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I have a HP DeskJet 940c.It had always worked.
A few days ago it has suddenly stopped working. Even after reboot, its status ('Printer State') always shows 'Stopped - Filter failed' and every time I try to print the job remains 'pending' forever.
I have rebooted several times.
Is there any known fix/workaround?
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I assume that the printer worked before. Check your
/var/spool/cups
directory, and empty it. If that does not help, see the instructions for install the necessary plugins for your HP printer here.
FrantiqueFrantique
Im my case, it was due to missing libraries as shown by cups error log fragment:
Pay attention if your printer driver is 32 or 64 bit, so you should install the right libraries arch.
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Miguel MelloMiguel Mello
Removing the printer in system settings and re-installing it using the HP Device Manager fixed the problem for me.
SilicomancerSilicomancer
In my case, one of my kids borrowed the USB cord. Ubuntu didn't seem to know this. After I uninstalled the printer driver, I noticed the cord missing. Replace cord and driver, now works fine
MikeMcCMikeMcC
For me, the problem was solved by restarting the print server:
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For me, the problem happened because I had restarted the router and the IP address of the printer had changed. I went into the printer configuration in Ubuntu and updated the IP address (which I took from the printer's Network Summary printout) and it worked again after that.
David MDavid M
![Stopped Filter Failed Stopped Filter Failed](/uploads/1/2/5/6/125642081/803469528.png)
As proposed in the comments, removing the printer and adding it again worked for me.
I did empty the var/spool/cups directory before, but I don't know if this deletion had an impact. I didn't use the HP Device Manager.
sandoval31sandoval31
This just happened to me out of the blue - yesterday the printer worked. I tried restarting the
cups
service, and tried restarting the machine, both didn't work. I'm on Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS.What worked for me:
I updated the installed software packages, after which the problem was gone.
![Failed Failed](https://resources.kodak.com/support/CIJ-AIO/printfax.jpg)
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I made the mistake of upgrading to Mavericks and now my Samsung ML-1710 won't print.
I get Stopped - 'Filter' failed while trying to print a test page for example.
I've tried some of the suggestions here which are in regard to an Epson printer. I've obviously deleted and added the printer numerous times, verified the permissions using disk utility (it did make some corrections), tried a different Gutenprint driver (ML-1750) that didn't work, etc.
Is there anything else I can try?
Thanks!
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I got it working on my Mavericks Macbook Pro this morning. All you need to do is install SpliX 1.1.1 (a set of free CUPS printer drivers for certain models of Samsung, Dell and Xerox printers) at http://guigo.us/mac/splix/
Then, reset your printing system (http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1341) and re-add the ML-1710 1.1.1 driver.
Then you're good to go!
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