[SOLVED] Printing error "/usr/lib/cups/filter/gstoraster failed"

[YouCanToo]

Somewhere in the past couple of updates something has changed.  I can no longer print anything. All I get is a error "/usr/lib/cups/filter/gstoraster failed" and it printsa complete BLACK sheet of paper. Anything I try printing is completely black when printed.  I am using a Epson CX4800 and last updated my system this morning. It is using the  2.6.38.8-pclos1.bfs kernel with a AMD 2800+ 1.6gig processor - 2GiB RAM

CUPS is at version 1.4.6-1pclos2011
GUTENPRINT-CUPS is at version 5.2.7-1pclos2011

Does anyone have any suggestions how to fix this mess!  I really do need to be able to print again. I tried a search for this error but all it came back with was about LibreOffice not printing in landscape.

[Texstar]

You an try deleting all references to your printer, restart and set it up again. Seems there is a common thread and it is Epson printers.

[Ramchu]

This may be the thread thay Tex is referring to:

http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,97245.msg823287.html#msg823287

[YouCanToo]

You an try deleting all references to your printer, restart and set it up again. Seems there is a common thread and it is Epson printers.

I did as you suggested and now it does print, but only in black and white...........No color, no matter what settings I select.  These are the setting that now shows

Description:   EPSON Stylus CX4800
Location:   workbox.localhost.localdomain
Driver:   Epson Stylus CX4800 - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.7 Simplified (color, 2-sided printing)
Connection:   usb://EPSON/Stylus%20CX4800
Defaults:   job-sheets=none, none media=na_letter_8.5x11in sides=one-sided

[YouCanToo]

This may be the thread thay Tex is referring to:

http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,97245.msg823287.html#msg823287

Thanks for the link. I did go over it and if I run from the live cd the printer works fine. Prints both color and black and white. If I run from my hard drive, which was updated this morning, it will only print black and white NO color. 

The only thing that I really see that is different is Epson Stylus CX4800 - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.7 Simplified when it ONLY print in black and white and when it prints in both color and black and white it is Epson Stylus CX4800 - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.6 Simplified. So it appears that Gutenprint is the problem.

How can I go back to the older version 5.2.6 of Gutenprint?

[Texstar]

gutenprint packages were updated a month ago. Have you used your printer in the past month?

ghostscript packages were updated a couple of days ago to 9.04 in an attempt to address a landscape print issue.

Also rpm -qf /usr/lib/cups/filter/gstoraster is from a ghostscript package.
ghostscript-common-9.04-1pclos2011

[Texstar]

Please update ghostscript to 9.04-2 and see if it helps or not.

[YouCanToo]

gutenprint packages were updated a month ago. Have you used your printer in the past month?

ghostscript packages were updated a couple of days ago to 9.04 in an attempt to address a landscape print issue.

Also rpm -qf /usr/lib/cups/filter/gstoraster is from a ghostscript package.
ghostscript-common-9.04-1pclos2011

I printed stuff just last week with no issues.

[Texstar]

gutenprint packages were updated a month ago. Have you used your printer in the past month?

ghostscript packages were updated a couple of days ago to 9.04 in an attempt to address a landscape print issue.

Also rpm -qf /usr/lib/cups/filter/gstoraster is from a ghostscript package.
ghostscript-common-9.04-1pclos2011

Please update ghostscript to 9.04-2 and see if it helps or not.
I printed stuff just last week with no issues.

Please update ghostscript to 9.04-2 and see if it helps or not.

[YouCanToo]

gutenprint packages were updated a month ago. Have you used your printer in the past month?

ghostscript packages were updated a couple of days ago to 9.04 in an attempt to address a landscape print issue.

Also rpm -qf /usr/lib/cups/filter/gstoraster is from a ghostscript package.
ghostscript-common-9.04-1pclos2011

Please update ghostscript to 9.04-2 and see if it helps or not.
I printed stuff just last week with no issues.

Please update ghostscript to 9.04-2 and see if it helps or not.

Sorry it had to wait till this afternoon before I could get to it. I did update and it is working once again. Thanks for all your suggestions.