As well as HP Other printer brandsIs notorious to release firmware updates Brick already purchased printers It has tried to use third party ink. In a new form of frustration, HP is now being accused of updating a firmware that has broken consumers’ laser printers-though these devices are full of HP-brand toner.
The updated version of the firmware is 20250209, which HP released on March 4 for its laser jet MFP M232-M237 models. Per HP, refreshing includes “Security Updates”, “Regulatory Repeated Refuse,” “General Improvement and Big Fixes,” and reforms for it. IPS everywhere. Look at old -fashioned reforms and changes, including a new update, does not show anything beyond the general. Old updates are mentioned in “fixed print quality to ensure fixed print quality, which are not for some types of documents,” and “improved firmware update and cartridge experiences”. But there is no change in how printers use or read the toner.
However, users remain Reporting Their devices are updated in 2025020 since their M232-M237 series printers using the HP-brand toner. Users at the HP Support Forum say they see the hardware toner light shining while trying to print the error code 11 and print. Some said they have cleared the contacts and re -installed their toner but still cannot print.
“Extremely disappointing because it’s my little business printer and just stopped working from somewhere[,] And I also changed the tone[r,] Which cost a $ 60, “a forum user Is written March 8.