BIOS update fails using HPImageAssistant.exe

[lxrose]

Hi,

I am trying to automate BIOS updates silently, and HP Image Assistant seemed to be a solution, but now after executing the program and rebooting the desktop, the system cannot find some BIOS Update binary files. According to line 3 of the output, the files should be placed in EFI\HP\DEVFW, but this folder is empty. The disks configuration is unchanged, I just booted WinPE without installing anything. There is also a BiosUpdate folder created the same time, but that is also empty.

These are the last lines of HP image Assistant.log:

"08/28/2024 04:26:53 -- Downloading 'https://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp153501-154000/sp153885.exe?hpia=5.2.1&wf=1&pid=2101336715&osv=10.0....'
08/28/2024 04:27:01 -- Downloading 'https://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp153501-154000/sp153885.cva?hpia=5.2.1&wf=1&pid=2101336715&osv=10.0....'
08/28/2024 04:27:01 -- Downloading 'https://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp153501-154000/sp153885.html?hpia=5.2.1&wf=1&pid=2101336715&osv=10.0...'
08/28/2024 04:27:02 -- Launching 'R:\BIOSFW\sp153885_HPZ468FuryG5WorkstationSystemBIOSWindows\install.cmd'
08/28/2024 04:27:02 -- Successfully launched installation. Waiting up to 15 minutes to finish...
08/28/2024 04:27:07 -- Installation completed. Exit code = 259.
08/28/2024 04:27:07 -- Exiting with exit code: InstallFailed
08/28/2024 04:27:07 -- Saving recommendations as HTML started
08/28/2024 04:27:07 -- Saving recommendations as HTML completed
08/28/2024 04:27:07 -- Saving recommendations as XML started
08/28/2024 04:27:07 -- Saving recommendations as XML completed
08/28/2024 04:27:07 -- Saving recommended SoftPaqs as JSON started
08/28/2024 04:27:08 -- Saving recommendations as JSON completed
08/28/2024 04:27:08 -- Exiting with exit code: 3020
08/28/2024 04:27:08 -- Exception (Handled): Access to the path is denied.
08/28/2024 04:27:08 -- Exception type System.UnauthorizedAccessException
08/28/2024 04:27:08 -- Stack Trace: at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
at System.IO.FileInfo.MoveTo(String destFileName)
at HP.ImageAssistant.ImagePal.Common.CfgSettings.SaveSettings(String customConfig, Boolean restoringConfig)"

Which path the system does not have access to?

Thanks

Lxrose

[resistencia]

Hi @lxrose 

try to download directly from this link, double click on the file and then follow the steps below

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[lxrose]

Hi Resistencia,

I think it is the same executable as HP Image Assistant downloads. I tried to download and extract only then run "HpFirmwareUpdRec64.exe -s" from a script, but after reboot the same error appears. Automating the latest BIOS firmware update is a must in this case.

Thanks for your reply.

Lxrose

[resistencia]

and if you do not extract it and just double click on the file... what happens ?

[lxrose]

I didn't try it. It seems that we need to wait longer for the reboot to happen in the script. I thought that by the time my script exits, the update tool also finished its job. I added a longer timeout to wait for the automatic reboot to happen.

It may help for those, who also want to automate latest BIOS updates in the future.

Thanks for your replies.

Lxrose