GaryW_UK

Q: lprpmd hogging CPU after Sierra upgrade

Hi all,

 

Since upgrading my MBP to Sierra, I've noticed there's a process called lprpmd that's constantly consuming over 90% CPU.  It wasn't doing so before, and it means that whenever I run something else the fan's kicking in and disturbing the peace...   Any ideas why this might be happening and how to fix it?   (I've rebooted, but no difference).

 

Cheers,

Gary

MacBook Pro with Retina display, macOS Sierra (10.12)

Posted on Sep 23, 2016 8:58 AM

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  • by maratoneta59,

    maratoneta59 maratoneta59 Sep 27, 2016 9:21 AM in response to GaryW_UK
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    Sep 27, 2016 9:21 AM in response to GaryW_UK

    I upgraded my MacBook Pro Retina 2015 to Sierra. Now it drains battery three times faster and gets really hot.
    I found in "activity monitor" that a process, called lprpmd consumes 99% of the CPU. Killing it the battery consumption returns normal.
    When I start again the Mac, the process lprpmd goes live again and it drains the battery. Any info about lprpmd?
    6:09:16 PM

  • by GaryW_UK,Apple recommended

    GaryW_UK GaryW_UK Sep 28, 2016 2:33 AM in response to maratoneta59
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    Sep 28, 2016 2:33 AM in response to maratoneta59

    Turns out lprpmd is the Ricoh Universal Printer driver, in my case part of the Ricoh GlobalEngine Print AddOn.  You need to uninstall the AddOn using geprint-mac_Uninstall in Applications then reinstall the AddOn.  You may get a range of errors when you try to do this, but when you're successful, lprpmd is back to 0% CPU.

  • by maratoneta59,

    maratoneta59 maratoneta59 Sep 28, 2016 3:25 AM in response to GaryW_UK
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    Sep 28, 2016 3:25 AM in response to GaryW_UK

    I confirm GaryW_UK suggestions. I followed same procedure "un-installing GEprint" and the reinstalling again. It worked! No battery drains anymore and CPU usage back to normal!

  • by jgoodhue,

    jgoodhue jgoodhue Oct 6, 2016 10:11 AM in response to GaryW_UK
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    Oct 6, 2016 10:11 AM in response to GaryW_UK

    Confirmed GaryW_UK as well, I have been dealing with this for weeks, had my Activity Monitor open with the 90%+ CPU from lprpmd and ran the geprint-mac_Uninstall from Applications.  It immediately removed the process and there was no more fan!

  • by JeffClayton,

    JeffClayton JeffClayton Oct 10, 2016 11:20 AM in response to GaryW_UK
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    Oct 10, 2016 11:20 AM in response to GaryW_UK

    Thanks, Gary!   I did a Spotlight search for geprint-mac_Uninstall and then ran it.   It definitely took care of the problem after upgrading to Sierra.  That was a big help!