivers themselves.

    First time I tried it, it failed with "download stalled" in the log. A minute later it found and downloaded the correct components. So, if you get an error, try again - it might be a busy UCD network.

    Death has this much to be said for it:
    You don’t have to get out of bed for it.
    Wherever you happen to be
    They bring it to you—free.

    — Kingsley Amis



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    woop
    Registered Users Posts: 809 ✭✭✭woop


    bnt wrote: »
    OK, I'm at UCD, and just re-downloaded and installed the Windows drivers from here. This downloadable component is just a "stub", and when you run it, it goes off and downloads the drivers themselves.

    First time I tried it, it failed with "download stalled" in the log. A minute later it found and downloaded the correct components. So, if you get an error, try again - it might be a busy UCD network.

    urgh cant get mine working either


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    kf1920
    Closed Accounts Posts: 121 ✭✭kf1920


    As far as i know, Quinn works off the windows system, a hell of a lot easier, dont know anything bout this printer driver


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    griffdaddy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,416 ✭✭✭griffdaddy


    I've actually managed to install them after trying literally about 15 times, and now i can get the same options on my laptop when i go to print as i would on a ucd pc, a little box just pops up before the print where you enter your ucd id in. However, just as it seems everything's working, an error pops saying it cant connect to the pharos server or something like that. They should actually have a module called 'introduction to practical problems of life in ucd.' :p


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