I do feel sorry for all of you stuck with bricked printers. Built in obsolescence?UpdateI have noticed that this page is getting the highest traffic on this website. The entire device gets bricked once this message appears.There is a tendency for this message to appear after the first year of purchase. For example, you may expect an “Ink System Failure” message to only impact printing, and not the scanning function in All-in-Ones. And HP rarely if ever releases firmware updates.What makes this error all the more obnoxious is that there is no way past it. However ordering a replacement printhead is mission impossible on the HP website.Its an issue related to the use of non-genuine or depleted cartridges, and can be fixed by installing new HP cartridges.It is because of cartridges having their air vents blocked.It can be fixed be replacing the CMOS battery within the printer, that keeps track of print history (Good luck with that).It can be fixed by doing a nozzle check by accessing a secret support menu.All these solutions are conflicting, and HP Support appears to be all the more clueless. Based on what I have gathered on HP support websites and forums,It is a problem with the printhead, therefore try cleaning the printhead.Its an issue that can be resolved by simply resetting the printer.It can be resolved by replacing the printhead. To give an extent of the problem, typing in “HP” and “Ink System Failure” throws up 340,000 results in Google. This makes it all the more irritating when an obnoxious error message pops up in HP’s “smart” inkjets.There have been numerous cases of an “ink System Failure” message popping up on HP inkjets. DecemThe mechanical side of inkjet printing is relatively simple compared to laser printing.