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problems with IBM driver matix
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 4:59 pm
by byron
i can't get any drivers from the matrix. i get an error trying to d/l anything.. i always download them manually from the matrix.. anyone having issues?
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.ws ... &loc=en_US
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 8:53 pm
by byron
comon.. i just want someone to tell me if they can download a driver from the link.... or confirm that they also cannot get it to work.
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 9:36 pm
by JHEM
No problems here. Do you have pop-ups blocked?
Regards,
James
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 9:44 pm
by byron
i get this error when trying to download the modem drivers from here:
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.ws ... &loc=en_US
same on both FF and IE.
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 9:59 pm
by byron
ok.. how come when i use the
matrix the URL for a driver points to an FTP location:
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mo ... ma18ww.exe
but for the same driver on the
Support and Downloads pagefor the 2378-FVU points to a different link.. this link works for me.
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... ma09ww.exe
also.. if i log into ftp.software.ibm.com (where the matrix URLs point to for the drivers) and navigate to /pc/pccbbs/ i see all the directories for the applications and drivers.. but all the directories are empty. <shrugs>
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 10:24 pm
by JHEM
Bad link, happens all the time and is usually cleared up in a day or so.
Regards,
James
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 10:25 pm
by JHEM
byron wrote:also.. if i log into ftp.software.ibm.com (where the matrix URLs point to for the drivers) and navigate to /pc/pccbbs/ i see all the directories for the applications and drivers.. but all the directories are empty. <shrugs>
Password protected for FTP access.
Regards,
James
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 10:28 pm
by byron
JHEM wrote:Password protected for FTP access.
Regards,
James
anonymous login is accepted.
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 9:14 am
by JHEM
byron wrote:anonymous login is accepted.
Yes, but you get a blank screen with no files listed as you stated!
Regards,
James
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 11:03 am
by byron
ya... but when the problem goes away with the links in the matrix.. so will the ftp oddities. unless they change the URLs to point to a different location (not the current ibm ftp site). at least one would assume.
Re: problems with IBM driver matix
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 2:57 pm
by leoblob
I tried it and it seems to work for me... today. I have found, in general, that the IBM site(s) have links that work one day, but not the next. There also seems to be different matrices at different IBM support URLs, which I've found only thru using the search functions over and over.
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 11:24 am
by selvan777
A Personal Firewall will also get in the way when it comes to downloading.
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 11:31 am
by byron
selvan777 wrote:A Personal Firewall will also get in the way when it comes to downloading.
i use sygate personal firewall pro, it doesn't meddle with your browser like zone alarm or norton's crap.
btw... all the drivers i was having problems with saturday are working now on the matrix site i linked above.