El Capitan - printer fails with 'filter failed'

Guys, I found El Capitan enabled drivers for CX17NF hidden on Epson site - CX17NF_WF_WebUp_Mac1011_20151030.zip

Hi all.

From today I got the same problem on an HP Printer 1610.

I tried to re-install the printer (HW) and the HP drivers (ver. 3,1) without success.

I also changed the USB cable with a new one (tested).

Sometimes the error appears and the printer doesn't start printing pages.

Not every time, not every printing.

I've a new iMac with OS X El Capitan installed from origin, and at the beginning the problem "filter failed" did not appear.

I suppose a problem rised after the last software upgrade.

I checked the computer name, and it is present in "General Folder" of Printer Utility (System Preferences).

Do you think a bug in S/O System Integrity Protection (SIP) too?

Please help me.

Thanks a lot

Little addendum.

If I close the error pop-up (sending information to Apple or not, doesn't matter), then I restart the print, the printer works fine.

There is no need to delete the print job and to submit a new one.

I'm becoming crazy...

Hi all again.

I did the entire procedure described on page 3 (disabling System Integrity Protection in Recovery Mode, then re-enabling SIP after clean installation on HP Drivers), bur never changed.

The procedures does not apply to HP Printer, o seems to be so.

Help help help please...

The drivers provided by Apple are very old, dated Oct 13 2013 (version 3.1).

No good!

The Operating System had a lot of release upgrade/update, and the HP printer driver are still the same (obsolete).

Why?????????

😢

P.S. no changes in HP Support Site too.....👿

Sorry for the high number of posts, but I wish inform you that today I got a new HP Printer (Model Envy 5530), sold by Apple Store too.

The drivers are dated December 2015, and the printer seems to work correctly.

First I resetted the Printing System on MacOS, then I installed the HP Software (downloaded from HP Support Site), and at the end I connected the printer via USB cable (because the room is not fully covered by wireless network).

The S/O recognized correctly the Printer, and a new HP Folder (containing all Utilities) appeared on Application Folder.

I do think that there is a real mismatch between old HP Drivers and the new MacOS El Capitan.

I hope that one (or both) of them (HP, Apple) will work to solve the bug.

😉

Thanks for your answer.

Users of Epson Printer will do appreciate the solution, but the problem is not related to this kind of printers only.

I hope that all other producers will develop similar solution (newest printer drivers).

😉

Finally got my Aculaser CX17 working using a recent driver.

You can found it here: http://www.epson.com.sg/epson_singapore/printers_and_all_in_ones/laser/product.p age?product_name=Epson_Aculaser_CX17NF#

I uninstalled the printers I had, installed the driver, rebooted, installed the printer again, and that was it.

Hope it helps anyone with the same prob.

Greetings!

I have the Epson Workforce 845 at two locations and have had the same filter failed problem since updating to El Capitan. Until a new driver is released I found an easy work round is to open the printer window and pause and immediately restart the print job. This solves the problem in virtually every case for the 645 model at least.