HP Color Laser MFP 178/179 : problem with firmware v.3.82.01.17, dec 10, 2024

[mikeher87]

Luckily they can't retroactively censor the digest emails they send out immediately when someone replies to a thread you are following 🙂 I managed to sniff out your google drive share. Didn't work for me though. But thank you so much for selflessly helping out us strangers on the internet Jean-Michel. The world has too many people like the decision takers at HP and not enough people like you!

If anyone needs help locating the firmware, see if you can find me elsewhere. One person already managed to do so 🙂

[nixahn]

Thanks Mikeher87 for providing the final piece of the puzzle. I can confirm a successful reversion to v16, the printer is now working.

A final tip for those of you who manage to get the old firmware (or the new one posted by HP when they do for that matter): when you go into 'wait image' mode, the printer will move on to initialization fairly quickly afterwards ( a minute or so). Therefore, to succeed in uploading the v16 firmware you need to execute the dump quickly. There is no need to do it by the second but I would recommend having a powershell/cmd command line open at the folder where you have the firmware, with the line statement (usblist2.exe MFP170_V3.82.01.16.hd) ready, and as soon as you see 'wait image' at the printer, you hit enter. This will allow the full upload of the firmware while the printer is still listening.

My 2 cents.

[mikeher87]

Nixahn's method was God sent. Can confirm that it works here as well! What an amazing community this is ❤️

Hopefully HP will respond with a sincere apology and maybe even adjust their practises.

[Ilja_P]

Hello!

If possible, could you please kindly send me the link to google drive to my email address. Would really appreciate it!

Regards,

Ilja Pojev

[Ilja_P]

Thank you Jean-Michel for providing me the files! Will try it this evening. Fingers crossed 🙂

I truly appreciate your help and support to me and the whole community!

Regards,

Ilja

[ioannisMA]

hi, could I have a copy of the older firmware? 

Thanks!

[lukas980]

Hi  Jean Michel could you sent me google drive link MFP170_V3.82.01.16.hd on my e-mail [Personal Information Removed] I have the same problem

[ferRX]

Hi @JMichelG 

In this community they are not allowing to post drivers.

But maybe you can post in another community like Red_dit, where they allow to post drivers, no censor_ in a free online community. Vive la liberté

[JMichelG]

Hello,

It is on reddit Hewlett_Packard, as @FerRX suggested

Vive la liberté

By the way, how did you guess I was French ?🤪

Cheers

Jean-Michel

[Armin73]

Thank you so much!!