Color LaserJet Pro MFP-M281fdw shows 49 Service Error after firmware update from 20th October

[Ralph_W1]

Kannst Du sie bitte noch mal einstellen. Es sind zwei von Dir da und ich kann derzeit keine von beiden Runterladen. Danke

[Thunderhawk36]

http://ftp.hp.com/pub/networking/software/pfirmware/cljmfpM280fw_20220414.ENG.rfu

[Ralph_W1]

Danke!
Um mich nun ganz als Nichtwissender zu outen - wie lade ich die Datei auf den Drucker? Bisher habe ich das mit einer .exe gehabt.

[Thunderhawk36]

Schon alles gelesen?

usbsend.exe

Link mit anderen Dateien ist hier auch irgendwo.

[Ralph_W1]

Alles klar.
Bin halt doch nur ein ANWENDER. 

Danke für die Unterstützung - die Kiste fliegt auf den Müll

[R0ll0]

I updated  m281fdw to FW Datecode 20221010 about 2 weeks ago and immediately experienced the Error 49 reboot loop. Of course, as my printer was working fine, I was unaware of this issue prior to the FW upgrade attempt.

I was unable to look into the issue until today. Imagine my surprise when I found out that the offending FW upgrade was issued back in October and folks started complaining about it instantly. Why was this FW upgrade still available in mid November? 

Ok, HP, here is what I've done - I attempted to use the virtual support option but that was useless; - I then tried the Out-of-Warranty Support number but was presented with "This service is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later."

HP, how will you solve this and unbrick my m281fdw? Please inform me of the steps your are taking and provide a solution ASAP.

[incith]

I have instructions on itbacon.com (with official HP.com download links)

[JoopR]

@Incith: Thanks for making this webpage with clear instructions and pictures! Hope it helps for (some of) the people to get their printer back to work.

[dadeit82]

Hello,

with a paperclip, shorting the pads since there are no jumpers, I managed to reset the firmware.

A big thank you to those who contributed into building up the knowledge necessary to get the printer back to life.

now, did you guys found a way to disable the auto update?

if yes can you share screenshots?

thank you

[JoopR]

@Dadeit82: Here's the menu sequence: Setup -> Service -> LaserJet Update -> Manage Updates -> Check automatically -> OFF

and

Setup-> Service -> LaserJet Update -> Manage Updates -> Allow Updates -> NO