Printing filter failed mac os

Question: Q: Printing error Stopped — ‘Filter’ failed

Message to Apple support communities and to Epson Support

I am getting the notorious ‘Filter’ failed error message. I have had this before and managed to find a way to print something simple (B+W text) first (I think). This time I have not found a way around this despite following many suggested solutions from your website and others. At one point, printing from any application would cause it to simply quit. I can’t print anything.

Is there a definitive solution for this problem? This seems to be a common problem many users are having with many other printers for other manufacturers.

I may have other issues happening and I am sure they are separate from this problem which I have had in the past. My computer has been freezing and restarting often would not result in the computer successfully coming back up. I seem to be OK for now, but I had to leave the computer all night after a Restart to find it working this morning.

MacOS High Sierra 10.13.3

MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012)

2.3 GHz Intel Core i7

8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3

Intel HD Graphics 4000 1536 MB

Epson Stylus NX510

Printing both wireless and USB

Run Disk Utility

Run virus checker

Run maintenance programs

Run optimization program

Run program to clean all caches

Reset Printing System (Control-Click on printer list) in Printers & Scanners

Set up both wireless and USB printers in Printers & Scanners

Restarted computer several times

Remove Epson folder from Libraries/Printers

Check for updates

Tried installing software from Epson website (I can’t find the ‘combo’ package mentioned the first time I tried submitting this problem and lost everything had to rewrite about my issue.

Tried making PDFs and then printing from Adobe Acrobat and from Apple Preview

MacBook Pro, macOS High Sierra (10.13.3), Epson Stylus NX510

Posted on Feb 16, 2018 9:44 AM

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I managed to work out the problem with the Epson tech support people. The ‘Filter’ Failed error seems to me to be the result of something corrupt, or otherwise not right, in the driver software. I do think an uninstaller script made by Epson, or better Apple, would be a good idea. In the old days of the Mac, we could uninstall components and reinstall components of the OS. Now everything is hidden, or so complex that, once something is installed and then develops an issue, it is not possible to easily figure out how to uninstall it. There is a way to Reset the Printing System (Control-Click on the printer list of Printers & Scanners in System Preferences, but a further reinstall step needs to be added. What about other components in the system? How does one do a reinstall of something that may go wrong?

In the instructions from Epson below, you can use Command-Shift G in the Finder, then, a.) Replace ‘space’>’space with /; b.) Make sure the items are moved to trash and not just copied; c.) This should work for other printers, so step 10 would be to go to the support page for your printer; d.) If the support page does not offer a downloadable file, follow the steps for Adding A Printer as you normally would in Printers & Scanners of the Systems Preferences.

If you still have a problem persists try the following:

1. Power off your product.
2. Open System Preferences and select Print & Fax.
3. Highlight the Epson printer and click on the «-» sign to delete the printer.
4. Click Delete Printer to confirm and close Print & Fax.
5. On your hard drive, select Library > Printers. Delete the Epson folder.
6. On your hard drive, select Library > Printers> PPD > Contents > Resources. Delete Epson Printer Name.gz
7. On your hard drive, select Library > Cache and delete the Epson folder.
8. Close the hard drive.
9. Restart your computer and power on the printer.
10. Go to http://www.epson.ca/support .
11. Search for your product or select it from the list.
12. Select Downloads.
13. Choose the printer or scanner driver for your system and click Download Now.
14. Once the download has completed, click on the file from your desktop to launch the installer.
15. Follow the directions to complete the installation.
16. Try Printing again. A

From the Epson support page for my printer (note – I found that the driver install was an option available when I did step 5):

The latest printer driver for this product is available from Apple’s Software Update. Here’s how to get it:

1. Do one of the following:

USB: Connect your product to your Mac using a USB cable and make sure the product is turned on.

Wireless: Make sure your product is turned on. Connect your product to your wireless network.

Ethernet: Connect your product to your Mac using an Ethernet cable and make sure the product is turned on.

2. Go to the  menu on your Mac, then select System Preferences.

3. Select Printers and Scanners, Print & Scan, or Print & Fax.

4. Do one of the following:

If your printer is not on the list, go to step 5.

If your printer is on the list, select your printer model and click the «-» (minus) button. Then go to step 5.

5. Click the «+» button. (If you see the Add Printer or Scanner. option, select it.)

In the screen that appears, select your printer model as below:

USB connection: Select the EPSON Series (USB) product.

Wireless or Ethernet connection: Select the EPSON Series (Bonjour) product.

Select your EPSON Series product in the Use or Print Using drop-down list, then click the Add button.

6. Go to the  menu on your Mac, select Software Update or App Store, then click the Updates tab.

7. Do one of the following:

If you see an update from Epson, select UPDATE to install it. Note: Apple Software Update may find multiple updates for your system. You may choose to install all or some of the updates.

If an update is not available, you already have the latest Epson driver for your product.

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Mac OS 10.10 не печатает принтер, ошибка Filter Failed

Пробуем стандартные процедуры устранения подобных проблем:

1. Найти более свежий драйвер на официальном сайте и установить его
2. Удалить и добавить принтер
3. Удалить старый и добавить новый драйвер

Но такие процедуры, с ошибкой Filter Failed не дают результата.

Как исправить ошибку Filter Failed

Чтобы принтер снова начал печатать надо:

1. Зайдите в Finder-> Программы-> Утилиты и откройте программу «Терминал»
2. Если у вас нету пароля на компьютер необходимо его поставить. (После окончания инструкции можете его снять). Это нужно чтобы в следующем пункте получить права суперпользователя для выполнения shell команд.
3. Вбейте команду

sudo sh -c ‘echo «Sandboxing Off» >> /etc/cups/cups-files.conf’

sudo launchctl stop org.cups.cupsd

После чего, можете пробовать печатать, все должно работать. Никаких перезагрузок или выхода из системы делать не надо.

Но если у вас зависает печать то

1. Зайдите в Системные настройки настройки-> Принтеры и сканеры
2. Нажмите на любой принтер и выберите «Сбросить систему печати»
   
3. Добавьте принтер заново и все заработает

На этом все, но если у вас остались вопросы, вы, как всегда, можете задать их в комментариях, а я попробую вам помочь.

Если предыдущие варианты не помогли, пробуем следущее:

1) Выберите меню Apple > «Системные настройки» и нажмите «Принтеры и сканеры».

2) Дождавшись когда меню Принтеры и сканеры загрузится, Удерживая нажатой клавишу Control, нажмите в списке слева, где ранее отображались принтеры, затем выберите пункт «Сбросить систему печати» в появившемся меню.

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Mac OS 10.10 не печатает принтер, ошибка Filter Failed

При обновлении операционной системы Mac OS до само последней, 10.10 столкнулся с проблемой, один из моих старых принтеров Xerox MF 3100, который стоит в офисе, не печатает. Не печатает из любой программы, любые документы. После того как открывается список задач на верху пишется ошибка Filter Failed и дальнейшие попытки что либо перевести из цифрового вида в бумажный безуспешны.

Пробуем стандартные процедуры устранения подобных проблем:

1. Найти более свежий драйвер на официальном сайте и установить его
2. Удалить и добавить принтер
3. Удалить старый и добавить новый драйвер

Но такие процедуры, с ошибкой Filter Failed не дают результата.

Как исправить ошибку Filter Failed

Чтобы принтер снова начал печатать надо:

1. Зайдите в Finder-> Программы-> Утилиты и откройте программу «Терминал»
2. Если у вас нету пароля на компьютер необходимо его поставить. (После окончания инструкции можете его снять). Это нужно чтобы в следующем пункте получить права суперпользователя для выполнения shell команд.
3. Вбейте команду

sudo sh -c ‘echo «Sandboxing Off» >> /etc/cups/cups-files.conf’

sudo launchctl stop org.cups.cupsd

После чего, можете пробовать печатать, все должно работать. Никаких перезагрузок или выхода из системы делать не надо.

Но если у вас зависает печать то

1. Зайдите в Системные настройки настройки-> Принтеры и сканеры
2. Нажмите на любой принтер и выберите «Сбросить систему печати»
3. Добавьте принтер заново и все заработает

На этом все, но если у вас остались вопросы, вы, как всегда, можете задать их в комментариях, а я попробую вам помочь.

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Question: Q: Printer problem mac OS Big Sur

Printing went well on Catalina. Now printing stopped and showed message ‘Filter failed’. Using printer Lexmark C543 and removed and entered the printer once. Same problem. Printer supply is visible in browser. Seems to be OS problem.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.12

Posted on Nov 14, 2020 3:32 AM

Excellent suggestion! After deleting, adding the same printer and using Generic PostScript Printer printing is again functioning.

Posted on Nov 16, 2020 1:11 PM

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The generally suggested fix for the ‘Filter failed’ problem is to delete the printer and then upload the driver yourself, not let it select from the OS builtin set. However, right now the Lexmark driver site doesn’t allow Big Sur (10.16) as an option for a driver download.

Nov 14, 2020 6:36 AM

Same problem overher with my Lexmark CX310 when i print. Printer receives nothing it even does not even wake up. Tried to install new drivers from Lexmark but this is also resulting in an error so new driver are not installed.

Nov 14, 2020 12:01 PM

After MAC OS Big Sur 11.0.1 installed, computer «unable to locate printer». Help please.

Nov 17, 2020 7:41 AM

My company we run a Canon C5035, we updated all the iMac 2019 and MacBook to OS Big Sur. Now when we print the text comes out as gray squares. This is a monumental problem for our business. Please provide support ASAP

Nov 16, 2020 8:20 AM

This error is showing when trying to add a printer. this never happened in catalina

An error occurred while trying to add the selected device.

Nov 17, 2020 10:48 PM

For Lexmark printers (is what I have. ) just install the same driver for your printer using in the «use» drop menu the Generic PostScript Printer.

Nov 16, 2020 12:38 PM

After the update, my Lexmark MS415dn stopped working, «Filter» Failed. I went to the Lexmark support page, no drivers available for the Big Sur update yet.

Additionally after the update when I purchase postage though PayPal, the label appears blank. If I close the page and select «reprint label, it appears and can be printed on my backup printer made by Epson.

I tried to install monochrome Lexmark printer driver and the installation failed. The only driver available was for OS 10.9, nothing yet for 11.01.

Still working on both issues.

Nov 17, 2020 2:44 PM

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Having same problem with Lexmark B2238 Mono Laser. Worked perfectly before upgrade to 11.0.1. Updated firmware, reset printing system, restarted iMac and printer. Still get » Filter Failed» message.

Nov 14, 2020 4:36 AM

The generally suggested fix for the ‘Filter failed’ problem is to delete the printer and then upload the driver yourself, not let it select from the OS builtin set. However, right now the Lexmark driver site doesn’t allow Big Sur (10.16) as an option for a driver download.

Nov 14, 2020 6:36 AM

Same problem overher with my Lexmark CX310 when i print. Printer receives nothing it even does not even wake up. Tried to install new drivers from Lexmark but this is also resulting in an error so new driver are not installed.

Nov 14, 2020 12:01 PM

In addtion on my earlier message. My Lexmark CX310 als support airprint so i turned on my WIFI on the Mac and used the airprint protocol and it worked. Amazingly even when i turned off the WIFI on the Mac but still used the airprint protocol it worked.

Nov 15, 2020 1:18 AM

My company we run a Canon C5035, we updated all the iMac 2019 and MacBook to OS Big Sur. Now when we print the text comes out as gray squares. This is a monumental problem for our business. Please provide support ASAP

Nov 16, 2020 8:20 AM

Here’s a fix that worked immediately for me».

Nov 16, 2020 8:26 AM

Here’s a fix that worked immediately for me

Nov 16, 2020 8:27 AM

Just installed Big Sur on my Mac mini 2018.

Tried to print to a Canon Image Class MF 4150 and then to a Brother HL-L2360D printers to no avail.

Had to RESET the Mac printing system to solve a problem.

If you can’t print to your printer and you’ve tried all other solutions, reset the printing system. This process deletes all printers from your list of printers, deletes information about all completed print jobs, and deletes all printer presets.

Important: First, try other troubleshooting techniques in Solve printing problems on Mac.

1. On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Printers & Scanners.
2. Press and hold the Control key as you click in the list at the left, then choose “Reset printing system” from the menu that appears.
3. After you reset the printing system, the list of printers in Printers & Scanners preferences is empty.
4. Re-add any printers.

«iMore re how to reset printing system Mac» which includes screen shots

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