New HP Prime firmware 14603 (20211202)

[KlaasKuperus]

The latest firmware update has been sent to the HP servers and will be available in the next days. Here are the release notes. Note that this is a small release, we are working on provided updates continuously.

Firmware Version: 2021 12 02 (14603)

This release of the Prime Calculator firmware delivers fixes to outstanding issues. This document is not a complete list of all changes. All users of the HP Prime calculator are encouraged to upgrade for the best possible experience. This release requires that all the following components be upgraded for proper operation:
• HP Prime Connectivity Kit
• HP Prime Virtual Calculator
• HP Prime Graphing Calculator

CAUTION: Data on your calculator may be lost during the update process. To prevent data loss, please back up your calculator prior to upgrading. After the update, you can restore your data using the HP Prime Connectivity Kit if needed.

What Has Changed?

Fixed Bugs:
1. Bug: LOGB was not being converted correctly in PPL to CAS conversions. This bug would cause operations depending on the CAS to fail, such as using Fcn / Extremum in a Function plot view on a function whose definition employs LOGB. [PBT16]

[John P]

Hello,
Where and how I can download the latest update to HP Prime?
Thank you.

[BruceH]

(12-06-2021 11:26 PM)John P Wrote:  Hello,
Where and how I can download the latest update to HP Prime?
Thank you.

Use the Connectivity Kit. Just wait a few days for the update to show up and the kit will detect it automatically and ask if you want to download it.

[John P]

Hello,
Thank You. Will it also update the CK and VCalc?
Cheers.

[Liamtoh Resu]

The three components of HP Prime ecosystem ( firmware, emulator, and connectivity)
must be kept separate to ensure redundancy and reliabilty of the HP PRIME CALCULATOR!

We must have alternatives to the dependencies of the connectiviy kit and the
locat host operating system.

I must strongly recomment that the updates be available separately!

Thanks.

[Tim Wessman]

(12-07-2021 02:03 AM)Liamtoh Resu Wrote:  The three components of HP Prime ecosystem ( firmware, emulator, and connectivity)
must be kept separate to ensure redundancy and reliabilty of the HP PRIME CALCULATOR!

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[jte]

I’ll call this one the palindrome.

[KlaasKuperus]

(12-07-2021 02:03 AM)Liamtoh Resu Wrote:  The three components of HP Prime ecosystem ( firmware, emulator, and connectivity)
must be kept separate to ensure redundancy and reliabilty of the HP PRIME CALCULATOR!

We must have alternatives to the dependencies of the connectiviy kit and the
locat host operating system.

I must strongly recomment that the updates be available separately!

Thanks.

I have sent the files to Eric as well and hope he will post them on his site for download. However, the HP Prime Connectivity Kit is the only official and supported method for upgrading the HP Prime firmware. We will make the files available for the users of this forum out of respect and good cooperation, but don't see this as a must from our side.

[Eddie W. Shore]

I think it is great that we have Eric's website (hpcalc) as a place to download updates because it has been the one steady place where we can go and download the necessary files.

To not continue that would be a disservice.

[Stevetuc]

(12-07-2021 03:14 PM)KlaasKuperus Wrote:  

(12-07-2021 02:03 AM)Liamtoh Resu Wrote:  The three components of HP Prime ecosystem ( firmware, emulator, and connectivity)
must be kept separate to ensure redundancy and reliabilty of the HP PRIME CALCULATOR!

We must have alternatives to the dependencies of the connectiviy kit and the
locat host operating system.

I must strongly recomment that the updates be available separately!

Thanks.

I have sent the files to Eric as well and hope he will post them on his site for download. However, the HP Prime Connectivity Kit is the only official and supported method for upgrading the HP Prime firmware. We will make the files available for the users of this forum out of respect and good cooperation, but don't see this as a must from our side.

The ability to download the firmware and manually place it in the CK firmware directory has been essential since the CK does not always reliably detect new firmware and download it automatically.

[nickapos]

(12-07-2021 03:14 PM)KlaasKuperus Wrote:  I have sent the files to Eric as well and hope he will post them on his site for download. However, the HP Prime Connectivity Kit is the only official and supported method for upgrading the HP Prime firmware. We will make the files available for the users of this forum out of respect and good cooperation, but don't see this as a must from our side.

Hi Klaas, can I ask you if there is an upgrade for connectivity kit for Mac? I see a discrepancy between the version for windows and Mac.

Is this normal or am I missing anything obvious here?
The firmware update says that connectivity kit has to be up to date in order to not have issues with firmware upgrade, but since there is no new version for Mac we can not do that.

[smp]

(12-07-2021 06:22 PM)nickapos Wrote:  Hi Klaas, can I ask you if there is an upgrade for connectivity kit for Mac? I see a discrepancy between the version for windows and Mac.

Is this normal or am I missing anything obvious here?

The firmware update says that connectivity kit has to be up to date in order to not have issues with firmware upgrade, but since there is no new version for Mac we can not do that.

I agree - I am seeing the same thing. My HP Connectivity Kit upgraded me to version 20211125, but keeps trying, and apparently failing, to upgrade me to version 20211126.

Any advice for us Mac users?

smp

[Thomas_Sch]

(12-07-2021 07:46 PM)smp Wrote:  

(12-07-2021 06:22 PM)nickapos Wrote:  Hi Klaas, can I ask you if there is an upgrade for connectivity kit for Mac? I see a discrepancy between the version for windows and Mac.

Is this normal or am I missing anything obvious here?

The firmware update says that connectivity kit has to be up to date in order to not have issues with firmware upgrade, but since there is no new version for Mac we can not do that.

I agree - I am seeing the same thing. My HP Connectivity Kit upgraded me to version 20211125, but keeps trying, and apparently failing, to upgrade me to version 20211126.

Any advice for us Mac users?

smp

As far as I can remember from the discussions here, a solution for Linux users has also been urgently missing for several years.
Please have a look at https://www.hpmuseum.org/forum/thread-11...t=LINUX%2F

Therefore, the pragmatic way via http://www.hpcalc.org is IMHO indispensable.

[KlaasKuperus]

(12-07-2021 03:56 PM)Eddie W. Shore Wrote:  To not continue that would be a disservice.

Certainly agree!

[Thomas_Sch]

Currently, access to FTP (

Code:

ftp.hp.com

) is not possible.
Is this a temporary condition, permanent (intentional), or an error?
Please check.

[harryp]

So, when is this supposed to drop, I still see no updates when I use the CK?

[Cristóbal De Jesús]

(12-08-2021 04:06 PM)Thomas_Sch Wrote:  Currently, access to FTP (

Code:

ftp.hp.com

) is not possible.
Is this a temporary condition, permanent (intentional), or an error?
Please check.

ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/calculators/Prime/

Under Windows, try in File Explorer.

[Thomas_Sch]

(12-08-2021 09:53 PM)Cristóbal De Jesús Wrote:  

(12-08-2021 04:06 PM)Thomas_Sch Wrote:  Currently, access to FTP (

Code:

ftp.hp.com

) is not possible.
Is this a temporary condition, permanent (intentional), or an error?
Please check.

ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/calculators/Prime/

Under Windows, try in File Explorer.

Thank you!
Yesterday connection was refused, I've tried several times.
No new files.

[Eddie W. Shore]

The latest firmware offered on the ftb page is 20211126.

[Liamtoh Resu]

And the release_info.txt file is is still from the 20210428 firmware release.

Later.