When you try to use third-party ink after installing the new/old firmware, you apparently run into an error that says ?One or more cartridges appear to be damaged.
#Aol desktop gold is shit update
Again:Īccording to, a new firmware update for HP Officejet printers released yesterday appears to be identical to the reviled DRM update released exactly one year ago. One of the major “benefits” of the update? Printer cartridges from competing manufacturers no longer work. The company this week released a new software update for the company’s OfficeJet 6800 series, OfficeJet Pro 6200 series, OfficeJet Pro X 450 series, and OfficeJet Pro 8600 series printers. HP only made matters worse for itself by claiming at the time that it was only looking out for the safety and security of its customers, while patting itself on the back for being pro-active about addressing a problem it caused - only after a massive consumer backlash occurred.įast forward almost exactly one year, and it looks like HP hasn’t learned much from the Keurig-esque experience. As a result, HP Printer owners using third-party cartridges woke up one day to warnings about a “cartridge problem,” or errors stating, “one or more cartridges are missing or damaged,” or that the user was using an “older generation cartridge.” The EFF was quick to lambast the practice in a letter to HP, noting that HP abused its security update mechanism to trick its customers and actively erode product functionality. Around a year ago, HP was roundly and justly ridiculed for launching a DRM time bomb - or a software update designed specifically to disable competing printer cartridges starting on a set date.
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