CUPS: `stopped "Filter failed"' when trying to print after ubuntu update

D [15/Apr/2021:02:45:21 -0500] [Job 21] PID 20964 (/usr/lib/cups/backend/socket) exited with no errors.
D [15/Apr/2021:02:45:21 -0500] [Job 21] Start rendering...
D [15/Apr/2021:02:45:21 -0500] [Job 21] Processing page 1...
D [15/Apr/2021:02:45:21 -0500] [Job 21] Error: /ioerror in --showpage--
D [15/Apr/2021:02:45:21 -0500] [Job 21] Operand stack:
D [15/Apr/2021:02:45:21 -0500] [Job 21] true (/tmp/gs_wO3nvv) --nostringval-- 1 true
D [15/Apr/2021:02:45:21 -0500] [Job 21] Execution stack:
D [15/Apr/2021:02:45:21 -0500] [Job 21] %interp_exit .runexec2 --nostringval-- showpage --nostringval-- 2 %stopped_push --nostringval-- showpage showpage false 1 %stopped_push 1990 2 3 %oparray_pop 1989 2 3 %oparray_pop 1977 2 3 %oparray_pop showpage 1978 4 3 %oparray_pop showpage showpage 2 1 1 showpage %for_pos_int_continue 1981 4 7 %oparray_pop showpage showpage 1840 3 9 %oparray_pop showpage showpage
D [15/Apr/2021:02:45:21 -0500] [Job 21] Dictionary stack:
D [15/Apr/2021:02:45:21 -0500] [Job 21] --dict:752/1123(ro)(G)-- --dict:1/20(G)-- --dict:80/200(L)-- --dict:80/200(L)-- --dict:135/256(ro)(G)-- --dict:318/325(ro)(G)-- --dict:33/64(L)-- --dict:6/9(L)-- --dict:7/20(L)--
D [15/Apr/2021:02:45:21 -0500] [Job 21] Current allocation mode is local
D [15/Apr/2021:02:45:21 -0500] [Job 21] Last OS error: Broken pipe
D [15/Apr/2021:02:45:21 -0500] [Job 21] GPL Ghostscript 9.52: Unrecoverable error, exit code 1
D [15/Apr/2021:02:45:21 -0500] [Job 21] Rendering completed
D [15/Apr/2021:02:45:21 -0500] [Job 21] PID 20961 (/usr/lib/cups/filter/gstoraster) stopped with status 1.
D [15/Apr/2021:02:45:21 -0500] [Job 21] Hint: Try setting the LogLevel to "debug" to find out more.
D [15/Apr/2021:02:45:21 -0500] [Job 21] End of messages
D [15/Apr/2021:02:45:21 -0500] [Job 21] printer-state=3(idle)
D [15/Apr/2021:02:45:21 -0500] [Job 21] printer-state-message="Rendering completed"
D [15/Apr/2021:02:45:21 -0500] [Job 21] printer-state-reasons=none

I updated my ubuntu to 20.10 Groovy Gorilla and now the above happens.

I got the logs above with this command: sudo tail -n 100 -f /var/log/cups/error_log

I have tried going to in browser and have deleted and reinstalled printer with every driver for my printer model. The error in cups is always the same stopped "Filter failed" after I try printing a test page. The ink level shows up in my printer settings correctly. I can print from this printer from windows on the same pc when I boot from my windows partition.

I have also run the following commands successfully:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo service cups restart
sudo apt-get install hpijs-ppds printer-driver-hpijs
sudo service cups restart
sudo rm /usr/share/ghostscript/9.52/iccprofiles
sudo apt-get install --reinstall libgs9-common
sudo service cups restart 

The printer I bought is: HP LaserJet Pro M15w Wireless Laser Printer

The driver I install in CUPS is: HP LaserJet m14-m17, hpcups 3.21.2 (grayscale)

thanks for any help :)

1 Answer

Try this:

1) sudo apt purge hplip hplip-gui printer-driver-hpcups
2) sudo apt autoremove
3) sudo apt update
4) sudo apt upgrade
5) sudo apt install hplip hplip-gui printer-driver-hpcups <+ anything that's removed in the last steps>
6) sudo service cups restart
7) sudo apt-get install hpijs-ppds printer-driver-hpijs
8) sudo service cups restart
9) hp-plugin

:) I'm not sure if 7 and 8 is essential... I make all by tips... and nothing, then 9 save me! I have HP cp1025