BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zip • 4 months agoHP wants you to pay up to $36/month to rent a printer that it monitorsexternal-linkmessage-square9 fedilinkarrow-up119
arrow-up119external-linkHP wants you to pay up to $36/month to rent a printer that it monitorsBrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zip • 4 months agomessage-square9 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareBrikoX@lemmy.ziphexagonMhexbear2·4 months agoIt's not software issue, it's hardware issue. They use a physical "security" chip that performs authentication. Latest example of it: HP outrages printer users with firmware update suddenly bricking third-party ink linkfedilink
minus-squareD61 [any]hexbear1·4 months agoA chunk of the article makes it sound like, in some cases, it was just a software change that bricked the ink cart. link
minus-squareBrikoX@lemmy.ziphexagonMhexbear1·4 months agoFirmware, not software. It's a layer in between software and hardware. You are probably familiar with a most commonly known firmware terms used in PCs, called BIOS or UEFI. linkfedilink
minus-squareD61 [any]hexbear1·4 months agoYeah... and some are flashable and some are not... which is why I was offered my "ponder" as comment. link
It's not software issue, it's hardware issue. They use a physical "security" chip that performs authentication.
Latest example of it: HP outrages printer users with firmware update suddenly bricking third-party ink
A chunk of the article makes it sound like, in some cases, it was just a software change that bricked the ink cart.
Firmware, not software. It's a layer in between software and hardware. You are probably familiar with a most commonly known firmware terms used in PCs, called BIOS or UEFI.
Yeah... and some are flashable and some are not... which is why I was offered my "ponder" as comment.