Filter failed

Have an HP photosmart 7700 series printer.....trying to hook it up to new MAC...with latest OS x 10.8.... printer shows up, but when I go to print I get stopped "filter" failed error message. Please help!

Unfortunately this did not seem to work. Still recieving filter failed error. It is funny because I can get it to print a test page...but nothing else. More error log....btw thanks for all your help!
D [03/Jan/2013:14:42:58 -0500] [Job 63] printer-state=3(idle)
D [03/Jan/2013:14:42:58 -0500] [Job 63] printer-state-message="Sending data to printer."
D [03/Jan/2013:14:42:58 -0500] [Job 63] printer-state-reasons=none
E [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] Job stopped due to filter errors; please consult the error_log file for details.
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] The following messages were recorded from 14:44:00 to 14:44:01
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] Adding start banner page "none".
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] Queued on "hp_photosmart_7700_series" by "Gaetani259".
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] File of type application/pdf queued by "Gaetani259".
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] Setting job-hold-until to no-hold
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] Job released by user.
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] time-at-processing=1357242241
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] job-sheets=none
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] argv[0]="hp_photosmart_7700_series"
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] argv[1]="64"
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] argv[2]="Gaetani259"
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] argv[3]="FW: Generac service"
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] argv[4]="1"
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] argv[5]="AP_ColorMatchingMode=AP_VendorColorMatching AP_D_InputSlot= nocollate com.apple.print.DocumentTicket.PMSpoolFormat=application/pdf com.apple.print.JobInfo.PMApplicationName=Mail com.apple.print.JobInfo.PMJobName=FW:\ Generac\ service com.apple.print.JobInfo.PMJobOwner=Gaetani\ Family com.apple.print.PageToPaperMappingAllowScalingUp..b. com.apple.print.PageToPaperMappingMediaName=Letter com.apple.print.PageToPaperMappingType..n.=1 com.apple.print.PrinterInfo.PMColorDeviceID..n.=31178 com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMColorSpaceModel..n.=2 com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMCopies..n.=1 com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMCopyCollate..b. com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMDestinationType..n.=1 com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMFirstPage..n.=1 com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMLastPage..n.=2147483647 com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMPageRange..a.0..n.=1 com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMPageRange..a.1..n.=2147483647 DestinationPrinterID=hp_photosmart_7700_series HPAMCColorModeType=unknown HPBindingMode=booklet HPBrightness=i0 HPColorMode=colorsmart HPColorSyncProfile=system-default-profile HPColorTone=i0 HPContrastEnhance=off HPContrastImage=off HPDigitalFlash=off HPDigitalFlashImage=off noHPDontSendPCL HPDryTime=i0 noHPDumpRawImage HPGrayscaleMode=high-quality HPICCProfileId=1 HPICCProfileId2=1 HPInkDensity=i0 noHPInvalidPaperSize noHPLosslessCompression noHPManualBorderless HPManualBorderlessStatus=allowed HPPaperSource=Tray1 HPPenConfig=black-and-color noHPPrintToDisk HPRedEye=off HPSaturation=i0 HPSharpness=automatic HPSharpnessImage=off HPSmartFocus=off HPSmoothing=off HPSmoothingImage=off HPSystemDuplexing HPTotalSidesImaged=i0 media=Letter MediaType=automatic OutputBin=Main OutputMode=normal PaperInfoIsSuggested..b. pserrorhandler-requested=standard job-uuid=urn:uuid:130da88e-3917-3239-6937-d86102b3f184 job-originating-host-name=localhost time-at-creation=1357242240 time-at-processing=1357242241 job-impressions=2 com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMTotalSidesImaged..n.=2 com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMTotalBeginPages..n.=2 PageSize=Letter"
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] argv[6]="/private/var/spool/cups/d00064-001"
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] envp[0]="<CFProcessPath>"
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] envp[1]="CUPS_CACHEDIR=/private/var/spool/cups/cache"
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] envp[2]="CUPS_DATADIR=/usr/share/cups"
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] envp[3]="CUPS_DOCROOT=/usr/share/doc/cups"
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] envp[4]="CUPS_FONTPATH=/usr/share/cups/fonts"
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] envp[5]="CUPS_REQUESTROOT=/private/var/spool/cups"
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] envp[6]="CUPS_SERVERBIN=/usr/libexec/cups"
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] envp[7]="CUPS_SERVERROOT=/private/etc/cups"
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] envp[8]="CUPS_STATEDIR=/private/etc/cups"
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] envp[9]="HOME=/private/var/spool/cups/tmp"
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] envp[10]="PATH=/usr/libexec/cups/filter:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin"
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] envp[11]="[email protected]"
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] envp[12]="SOFTWARE=CUPS/1.6svn"
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] envp[13]="TMPDIR=/private/var/spool/cups/tmp"
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] envp[14]="USER=root"
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] envp[15]="CUPS_MAX_MESSAGE=2047"
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] envp[16]="CUPS_SERVER=/private/var/run/cupsd"
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] envp[17]="CUPS_ENCRYPTION=IfRequested"
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] envp[18]="IPP_PORT=631"
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] envp[19]="CHARSET=utf-8"
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] envp[20]="LANG=en_US.UTF-8"
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] envp[21]="APPLE_LANGUAGE=en-US"
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] envp[22]="PPD=/private/etc/cups/ppd/hp_photosmart_7700_series.ppd"
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] envp[23]="RIP_MAX_CACHE=128m"
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] envp[24]="CONTENT_TYPE=application/pdf"
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] envp[25]="DEVICE_URI=usb://hp/photosmart%207700%20series?serial=MY36R112KPD7"
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] envp[26]="PRINTER_INFO=hp photosmart 7700 series"
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] envp[27]="PRINTER_LOCATION=Gaetani’s iMac"
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] envp[28]="PRINTER=hp_photosmart_7700_series"
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] envp[29]="PRINTER_STATE_REASONS=none"
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] envp[30]="CUPS_FILETYPE=document"
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] envp[31]="FINAL_CONTENT_TYPE=printer/hp_photosmart_7700_series"
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] envp[32]="AUTH_I****"
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] Started filter /Library/Printers/hp/cups/Inkjet6.driver/Contents/MacOS/Inkjet6 (PID 8580)
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] Started backend /usr/libexec/cups/backend/usb (PID 8581)
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] execv failed: Permission denied
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] PID 8580 (/Library/Printers/hp/cups/Inkjet6.driver/Contents/MacOS/Inkjet6) stopped with status 1.
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] Hint: Try setting the LogLevel to "debug" to find out more.
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] usb: AppleLanguages="en-US"
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] STATE: +connecting-to-device
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] Looking for 'hp photosmart 7700 series'
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] Directory "/System/Library/Printers/Libraries/USBGenericPrintingClass.plugin" permissions OK (040755/uid=0/gid=0).
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] load_classdriver(/System/Library/Printers/Libraries/USBGenericPrintingClass.plu gin) (kr:0x00000000)
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] Opening connection
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] Directory "/System/Library/Printers/Libraries/USBGenericPrintingClass.plugin" permissions OK (040755/uid=0/gid=0).
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] load_classdriver(/System/Library/Printers/Libraries/USBGenericPrintingClass.plu gin) (kr:0x00000000)
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] STATE: -connecting-to-device
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] Sending data to printer.
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] Sent 0 bytes...
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] Waiting for read thread to exit...
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] PID 8581 (/usr/libexec/cups/backend/usb) exited with no errors.
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] End of messages
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] printer-state=3(idle)
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] printer-state-message="Sending data to printer."
D [03/Jan/2013:14:44:01 -0500] [Job 64] printer-state-reasons=none

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D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] The following messages were recorded from 14:25:07 to 14:25:15
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] Adding start banner page "none".
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D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] time-at-processing=1365661508
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] job-sheets=none,none
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] argv[0]="CanonMF4400w"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] argv[1]="22"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] argv[2]="Ivan"
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D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] argv[4]="1"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] argv[5]="AP_ColorMatchingMode=AP_ApplicationColorMatching AP_D_InputSlot= brightness=100 CN_PdlWrapper_DebugMode=0 noCNBarCode CNBrightness=6 CNContrast=6 CNCopies=1 CNEncodeType=1 CNGamma=1.4 CNHalftone=pattern1 CNLANG=en_US CNPDECALL=CNLZ0050 CNPDEUserName=SXZhbg== CNPrintSetting..b. CNQueueDescription=CanonMF4400w CNSpecialPrintMode=Mode2 CNSystemEncoding=0 noCNTonerSaving noCNWhiteGap collate com.apple.print.DocumentTicket.PMSpoolFormat=application/pdf com.apple.print.JobInfo.PMApplicationName=Word com.apple.print.JobInfo.PMJobName=Microsoft\ Word\ -\Art.docx com.apple.print.JobInfo.PMJobOwner=Ian com.apple.print.PageToPaperMappingMediaName=A4 com.apple.print.PageToPaperMappingType..n.=1 com.apple.print.PrinterInfo.PMColorDeviceID..n.=5857 com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMColorSpaceModel..n.=1 com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMCopies..n.=1 com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMCopyCollate..b. com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMDestinationType..n.=1 com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMFirstPage..n.=1 com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMLastPage..n.=2147483647 com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMPageRange..a.0..n.=1 com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMPageRange..a.1..n.=2147483647 DestinationPrinterID=CanonMF4400w Filter=None gamma=1000 media=A4 MediaType=PlainPaper number-up=1 PageSize=A4 PaperInfoIsSuggested..b. printer-resolution=600x600dpi pserrorhandler-requested=standard Resolution=600x600dpi job-uuid=urn:uuid:a34846a9-9952-3032-4bca-848f99cecd0e job-originating-host-name=localhost time-at-creation=1365661507 time-at-processing=1365661508 job-impressions=2 com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMTotalSidesImaged..n.=2 com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMTotalBeginPages..n.=2"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] argv[6]="/private/var/spool/cups/d00022-001"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[0]="<CFProcessPath>"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[1]="CUPS_CACHEDIR=/private/var/spool/cups/cache"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[2]="CUPS_DATADIR=/usr/share/cups"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[3]="CUPS_DOCROOT=/usr/share/doc/cups"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[4]="CUPS_FONTPATH=/usr/share/cups/fonts"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[5]="CUPS_REQUESTROOT=/private/var/spool/cups"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[6]="CUPS_SERVERBIN=/usr/libexec/cups"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[7]="CUPS_SERVERROOT=/private/etc/cups"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[8]="CUPS_STATEDIR=/private/etc/cups"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[9]="HOME=/private/var/spool/cups/tmp"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[10]="PATH=/usr/libexec/cups/filter:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[11]="SERVER_ADMIN=root@localhost"
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D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[13]="TMPDIR=/private/var/spool/cups/tmp"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[14]="USER=root"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[15]="CUPS_MAX_MESSAGE=2047"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[16]="CUPS_SERVER=/private/var/run/cupsd"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[17]="CUPS_ENCRYPTION=IfRequested"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[18]="IPP_PORT=631"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[19]="CHARSET=utf-8"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[20]="LANG=en_US.UTF-8"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[21]="APPLE_LANGUAGE=en-US"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[22]="PPD=/private/etc/cups/ppd/CanonMF4400w.ppd"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[23]="RIP_MAX_CACHE=128m"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[24]="CONTENT_TYPE=application/pdf"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[25]="DEVICE_URI=dnssd://CanonMF4400w._pdl-datastream._tcp.local./?bidi"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[26]="PRINTER_INFO=CanonMF4400w"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[27]="PRINTER_LOCATION="
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[28]="PRINTER=CanonMF4400w"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[29]="PRINTER_STATE_REASONS=none"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[30]="CUPS_FILETYPE=document"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[31]="FINAL_CONTENT_TYPE=printer/CanonMF4400w"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[32]="AUTH_I****"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] Started filter /Library/Printers/Canon/CUPS_MF_Printer/Bins/capdftopdl (PID 5017)
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] Started backend /usr/libexec/cups/backend/dnssd (PID 5018)
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D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] STATE: +connecting-to-device
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] Resolving "CanonMF4400w", regtype="_pdl-datastream._tcp", domain="local."...
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D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] STATE: -connecting-to-device,offline-report
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] Executing backend "/usr/libexec/cups/backend/socket"...
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] capdftopdl start.
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] STATE: +connecting-to-device
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] Looking up "Canonb0a4b0.local."...
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] STATE: -com.canon.unsupportedsize-error
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] PID 5017 (/Library/Printers/Canon/CUPS_MF_Printer/Bins/capdftopdl) stopped with status 1.
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] Hint: Try setting the LogLevel to "debug" to find out more.
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D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] End of messages
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] printer-state=3(idle)
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] printer-state-message="Filter failed"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] printer-state-reasons=none
E [11/Apr/2013:14:30:19 +0800] [Job 22] Stopping unresponsive job.
Things I have tried:
1) Some threads suggest that it may be a corrupted Font problem. Followed steps suggested by thread, no luck.
2) Some suggested it was a setting under network. Followed those steps, still same problem.
3) Setting paper print size to A4/Letter
Please help!

Can you reply with your email address, but in the form of user_name at domain_name dot com (dot country if applicable). I have some files to send you to replace the Canon files that are possibly causing the error.
Also, for your reference, you posted in the Lion forum but you have Mtn Lion. If you posted in the Mtn Lion forum I would have got to you sooner.

Epson R2400 'Filter' failed error after 10.8.2 Update

After the recent 10.8.2 update my Epson R2400 printer fails when printing with a 'Filter' failed error. Everything was working normally beforehand (10.8).
I've rebooted printer.
I've removed and installed printer in the control panel.
I can get the printer to print with the opensource gutenprint driver ( http://sourceforge.net/projects/gimp-print/files/ ) but it doesn't handle color profiles correctly which is just as bad as not being able to print at all.
Any ideas?

Just to follow up. I've now confirmed this issue on several machines. The Epson drivers installed by apple will always lead to 'Filter failed error'.
Thie 2.28 driver available here: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1398
After install it will fix the problem, but annoyingly after you install it software update will keep prompting you to install a new set of Epson printer drivers... don't do it, you'll start getting the error again.

"Filter failed" in CUPS when using IPP (HP LaserJet 500 color M551)

I have two ArchLinux machines, one with HP LaserJet 500 color M551 connected over USB and another one on the same network. Printing over network (ipp) doesn't work: CUPS on the client says "Filter failed", so the job doesn't even reach the server. Printing directly from the server works perfectly fine, there's no "Filter failed" message and it just prints.
Both machines have the same ArchLinux installation, they are both x86_64, they have hpijs installed and the same PPD selected. This WiKi entry didn't help and the printer differs from the one discussed here, so it doesn't seem to be a well-known issue. :-(
I tried to reinstall the printer on the client many times, using both DNSSD and direct URI input. All this seems to work fine. The filter that fails is probably /usr/lib/cups/filter/hpps, but I have no idea how to get debugging info from it, i.e., why it fails etc. The same filter works just fine on the server.
I thought this might have something to do with the distinction between PostScript and the HP PCL variants. Enabling Adobe TBCP should fix this by adding the appropriate binary metadata and escaping things as needed... However, switching TBCP on in the CUPS printer settings stopped the printer from working. The printer appeared to be OK and responsive, but simply didn't print anything. Disabling TBCP fixed this on the server, but the client shows the "Filter failed" message, no matter what's happening on the server.

I have similar problems with network printing (from various 32-bit and 64-bit Arch systems) producing 'Filter failed' messages, while directly printing from the CUPS server - with USB connection to the device - works as expected. My all-in-one device is an HP Photosmart C4480 and everything worked fine a few weeks ago. (Ironically, I can get network scanning using Xsane!) I've tried reinstalling, and various drivers to no avail.
It's very frustrating, and I think I've tried everything suggested in the Wiki.
Added later, after setting 'LogLevel debug' in cupsd.conf:
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] Adding start banner page "none".
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] Queued on "hpc4480" by "anonymous".
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] File of type application/vnd.cups-raster queued by "anonymous".
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] Adding end banner page "none".
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] time-at-processing=1377119997
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] 1 filters for job:
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] hpcups (application/vnd.cups-raster to printer/hpc4480, cost 0)
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] job-sheets=none,none
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] argv[0]="hpc4480"
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] argv[1]="18"
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] argv[2]="anonymous"
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] argv[3]="Test Page"
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] argv[4]="1"
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] argv[5]="job-uuid=urn:uuid:febcff1d-2cc5-3058-4c2f-c420e625e3ec job-originating-host-name=192.168.1.11 time-at-creation=1377119989 time-at-processing=1377119997"
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] argv[6]="/var/spool/cups/d00018-001"
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] envp[0]="CUPS_CACHEDIR=/var/cache/cups"
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] envp[1]="CUPS_DATADIR=/usr/share/cups"
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] envp[2]="CUPS_DOCROOT=/usr/share/cups/doc"
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] envp[3]="CUPS_FONTPATH=/usr/share/cups/fonts"
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] envp[4]="CUPS_REQUESTROOT=/var/spool/cups"
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] envp[5]="CUPS_SERVERBIN=/usr/lib/cups"
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] envp[6]="CUPS_SERVERROOT=/etc/cups"
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] envp[7]="CUPS_STATEDIR=/run/cups"
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] envp[8]="HOME=/var/spool/cups/tmp"
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] envp[9]="PATH=/usr/lib/cups/filter:/usr/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/bin"
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] envp[10]="[email protected]"
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] envp[11]="SOFTWARE=CUPS/1.6.3"
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] envp[12]="TMPDIR=/var/spool/cups/tmp"
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] envp[13]="USER=root"
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] envp[14]="CUPS_MAX_MESSAGE=2047"
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] envp[15]="CUPS_SERVER=/run/cups/cups.sock"
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] envp[16]="CUPS_ENCRYPTION=IfRequested"
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] envp[17]="IPP_PORT=631"
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] envp[18]="CHARSET=utf-8"
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] envp[19]="LANG=en_GB.UTF-8"
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] envp[20]="PPD=/etc/cups/ppd/hpc4480.ppd"
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] envp[21]="RIP_MAX_CACHE=128m"
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] envp[22]="CONTENT_TYPE=application/vnd.cups-raster"
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] envp[23]="DEVICE_URI=hp:/usb/Photosmart_C4400_series?serial=MY842FM2150557"
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] envp[24]="PRINTER_INFO=HP Photosmart C4480"
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] envp[25]="PRINTER_LOCATION=ninian"
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] envp[26]="PRINTER=hpc4480"
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] envp[27]="PRINTER_STATE_REASONS=none"
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] envp[28]="CUPS_FILETYPE=document"
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] envp[29]="AUTH_I****"
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/hpcups (PID 8978)
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] Started backend /usr/lib/cups/backend/hp (PID 8979)
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] prnt/hpcups/HPCupsFilter.cpp 548: cupsRasterOpen failed, fd = 5
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] PID 8978 (/usr/lib/cups/filter/hpcups) stopped with status 1.
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] Hint: Try setting the LogLevel to "debug" to find out more.
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] prnt/backend/hp.c 839: ERROR: null print job total=0
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] PID 8979 (/usr/lib/cups/backend/hp) exited with no errors.
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] End of messages
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] printer-state=3(idle)
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] printer-state-message="Filter failed"
D [21/Aug/2013:22:19:57 +0100] [Job 18] printer-state-reasons=none
Crucial error seems to be: prnt/hpcups/HPCupsFilter.cpp 548: cupsRasterOpen failed, fd = 5
Last edited by ninian (2013-08-21 21:28:58)

HP Laserjet P4014 Stopped – 'Filter' failed

I’ve seen discussion of this for other printers and versions of OS X. Has anyone seen this on 10.9.5 and, better still, solved it?
If I try to print to a networked HP Laserjet P4014, the print queue gives up with the message
Stopped – ‘Filter’ failed
Things I have tried so far:
downloading new HP driver software
resetting the printing system
changing the computer network name
rebooting
The only effect of all this so far is having to put back the printer’s network name and password.
At best, I get 1 page printed, followed by a Postscript error.
The only workaround so far: print to PDF and print the PDF from a Linux machine.

As far as I can tell the critical thing is an RPC error. I trimmed quite a lot – I am not sure how informative this all is. I meantime also sent a tcpdump and sysdiagnose output to Apple via bug reporter so let’s see if they come up with something.
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] 3 filters for job:
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] cgpdftops (application/pdf to application/postscript, cost 25)
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] pstops (application/postscript to application/vnd.cups-postscript, cost 66)
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] /Library/Printers/hp/filter/hpPostProcessing.bundle/Contents/MacOS/hpPostProces sing (application/vnd.cups-postscript to printer/StaffMinor, cost 0)
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] argv[6]="/private/var/spool/cups/d00021-001"
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] envp[12]="SOFTWARE=CUPS/1.7.2"
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] Looking up "print.ict.ru.ac.za"...
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] STATE: -connecting-to-device
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] Connected to printer...
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] Set job-printer-state-message to "Connected to printer...", current level=INFO
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] job id is 30...
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] Sending print data...
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] Set job-printer-state-message to "Sending print data...", current level=INFO
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] cgpdftops - using PPD file "/private/etc/cups/ppd/StaffMinor.ppd"...
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] PS Matching Mode = AP_ApplicationColorMatching
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] cgpdftops - languageLevel = 3, mediaBox.size.width = 595, mediaBox.size.height = 842
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] cgpdftops - documentMediaBox.size.width = 595, documentMediaBox.size.height = 842
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] Page = 595x842; 12,12 to 583,830
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] slow_collate=0, slow_duplex=0, slow_order=0
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] Before copy_comments - %!PS-Adobe-3.0
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] %!PS-Adobe-3.0
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] PID 38050 (/usr/libexec/cups/filter/cgpdftops) exited with no errors.
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] Wrote 4 pages...
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] Calling processor PageCounting before line %%Page: 4 4
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] PID 38051 (/usr/libexec/cups/filter/pstops) exited with no errors.
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] Calling processor PageScanning before line %%Trailer
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] Final number of pages = 4
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] Pages per copy = 4
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] Allowing document iterator to handle job termination...
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] Pre-processing tasks
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] Current page number is 4
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] Calling processor PageAccounting after line %%Page: 4 4
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] PAGE: 4 1
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] rpc_write_printer: RPC error 0x16c9a036
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] RpcWritePrinter error -1!
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] Cleaning up printer-state-reasons...
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] STATE: -apple-job-blocked,job-completed-successfully,job-canceled-at-device,processing -to-stop-point,apple-job-error,offline-report,media-needed-warning,paused-report ,job-completed-successfully,job-printing,apple-job-restart,job-incoming,apple-jo b-intervention,apple-printer-busy,door-open-warning,apple-printer-errorstate,app le-printer-warming-up,apple-printer-active,apple-printer-manual-feed,apple-print er-unavailable,marker-supply-empty-report,offline-report,output-area-full-report ,interpreter-resource-unavailable-warning,apple-printer-page-punt,media-jam-warn ing,media-empty-warning,media-jam-warning,paused-report,apple-printer-deleting,a pple-printer-lowpower,apple-printer-printing,apple-printer-processing,offline-re port,apple-printer-unknown,toner-low-report,apple-printer-intervention,apple-pri nter-waiting,apple-printer-warming-up
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] Aborting print job
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] rpc_abort_printer: RPC error 0x16c9a060
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] rpc_close_printer: RPC error 0x16c9a060
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] Ready to print.
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] Set job-printer-state-message to "Ready to print.", current level=INFO
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] smb backend (PID=38058) exited with no errors
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] smb backend will exit with status 0
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] PID 38052 (/Library/Printers/hp/filter/hpPostProcessing.bundle/Contents/MacOS/hpPostProce ssing) stopped with status 1.
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] Hint: Try setting the LogLevel to "debug" to find out more.
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] End of messages
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] printer-state=3(idle)
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] printer-state-message="Filter failed"
D [15/Oct/2014:11:39:44 +0200] [Job 21] printer-state-reasons=none
E [15/Oct/2014:11:44:45 +0200] [Job 21] Stopping unresponsive job.

HP Laserjet 1120 error filter failed when printing

Printer is installed when I plug it in to usb, and erverything seems ok.
Get an error when i try printing "filter failed"
Tried to to add manually the printer and selects it, but an error pops up and says the software has been incorrectly uninstalled and contact the manufacturer.
Mac os x 10.8.2
Has updated everything regarding drivers.
I have searced the communty and tried everything i could try regarding the error Filter failed.
Please advise
ipp://localhost/jobs/1) from localhost
E [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] Job stopped due to filter errors; please consult the error_log file for details.
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] The following messages were recorded from 15:44:49 to 15:44:57
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] Adding start banner page "none".
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] Queued on "HP_LaserJet_M1120_MFP" by "hannechristoffersen".
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] Auto-typing file...
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] Request file type is application/vnd.cups-banner.
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] File of type application/vnd.cups-banner queued by "hannechristoffersen".
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] Adding end banner page "none".
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] time-at-processing=1361371489
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] job-sheets=none,none
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] argv[0]="HP_LaserJet_M1120_MFP"
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] argv[1]="2"
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] argv[2]="hannechristoffersen"
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] argv[3]="testprint"
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] argv[4]="1"
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] argv[5]="AP_ColorMatchingMode=AP_ApplicationColorMatching AP_D_InputSlot= nocollate com.apple.print.DocumentTicket.PMSpoolFormat=application/pdf com.apple.print.JobInfo.PMJobName=testprint com.apple.print.PrinterInfo.PMColorDeviceID..n.=17998 com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMCopies..n.=1 com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMCopyCollate..b. com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMFirstPage..n.=1 com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMLastPage..n.=2147483647 com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMPageRange..a.0..n.=1 com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMPageRange..a.1..n.=2147483647 fit-to-page media=A4 pserrorhandler-requested=standard job-uuid=urn:uuid:d712541e-6c3d-32b2-4a17-995e1d9a2c53 job-originating-host-name=localhost time-at-creation=1361371489 time-at-processing=1361371489 PageSize=A4"
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] argv[6]="/private/var/spool/cups/d00002-001"
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] envp[0]="<CFProcessPath>"
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] envp[1]="CUPS_CACHEDIR=/private/var/spool/cups/cache"
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] envp[2]="CUPS_DATADIR=/usr/share/cups"
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] envp[3]="CUPS_DOCROOT=/usr/share/doc/cups"
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] envp[4]="CUPS_FONTPATH=/usr/share/cups/fonts"
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] envp[5]="CUPS_REQUESTROOT=/private/var/spool/cups"
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] envp[6]="CUPS_SERVERBIN=/usr/libexec/cups"
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] envp[7]="CUPS_SERVERROOT=/private/etc/cups"
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] envp[8]="CUPS_STATEDIR=/private/etc/cups"
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] envp[9]="HOME=/private/var/spool/cups/tmp"
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] envp[10]="PATH=/usr/libexec/cups/filter:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin"
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] envp[11]="[email protected]"
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] envp[12]="SOFTWARE=CUPS/1.6svn"
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] envp[13]="TMPDIR=/private/var/spool/cups/tmp"
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] envp[14]="USER=root"
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] envp[15]="CUPS_MAX_MESSAGE=2047"
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] envp[16]="CUPS_SERVER=/private/var/run/cupsd"
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] envp[17]="CUPS_ENCRYPTION=IfRequested"
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] envp[18]="IPP_PORT=631"
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] envp[19]="CHARSET=utf-8"
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] envp[20]="LANG=da.UTF-8"
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] envp[21]="APPLE_LANGUAGE=da"
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] envp[22]="PPD=/private/etc/cups/ppd/HP_LaserJet_M1120_MFP.ppd"
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] envp[23]="RIP_MAX_CACHE=128m"
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] envp[24]="CONTENT_TYPE=application/vnd.cups-banner"
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] envp[25]="DEVICE_URI=usb://Hewlett-Packard/HP%20LaserJet%20M1120%20MFP?serial=M F10TRN"
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] envp[26]="PRINTER_INFO=HP LaserJet M1120"
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] envp[27]="PRINTER_LOCATION=Hannes MacBook Pro"
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] envp[28]="PRINTER=HP_LaserJet_M1120_MFP"
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] envp[29]="PRINTER_STATE_REASONS=none"
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] envp[30]="CUPS_FILETYPE=document"
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] envp[31]="FINAL_CONTENT_TYPE=printer/HP_LaserJet_M1120_MFP"
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] envp[32]="AUTH_I****"
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] Started filter /usr/libexec/cups/filter/cgbannertopdf (PID 379)
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] Started filter /usr/libexec/cups/filter/cgpdftoraster (PID 380)
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] Started filter /Library/Printers/hp/laserjet/hplaserjetzjs.bundle/Contents/MacOS/rasterToHPZJS (PID 381)
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] Started backend /usr/libexec/cups/backend/usb (PID 382)
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] execv failed: Permission denied
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] PID 381 (/Library/Printers/hp/laserjet/hplaserjetzjs.bundle/Contents/MacOS/rasterToHPZJ S) stopped with status 1.
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] Hint: Try setting the LogLevel to "debug" to find out more.
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] usb: AppleLanguages="da"
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] STATE: +connecting-to-device
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] Looking for 'Hewlett-Packard HP LaserJet M1120 MFP'
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] Tilladelser til biblioteket “/System/Library/Printers/Libraries/USBGenericPrintingClass.plugin” er OK (040755/uid=0/gid=0).
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] load_banner(filename="/private/var/spool/cups/d00002-001")
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] load_classdriver(/System/Library/Printers/Libraries/USBGenericPrintingClass.plu gin) (kr:0x00000000)
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] Opening connection
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] Tilladelser til biblioteket “/System/Library/Printers/Libraries/USBGenericPrintingClass.plugin” er OK (040755/uid=0/gid=0).
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] load_classdriver(/System/Library/Printers/Libraries/USBGenericPrintingClass.plu gin) (kr:0x00000000)
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] STATE: -connecting-to-device
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] Sender data til printer.
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] Sent 0 bytes...
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] cgpdftoraster: copying to temp print file "/private/var/spool/cups/tmp/0017c512c2b60"
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] Page = 595x842; 18,14 to 577,828
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] align for banner 1.
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] PID 379 (/usr/libexec/cups/filter/cgbannertopdf) exited with no errors.
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] cgpdftoraster: “/private/var/spool/cups/tmp/0017c512c2b60” has 1 pages.
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] cgpdftoraster: opened PPD file "/private/etc/cups/ppd/HP_LaserJet_M1120_MFP.ppd"...
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] cgpdftoraster: size->width = 595, size->length = 842, size->top = 827.6, size->bottom = 14.4, size->left = 18, size->right = 577
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] cgpdftoraster: PreferredRotation = 90
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] cgpdftoraster: languageLevel = 3, mediaBox.size.width = 595, mediaBox.size.height = 842
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] cgpdftoraster: colorspace = 3, bitsPerColor = 8
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] cgpdftoraster: skipBytesPerRow = 14
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] cgpdftoraster: band width = 4658, bytesPerRow = 4672, band height = 2244, height = 6777
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] cgpdftoraster: context width = 4658, height = 2244, bitsPerComponent = 8, bitsPerPixel = 8, bytesPerRow = 4672, bitmapInfo = 0, resolution = (600.000000, 600.000000)
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] cgpdftoraster: rasterWriteHeader: (null)
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] cgpdftoraster: bytes written for side 1 = 0
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] PID 380 (/usr/libexec/cups/filter/cgpdftoraster) exited with no errors.
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] Waiting for read thread to exit...
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] Read thread still active, aborting the pending read...
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] Got USB return aborted during read
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] PID 382 (/usr/libexec/cups/backend/usb) exited with no errors.
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] End of messages
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] printer-state=3(idle)
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] printer-state-message="Sender data til printer."
D [20/Feb/2013:15:44:57 +0100] [Job 2] printer-state-reasons=none
Stefan

Thanks sig.
I have already tried this one.
It did not help
Whats there to do?
Is it simply to wait it out, or face the reality and buy a new printer?
Regards

MacBook Air will not print on wireless Epson printer. It says 'filter failed'

MacBook Air all of a sudden will not print on wireless Epson printer. The error message is 'filter failed'. Shut down everything and rebooted, but still not printing.

Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad and start typing the name.
Select
/var/log ▹ cups ▹ error_log
from the hierarchical list on the left side of the Console window. If you don't see that list, select
View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar.
Each message in the log begins with the date and time when it was entered. Select the messages from the time of the last failed printing attempt. Copy them to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message (command-V).
If there are runs of repeated messages, post only one example of each. Don’t post many repetitions of the same message.
☞ The log contains a vast amount of information, almost all of it useless for solving any particular problem. When posting a log extract, be selective. A few dozen lines are almost always more than enough.
Please don't indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
Please don't post screenshots of log messages—post the text.

After mavericks update, HP print error message = 'filter' failed.

Since I updated my MacBook Pro to OSX 10.9, I can no longer print on my HP Deskjet 1220C. I get an error message that says "filter failed". This printer is about 10 years old, but it's a goodie. It worked fine when I was using OSX lion. My roommate is still using OSX lion, and can print on the 1220C just fine.
I tried reinstalling the drivers found at < http://support.apple.com/kb/DL907?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US >, but got the same error message when I tried to print.
Is there a raster filter file I could copy from the old operating system to solve this issue? Any suggestions?

Mr. McGruzoo,
I went to PCHelpStation, an online company that will remotely fix computer problems. Last week, that got the printer to work. Then two days ago, I realized that the “generic” printer driver only prints in black. Yesterday and today. the company spent hours and finally that company gave up. After seeking all kinds of work-arounds, nothing will change. Now, I am in a email war with Hewlett Packard. My 1220c printer is excellent. I do not want to buy another and I believe that HP should support every computer. The fact that HP has excellent long lasting products is all the more reason for that company to continue to support the 1220c printer. In one the emails, the VP of HP offered me a coupon for 20 dollars off paper and toner and a printer recommendation to buy a new one. I am not taking the coupon nor buying a new printer. I want a DRIVER for my printer!
Thank you for responding to my post. Maybe all of us can band together and badger HP until a driver is provided.
Sincerely,
Rosalind Johnson

Problem printing to OKI - error msg = "filter" failed

Okidata usually updates drivers for Mac OS upgrades but does not have one for Yosemite (yet? I hope?). The error message on the printer reads: "filter" failed. I've never seen that before. Anyone know what this means and/or how to work around it?
Same message from all applications. Message is in the Mac Printer preferences box, not on the printer.
I can print to old HP inkjet - my backup - but not to OKI c5800Ldn color laser printer.
Tried deleting printer from list and adding OKI with IPP address - no joy.

Didn't specify .... I'm using PS CS5, version 12.1

Canon MF5950dw throwing Stopped - 'filter' failed printer error

We just bought a Canon MF5950dw printer, and on a MBA running 10.8.2 when we try to print anything over the network, it'll stop with the error: Stopped - 'filter' failed.
I've:
repairing permissions from the rescue disk
tried deleting and re-adding the printer
uninstalled and reinstalled the drivers
reset the CUPS printing system
and nothing has helped. The MBA has no problem printing to our old printers. It works fine on the my MBP running 10.8.2 and our Windows 7 machines. It persists whether I set it up as a Bonjour printer or an IP printer.
Anyone know how to fix this? thanks!
Below is the cups error_log:
E [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] Job stopped due to filter errors; please consult the error_log file for details.
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] The following messages were recorded from 16:29:38 to 16:29:39
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] Adding start banner page "none".
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] Queued on "Canon_MF5900_Series" by "kelly".
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] Auto-typing file...
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] Request file type is application/vnd.cups-banner.
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] File of type application/vnd.cups-banner queued by "kelly".
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] Adding end banner page "none".
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] time-at-processing=1358630978
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] job-sheets=none,none
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] argv[0]="Canon_MF5900_Series"
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] argv[1]="6"
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] argv[2]="kelly"
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] argv[3]="testprint"
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] argv[4]="1"
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] argv[5]="AP_ColorMatchingMode=AP_ApplicationColorMatching AP_D_InputSlot= collate com.apple.print.DocumentTicket.PMSpoolFormat=application/pdf com.apple.print.JobInfo.PMJobName=testprint com.apple.print.PrinterInfo.PMColorDeviceID..n.=16929 com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMCopies..n.=1 com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMCopyCollate..b. com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMFirstPage..n.=1 com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMLastPage..n.=2147483647 com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMPageRange..a.0..n.=1 com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMPageRange..a.1..n.=2147483647 fit-to-page media=Letter pserrorhandler-requested=standard job-uuid=urn:uuid:62e1ae28-d482-3786-78e4-bade79b0939a job-originating-host-name=localhost time-at-creation=1358630978 time-at-processing=1358630978 PageSize=Letter"
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] argv[6]="/private/var/spool/cups/d00006-001"
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] envp[0]="<CFProcessPath>"
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] envp[1]="CUPS_CACHEDIR=/private/var/spool/cups/cache"
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] envp[2]="CUPS_DATADIR=/usr/share/cups"
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] envp[3]="CUPS_DOCROOT=/usr/share/doc/cups"
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] envp[4]="CUPS_FONTPATH=/usr/share/cups/fonts"
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] envp[5]="CUPS_REQUESTROOT=/private/var/spool/cups"
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] envp[6]="CUPS_SERVERBIN=/usr/libexec/cups"
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] envp[7]="CUPS_SERVERROOT=/private/etc/cups"
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] envp[8]="CUPS_STATEDIR=/private/etc/cups"
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] envp[9]="HOME=/private/var/spool/cups/tmp"
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] envp[10]="PATH=/usr/libexec/cups/filter:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin"
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] envp[11]="SERVER_ADMIN=root@localhost"
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] envp[12]="SOFTWARE=CUPS/1.6svn"
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] envp[13]="TMPDIR=/private/var/spool/cups/tmp"
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] envp[14]="USER=root"
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] envp[15]="CUPS_MAX_MESSAGE=2047"
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] envp[16]="CUPS_SERVER=/private/var/run/cupsd"
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] envp[17]="CUPS_ENCRYPTION=IfRequested"
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] envp[18]="IPP_PORT=631"
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] envp[19]="CHARSET=utf-8"
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] envp[20]="LANG=en_US.UTF-8"
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] envp[21]="APPLE_LANGUAGE=en-US"
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] envp[22]="PPD=/private/etc/cups/ppd/Canon_MF5900_Series.ppd"
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] envp[23]="RIP_MAX_CACHE=128m"
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] envp[24]="CONTENT_TYPE=application/vnd.cups-banner"
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] envp[25]="DEVICE_URI=dnssd://Canon%20MF5900%20Series._pdl-datastream._tcp.local ./?bidi"
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] envp[26]="PRINTER_INFO=Canon MF5900 Series"
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] envp[27]="PRINTER_LOCATION="
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] envp[28]="PRINTER=Canon_MF5900_Series"
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] envp[29]="PRINTER_STATE_REASONS=none"
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] envp[30]="CUPS_FILETYPE=document"
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] envp[31]="FINAL_CONTENT_TYPE=printer/Canon_MF5900_Series"
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] envp[32]="AUTH_I****"
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] Started filter /usr/libexec/cups/filter/cgbannertopdf (PID 1149)
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] Started filter /Library/Printers/Canon/CUPS_MF_Printer/Bins/capdftopdl (PID 1150)
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] Started backend /usr/libexec/cups/backend/dnssd (PID 1151)
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] capdftopdl start.
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] Resolving "Canon MF5900 Series._pdl-datastream._tcp.local."...
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] STATE: +connecting-to-device
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] Resolving "Canon MF5900 Series", regtype="_pdl-datastream._tcp", domain="local."...
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] Looking for printer.
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] Set job-printer-state-message to "Looking for printer.", current level=INFO
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] Resolved as "socket://Canon0b182e.local.:9100/"...
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] STATE: -connecting-to-device,offline-report
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] Executing backend "/usr/libexec/cups/backend/socket"...
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] load_banner(filename="/private/var/spool/cups/d00006-001")
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] Page = 612x792; 14,14 to 598,778
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] STATE: +connecting-to-device
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] Looking up "Canon0b182e.local."...
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] hrDeviceDesc="Canon MF5900 Series"
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] prtMarkerColorantValue.1.1 = "black"
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] ATTR: marker-colors=#000000
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] ATTR: marker-names='"Canon CRG119 Black Toner"'
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] ATTR: marker-types=toner
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] ATTR: marker-levels=100
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] new_supply_state=0, change_state=ffff
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] STATE: -developer-low-report
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] STATE: -developer-empty-warning
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] STATE: -marker-supply-low-report
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] STATE: -marker-supply-empty-warning
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] STATE: -opc-near-eol-report
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] STATE: -opc-life-over-warning
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] STATE: -toner-low-report
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] STATE: -toner-empty-warning
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] STATE: -waste-receptacle-almost-full-report
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] STATE: -waste-receptacle-full-warning
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] STATE: -cleaner-life-almost-over-report
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] STATE: -cleaner-life-over-warning
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] new_state=0, change_state=ffff
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] STATE: -media-empty-warning
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] STATE: -door-open-report
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] STATE: -media-jam-warning
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] STATE: -input-tray-missing-warning
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] STATE: -output-tray-missing-warning
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] STATE: -marker-supply-missing-warning
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] STATE: -output-area-almost-full-report
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] STATE: -output-area-full-warning
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] backendWaitLoop(snmp_fd=5, addr=0x7fe17b410178, side_cb=0x10a2e1013)
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] align for banner 1.
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] align for banner 1.
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] PID 1149 (/usr/libexec/cups/filter/cgbannertopdf) exited with no errors.
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] STATE: -com.canon.unsupportedsize-error
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] PID 1151 (/usr/libexec/cups/backend/dnssd) exited with no errors.
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] PID 1150 (/Library/Printers/Canon/CUPS_MF_Printer/Bins/capdftopdl) stopped with status 1.
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] Hint: Try setting the LogLevel to "debug" to find out more.
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] End of messages
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] printer-state=3(idle)
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] printer-state-message="Filter failed"
D [19/Jan/2013:16:29:39 -0500] [Job 6] printer-state-reasons=none

Maybe this will help:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4158755?tstart=0
If you monitor the "More Like This" box (top right), other threads appear. Opening them usually displays other threads.

HP CLJ 4700dn + Mac OS 10.10.1 Yosemite + custom page size + landscape = Filter failed

Hi!
I am having the same problem as described here, but with a HP Color Laserjet 4700dn printer:
http://h20565.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?sp4ts.oid=3737540&docId=emr_na-c04477046&docLocale...
When printing in MacOS 10.10.1 Yosemite from any non-Adobe app and
1. selecting a custom paper size - in my case: a C5 envelope with the following sizes (in mm):
width: 162 mm
height: 229 mm
margins top: 70, left 75, right 0, bottom 10 mm
but I've also tried to create a custom size that's the same size as A4 but with different margins
2. selecting landscape orientation,
I get a "filter failed" error in the printer queue and then a Apple crash report window that starts with the following:
Process: cgpdftops [9142]
Path: /usr/libexec/cups/filter/cgpdftops
Identifier: cgpdftops
Version: 234
Code Type: X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process: cupsd [2129]
Responsible: cupsd [2129]
User ID: 26
Date/Time: 2014-12-21 17:25:48.262 +0100
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.10.1 (14B25)
Report Version: 11
Anonymous UUID: D9AD003C-4B2A-0877-567C-3E3E3B9D9514
Crashed Thread: 0 Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
Exception Type: EXC_CRASH (SIGABRT)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000000, 0x0000000000000000
I've tried to reset the printing subsystem and re-adding the printer, and also repairing permissions, but it didn't help.
Is HP and/or Apple aware of that this is a problem also for the CLJ 4700 series? Any info on when this will be fixed?

Hi!
I am sorry you are having this issue since you updated to Apple's Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite.
After reading all the clear information you provided, I strongly believe the document you reference is related to your problem's scenario: using custom papers in landscape mode with a PostScript driver, after updating to Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite.
I recommend you frequently update your Mac OS X 10.10 system with Apple updates, as the component crashing is part of Mac OS. I have verified that the issue is, as today, not yet fixed in Apple's Mac OS X 10.10.
Until then, the workarounds referenced in the document should be applicable to your scenario as the only solution. Alternatively, Mac OS X versions prior to 10.10 Yosemite do not include this bug.
I would like to hear from you if the workarounds worked for you. I will post an update once I verify Apple finally released a fix for Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite.
Best Regards
I am an HP employee.

What does 'Filter' Failed mean

I did a forum search and did not find anything on point.
I just pulled a Konica Minolta Magicolor 2400w printer out of storage. It has not been used in close to 6 years. Plugged into my MBP running Mountain Lion, and it could see the printer but did not have a driver.
Minolta's web support for drivers is sketchy, and it looks like the last update of the driver was 2005. Since the vintage of the printer was the same, I tried it. Was noted as the driver for OS X
The printer installs and is visible to all apps, but when I go to print, the job gets stopped in the queue with a message saying 'Filter' failed.
This is a new one on me. What gives? Is there a generic driver that might work?

Checking the KM Australia web site, I can only locate drivers for Windows. It also mentions this model supporting PCL and Postscript, so you could try the Generic Postscript or Generic PCL Laser driver included with OS X.
If these do not print then there is an alternate driver suite available via this link. Note that you have to install all three packages mentioned on the page.

I keep getting a filter fail message when i try to print

i cannot print, i have a new mac and i need help, can someone help me out?

Hi @pkjbadala ,
I see that you are getting a filter failed message, when you try to print. I will certainly do my best to help you.
Repair the Disk Permissions on the Mac:
Close all applications.
On the Apple menu bar, click Go, click Applications and then click Utilities.
Double-click Disk Utility.
Highlight your hard drive/partition on the left.
Click Verify and then Repair Disk Permissions.
Restart the computer..
Reset the Printing System:
Note: This will remove all printers in the print and Fax/Scan, any printer removed can be re-added later by clicking the plus (+) symbol.
Click the Apple icon and then click System Preferences.
Click Printers & Scanners.
Right-click (or Ctrl +click) in the left white side panel, then click Reset printing system.
Click OK to confirm the reset.
Type the correct Name and Password.
Click OK to reset the printing system.
Then click the + sign to add the driver, highlight the printer. (you might have to click the drop down to select the printer's name) Then click on the Add button.
Try and print a document.
How is the printer connected? (USB/Ethernet/Wireless)
If you need further assistance, just let me know.
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