BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 8 months agoHP wants you to pay up to $36/month to rent a printer that it monitorsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up156arrow-down12 cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up154arrow-down1external-linkHP wants you to pay up to $36/month to rent a printer that it monitorsarstechnica.comBrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square17fedilink cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squareBrikoX@lemmy.zipOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 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
minus-squareD61 [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoA chunk of the article makes it sound like, in some cases, it was just a software change that bricked the ink cart.
minus-squareBrikoX@lemmy.zipOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 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.
minus-squareD61 [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoYeah… and some are flashable and some are not… which is why I was offered my “ponder” as comment.
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.