Ricoh SP 150SUw printer stopped working after updating to macOS

Hello all,

Good news, I happened to fix this problem on Sonoma.

Here is what I did as a root (using sudo command in the terminal):

1) edit /etc/cups/ppd/RICOH_SP_150.ppd and replace the line

*cupsFilter: "application/vnd.cups-raster 0 RICOH_SP_150Filter.app"

with

*cupsFilter: "application/vnd.cups-raster 0 RICOH_SP_150Filter"

2) rename (or copy) /usr/libexec/cups/filter/RICOH_SP_150Filter.app

into

/usr/libexec/cups/filter/RICOH_SP_150Filter

Restart your system and it will work !

MacOS doesn't like the suffix ".app" for the filter binary and creates all sort of security problems because of it...

Jerome

First, you should try removing the printer from your printer Printers & Scanners section of System Settings, and then reenter it. If that fails to work, you will need to download and install a Ricoh printer driver that specifically works with your installed operating system. Please keep in mind that whenever we install an operating system upgrade or some OS updates, printers and scanners will often stop working. Then a new OS compliant printer software must be installed. What you can do is to thoroughly check the printer web site for an updated driver that works. If one is not available, then you should ask when one will be released. If that doesn't work, if the Printer has the Air Print feature, that can be used and no driver will be needed. If not, then you can check the respected web site below where volunteers write free drivers for older printers which are no longer supported, but which work with newer operating systems. It is worth checking out. Good luck.

Gutenprint Supported Printers

their site suggest they don't support sonoma yet, maybe they're working on it

SP 150SUw Downloads | Ricoh Global

Most printers should still work i had a similar problem with my brother printer after a mac update solution was to reboot the printer so computer can be reinitialize.

Are you using a wired or wireless connection

if wireless make sure it show in the connected service

in system settings/ printers and scanners/ options and supplies /utilities can you access the printers web page?

if there is security software or fire wall on a network check to see if this blocking it

Does scanner work ?

why everyone loves being wireless your best connection is wired for printing and scanning.

I usually never upgrade firm ware or driver software they tend to be worse than simply reinstalling the old drivers

Actually, in the console, I can see this message.

ASP: Security policy would not allow process: 25309, /usr/libexec/cups/filter/RICOH_SP_150Filter.app

try Rebooting the printer turn it off then back on

It may necessary to un plug the power supply to the printer as well

Same problem here with SP150SU (no Wi-Fi on this printer).

Printer is recognized, document appears briefly in printer queue and... nothing. But scaning is okay !

I downgraded my iMac to Ventura, and it works...

Hello! I wrote an e-mail to German customer support and was told that they knew, but it would take some time to develop a new driver since macOS isn't a "broadly used system". I'm still laughing.

Correction. The one I saw was for 1.14, so there apparently is no driver for Sonoma.

The key to these kind of problems is to check with the printer vendor's web site to see if they offer an updated driver that works with your specific operating system. Their site says that one is available on the following link. Did you not check there?

http://support.ricoh.com/bb/html/dr_ut_e/re2/model/sp150su/sp150su.htm?lang=tr

Аналогичная проблема с принтером RICOH 150 SU.

На официальном сайте не разработано обновление для OS SONOMA.

В России, я звонила в службу тех.поддержки RICOH, они не отвечают и не перезванивают.

Надеюсь, что обновят на сайте.

Hi CharlotteK1510,

I guess you are referring to step #1 : edit /etc/cups/ppd/RICOH_SP_150.ppd. In order to edit this file you'll have to use a text editor. An option would be to type in the terminal the following command:

sudo nano /etc/cups/ppd/RICOH_SP_150.ppd.

You will then be prompted for the root password.

For step 1 you need to edit /etc/cups/ppd/RICOH_SP_150.ppd file using a text editor like nano.

For step 2 you need to execute the following command:

sudo cp /usr/libexec/cups/filter/RICOH_SP_150Filter.app /usr/libexec/cups/filter/RICOH_SP_150Filter

Then it should work.

OK. I finally got it right. So, you need to go to /etc/cups/ppd/ and there open the RICOH_SP_150.ppd file with BBEdit. It's available in the Mac App Store. And make changes there, as in the instructions.

Then you need to go to /usr/libexec/cups/filter/ and rename the RICOH_SP_150Filter.app file through the file properties. Then it won’t even be overloaded.

The software error disappears and the printer works.

It’s just that I previously made changes to the first file via textedit and renamed the file simply by its name and there was an error.