hp-firmware(1)

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version 3.24.4 · 2 versions
, in ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 NAME 💖

hp-firmware — the Firmware Download Utility, and yes bestie it does exactly what it says on the tin 💅

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Okay so here's the tea: this little cutie downloads firmware onto a device that literally cannot function without having firmware downloaded to it first. That's the whole job. That's the vibe.

⚠️ real talk though: most printers do not need this utility. So before you go flashing firmware at everything you love, check that your device is actually one of the needy ones 🫶

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

hp-firmware [DEVICE_URI|PRINTER_NAME] [MODE] [OPTIONS]

🎀 PRINTER|DEVICE-URI 🎀

Gotta tell it who we're talking to, bestie. Two ways:

  • -d<device-uri> or --device=<device-uri> — use this when you wanna specify a device-URI directly 💫
  • -p<printer> or --printer=<printer> — use this when you wanna specify a CUPS printer instead 🖨️

🌈 MODE 🌈

Pick your fighter:

  • -i or --interactive — run in interactive mode, aka it'll chat with you 💬
  • -n or --non-interactive — run in non-interactive mode, aka it just goes and does the thing, no small talk 🤐

👑 OPTIONS 👑

  • -l<level> or --logging=<level> — set the logging level. Your choices are: none, info*, error, warn, debug — and the * on info means it's the default ✨
  • -g — run in debug mode. It's literally the same as the option -ldebug 🐛
  • -h or --help — this help information right here, the one you're reading 🥰
  • -s bbb:ddd — use USB IDs to specify the printer, where bbb is the USB bus ID and ddd is the USB device ID. Do not skip this part: the ':' and all leading zeroes must be present. All of them. Every single one 🚨
  • -y<secs> or --delay=<secs> — seconds to delay before the download. It's a float value, so like 0.5 is fair game ⏳

🌸 SEE ALSO 🌸

hp-plugin and hp-toolbox — go say hi, they're family 💕

💜 AUTHOR 💜

HPLIP</purl> (HP Linux Imaging and Printing) is an HP developed solution for printing, scanning, and faxing with HP inkjet and laser based printers in Linux. Slay, honestly 🖨️✨

🦄 REPORTING BUGS 🦄

Found a bug? Not on our watch. The HPLIP Launchpad.net site https://launchpad.net/hplip is there so you can get help, report bugs, make suggestions, discuss the HPLIP project, or otherwise contact the HPLIP Team. They're nice, they wanna hear from you 🫶

Copyright (c) 2001-18 HP Development Company, L.P.

This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. It is free software, and you are welcome to distribute it under certain conditions. See the COPYING file for more details.

no cap, that "ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY" is in all caps for a reason bestie — it means what it says 💀

okay that's the whole page!! 🌟 this gem lives in the Linux 2.4 manual set as hp-firmware(1) — go forth, flash responsibly, and remember: most printers don't even need you here 🦋💖 periodt ✨

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