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C1760NW, macOS 11.0 Big Sur, success
Hi folks,
I just wanted share with you all that I managed to get our printer working with macOS 11.0 Big Sur! We have a Dell C1760NW which is connected wirelessly to our network.
The latest driver version from 2015 (Printer_C1660_C1760_Installer_Dell_A05_MAC) no longer installs, it just fails at the end instead of completing the install.
My workaround was to use Xerox drivers! In my case after trying a few different ones, the CP215w drivers work great for my model.
I've read elsewhere of other success also using Xerox drivers. It may take a little trial and error to get the correct match for your printer but it's definitely worth a go. An online search can throw up details of similar components used in the printers design/build, so it's worth doing a little online research if you can.
Until Dell get their finger out with Big Sur updates (will they even bother? They had the whole macOS beta testing period to get ready!), this may be worth a try as it worked perfectly for us!
Everything works from sharpness settings to correct supply levels
wazyIsTheBest
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December 3rd, 2020 14:00
Created an account just to thank you.
@wazy
Thank you!
wazy
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December 3rd, 2020 15:00
Appreciate that my friend.. I created an account just to share my success!!
I hope others have some success! Maybe we can create a list of substitute drivers if people find other working Xerox options!
dvelopment20
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December 3rd, 2020 23:00
Awesome, thank you so much! I just got a Dell C1660w running properly with the exact same driver.
Azimo1
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December 6th, 2020 13:00
Many thanks, worked perfectly on C1760NW. Thought would need to roll back OS to Catalina. Great work!
raccoon8
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December 7th, 2020 06:00
Thank you so much for saving my hair!
nsing007
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December 7th, 2020 20:00
Thank you so much!!! This works with Dell C1660w printers also if you select the 215w driver!!
Dellsubbu
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December 12th, 2020 23:00
you are the man, you saved my day ! Thank you !!
linrszonxchflzsedq
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January 7th, 2021 11:00
This is great! Thank you sooooo much! For others:
1. Install this software
2. Add printer
3. Under "Use", select "Select Software" (remember not to use "Autoselect" or "Generic PostScript printer")
4. Under the new "Printer Software" popup, select "FX DocuPrint CP215 w 1.1" (or latest)
5. Enjoy!
quietschbeu
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January 22nd, 2021 01:00
thank you very much, this safes me time
works for C1660w as well !!
avioing
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February 1st, 2021 07:00
Folks - the CP215w drivers page no longer has any drivers for download. Instead, there is a link to a MacOS 11 compatibility doc, which says that the 215 drivers for 11 aren't going to be available until the end of Feb.
So, does it look like they took down their drivers for now? Tx
LadySun1969
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February 4th, 2021 22:00
If any of y'all hear about a Xerox (or other) Big Sur driver that will work for a Dell C2665dnf, please let me know! Thanks.
LadySun1969
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February 5th, 2021 17:00
Oh, BTW, I got my Dell printer/scanner to work on my M1 Air. I had to go into Security & Privacy and tell it to "Open it anyway" when it complained about the driver package.
vlopez
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February 5th, 2021 17:00
Worked well on my M1 Mac Mini - Thanks! I really didn't think I needed to buy a printer again. Just need Dell do some tweaking to the pkg install to allow arm64 install on some of their drivers.
hostArchitectures="x86_64,arm64"
d0nk3y
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February 10th, 2021 10:00
Perfect! Thank you, worked perfectly and kept me from having to roll back.
AiDA
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March 17th, 2021 09:00
Hello!
Does anybody encounter this kind of solution for Dell 2330dn?
Is not working with this Xerox driver. Any ideas?
Thank you!!!
AiDA