Brother's HL-Series Firmware Update: Does anybody have any insight into this?
942874
No it does not prevent aftermarket cartridges. There is no chip or fuse, etc to allow the printer to determine what or where the cartridge came from, there are only two mechanisms at work regarding the cartridge: 1) There's an optical sensor on the side of the printer that shines in a little transparent window on both the OEM and aftermarket cart. When the toner is low enough not to block the light then your printer issues low toner message. 2) There's a reset gear on the side that triggers cartridge depleted based on # of pages so it doesn't keep using recovered toner. All any aftermarket cart has to do with any firmware they might issue is have a minimal amount of toner higher than that optical window and have the reset gear positioned at the beginning of its travel. At the same time, if a new firmware does not list any fixes for problems you are (or aren't) encountering, there is no reason to update the firmware. However what I suspect the firmware update does is improve the logic for determining when a new (or full and reset, which it takes as the same thing) cartridge is installed, reducing occurances of needing to do the reset procedure because normally that shouldn't need to be done at all, only to remove the old cart and install the new or refurb'd one.
570494
Very strange indeed. I update firmware directly via internet without problems. Plus, Toshiba sends me a firmware update disk within a couple of weeks of every firmware release. Did you register your product? I think that is how Toshiba knows to send me the CD! I hate to suggest that perhaps you tried to burn the zip file rather than the extracted ISO file by mistake. I just tried to burn the ISO image and it, too, worked like a charm.
1673200
I think you're referring to the hardware version, not the firmware version. Seems like luck of the draw when you order. I purchased one of these around october 2013 and received a hardware v1 model. Just purchased a 2nd for another location and it is v2.
798662
The one that I got was actual Brother, and it was not a refurb Brother. I cannot tell from looking at this question if you are ordering the same thing from the same vendor that I did.
141092
I have not experienced those issues. I recommend checking to see if there are any firmware updates for your unit. You have to connect your unit to a internet connected computer to perform the online check and updates.
939754
Hmm... not a clue about firmware version. I actually returned the product because it did not solve the problem I was facing (HUGE lag on my PS2 Playstation when connected to new 52" AQUOS Sharp LCD Hi-Def TV). No solution found yet!
1209308
Yes it does now see updated Firmware>>>> http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/support/video/1313
850467
did you ever get this solved? the manufacture web site seems to be gone, and I can't find the firmware to reinstall.
1240442
I had a similar problem with this particular cartridge in my Brother HL-2240 myself. This is the solution that worked for me: http://iamdotnetcrazy.blogspot.com/2012/09/how-to-reset-your-brother-hl-2240-after.html
1262965
Had to download the drivers from the Brother website. Once installed from the downloaded file there were no problems. Windows did not have the correct drivers.
505047
None that I know of. But, it's not that important to me. I suggest you contact Brother tech support.
1325460
here is a link to a discussion and download http://www.freaktab.com/showthread.php?14344-New-Firmware-0617-for-M8-Amlogic-S802-Quad-Core-Android-TV-BOX
2273116
A new firmware update is available now: 1.51 that fixes the problem. All is well.
633400
Hi,We have no idea. We received these from Moultrie 3 weeks ago so we believe they would be the latest version. We were not aware of a firmware issue.Thanks,
972309
Did you ever get an answer or find out how to do your issue? I have the HX820 arriving soon and I also have Comcast. Thanks!
2198553
Works fine for me. Never seen it. For almost an year restarted it only two times to upgrade the firmware.
1756158
I have only had my Coby for a little over a week and decided that doing the firmware upgrade was probably a good idea. I noticed mine wasn't on the most recent release. I figure that they have probably had a few of these machine instock for a while so the firmware wouldn't be up to date.