Today I had a client experiencing some iPrint weirdness with a particular HP printer. After exhausting all Novell/Netware/iPrint support suggestions, I updated the HP LaserJet 2420 printer’s firmware via the HP JetDirect Download Manager. After the upgrade completed and restarting the printer, all the iPrint problems had resolved themselves!
What I’ve always liked about this program is
1) It automatically downloads pertinent firmware for you, either from the Internet or a local server
2) It autodiscovers all HP JetDirect printers on your network
3) You can select one or more printers to update simultaneously. They don’t even have to be the same type of printer or use the same firmware.
Here’s a screenshot of the UI
May 30, 2008 at 2:02 pm
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May 29, 2009 at 9:53 am
hello julie !
starting yesterday i am trying to upgrade j7934g firmware (v.29.13) used in my 2 hp color lj 5550 hdn. i use hp download manager 4.20 and fail every time. the program explains nothing – just put my devices into “upgrade failure” folder. may you suppose something ? thank you in advance !