Automatic download of DriverPacks on RSS using uTorrent:

[16k_zx81]

Automatic download of DriverPacks on RSS using uTorrent:

1. Open uTorrent (tested on uTorrent versions 3.x)
2. Right-click on "Feeds" in the left menu
3. Choose "Add RSS feed"
4. Where it says "Feed URL," enter the address http://drp.su/rss/driverpacks/beta/
5. Check the box marked "Automatically download"
6. Click OK and receive a subscription to new DriverPacks that are automatically downloaded when they appear

 

[SilverLeaf]

Good info.

RSS combined with bittorrent is such a helpful combination. Its a shame more torrent clients don't support it natively.

 

[cyabro]

What is actually in these driver packs?

 

[16k_zx81]

What is actually in these driver packs?

Drivers.... for windows operating systems....

 

[fixedbynerds]

Thanks, one less thing to check manually.

 

[cyabro]

Drivers.... for windows operating systems....

Every single driver for every single piece of hardware available?

 

[gikstar]

I turned the Feed on this afternoon and received 34 zipped files, 3.91 Gbs.

This must be all of the various directories (Sound, Lan, Video, Chipset, etc) which include the previous and the very latest drivers. Just the Lan directory alone is 230mb.

 

[16k_zx81]

Every single driver for every single piece of hardware available?

No.

But for most machines it will make the process of adding drivers a quicker process. It runs as a 'batch' so no need to search, then download, then run individual installers for everything manually.

Usually it will get everything but card readers and infra-red devices. Sometimes it struggles with bluetooth and a few other bits that have diverse or rare chipsets.

So instead of lots of driver installs, after this has run there usually remain only 2-3 to do manually. (varies by machine and OS)

There are plenty of posts about 'driverpack solutions' here if you want to research more to find out about what people think of it, and how they use.

Jim

 

[smoke070]

How exactly do I apply this? Unzip each .7z and install drivers manually?

 

[altrenda]

How exactly do I apply this? Unzip each .7z and install drivers manually?

These are all good questions. I wish I knew the answers so I went to http://drp.su/ and now I know.

 

[Xander]

To be fair, their documentation on how/where to store the archives doesn't exactly leap out at you. Letting the software DL them for you, fine but it's not forthcoming about where the torrented ones would rest in relation to the main exe.

I'm also looking at it from the perspective of cleanup. I've had this setup for the last several days and I'm already building up old zips:

12/04/2012 09:07 PM 68,410,367 DP_Sounds_Realtek_1212.7z
12/05/2012 06:32 PM 70,713,058 DP_Sounds_Realtek_12122.7z
12/07/2012 01:32 PM 70,707,441 DP_Sounds_Realtek_12123.7z