Did as you said and installed system-config-printer and ran via alt+F2.
From properties, make and model was 'Epson Stylus 440, Epson Inkjet printer driver (ESC/P-R) for Linux [en]' so went to change the driver and found the one I had downloaded from avasys which was 'Epson Stylus SX440 Series epson-inkjet-printer 1.0.0.1lsb3.2 (Seiko epson corporation 3.2) [en]'
Applied the change and the printer works beautifully.
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. I'm in my 50's so some of this stuff is a bit too technical for me sometimes so you've saved me from reverting back to Windows just to get my printer working.
Cheers.
By the way, the gstorater failed message came up when I tried to print initially and a troubleshooting 'window' came up.
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Page 1 (Scheduler not running?):
{'cups_connection_failure': False}
Page 2 (Is local server publishing?):
{'local_server_exporting_printers': False}
Page 3 (Choose printer):
{'cups_dest': <cups.Dest Epson-Stylus-SX440 (default)>,
'cups_instance': None,
'cups_queue': 'Epson-Stylus-SX440',
'cups_queue_listed': True}
Page 4 (Check printer sanity):
{'cups_device_uri_scheme': u'usb',
'cups_printer_dict': {'device-uri': u'usb://EPSON/Stylus%20SX440?serial=4E3956593134303663&interface=1',
'printer-info': u'EPSON Epson Stylus SX440',
'printer-is-shared': True,
'printer-location': u'administrator-NC182AA-ABU-SR5606UK',
'printer-make-and-model': u'Epson Stylus SX440, Epson Inkjet Printer Driver (ESC/P-R) for Linux',
'printer-state': 3,
'printer-state-message': u'/usr/lib/cups/filter/gstoraster failed',
'printer-state-reasons': [u'none'],
'printer-type': 135180,
'printer-uri-supported': u'ipp://localhost:631/printers/Epson-Stylus-SX440'},
'cups_printer_remote': False,
'is_cups_class': False,
'local_cups_queue_attributes': {'auth-info-required': u'none',
'charset-configured': u'utf-8',
'charset-supported': [u'us-ascii', u'utf-8'],
'color-supported': True,
'compression-supported': [u'none', u'gzip'],
'copies-default': 1,
'copies-supported': (1, 9999),
'cups-version': u'1.5.0',
'device-uri': u'usb://EPSON/Stylus%20SX440?serial=4E3956593134303663&interface=1',
'document-format-default': u'application/octet-stream',
'document-format-supported': [u'application/octet-stream',
u'application/openofficeps',
u'application/pdf',
u'application/postscript',
u'application/vnd.adobe-reader-postscript',
u'application/vnd.cups-banner',
u'application/vnd.cups-pdf',
u'application/vnd.cups-postscript',
u'application/vnd.cups-raster',
u'application/vnd.cups-raw',
u'application/x-cshell',
u'application/x-csource',
u'application/x-perl',
u'application/x-shell',
u'image/gif',
u'image/jpeg',
u'image/png',
u'image/tiff',
u'image/x-bitmap',
u'image/x-photocd',
u'image/x-portable-anymap',
u'image/x-portable-bitmap',
u'image/x-portable-graymap',
u'image/x-portable-pixmap',
u'image/x-sgi-rgb',
u'image/x-sun-raster',
u'image/x-xbitmap',
u'image/x-xpixmap',
u'image/x-xwindowdump',
u'text/css',
u'text/html',
u'text/plain'],
'finishings-default': 3,
'finishings-supported': [3],
'generated-natural-language-supported': [u'en-us'],
'ipp-versions-supported': [u'1.0',
u'1.1',
u'2.0',
u'2.1'],
'ippget-event-life': 15,
'job-creation-attributes-supported': [u'copies',
u'finishings',
u'ipp-attribute-fidelity',
u'job-hold-until',
u'job-name',
u'job-priority',
u'job-sheets',
u'media',
u'media-col',
u'multiple-document-handling',
u'number-up',
u'output-bin',
u'output-mode',
u'orientation-requested',
u'page-ranges',
u'print-quality',
u'printer-resolution',
u'sides'],
'job-hold-until-default': u'no-hold',
'job-hold-until-supported': [u'no-hold',
u'indefinite',
u'day-time',
u'evening',
u'night',
u'second-shift',
u'third-shift',
u'weekend'],
'job-ids-supported': True,
'job-k-limit': 0,
'job-k-octets-supported': [304570680],
'job-page-limit': 0,
'job-priority-default': 50,
'job-priority-supported': [100],
'job-quota-period': 0,
'job-settable-attributes-supported': [u'copies',
u'finishings',
u'job-hold-until',
u'job-name',
u'job-priority',
u'media',
u'media-col',
u'multiple-document-handling',
u'number-up',
u'output-bin',
u'output-mode',
u'orientation-requested',
u'page-ranges',
u'print-quality',
u'printer-resolution',
u'sides'],
'job-sheets-default': (u'none', u'none'),
'job-sheets-supported': [u'none',
u'classified',
u'confidential',
u'secret',
u'standard',
u'topsecret',
u'unclassified'],
'jpeg-k-octets-supported': (0, 304570680),
'jpeg-x-dimension-supported': (0, 65535),
'jpeg-y-dimension-supported': (1, 65535),
'marker-change-time': 0,
'media-bottom-margin-supported': [296, 0],
'media-col-supported': [u'media-bottom-margin',
u'media-left-margin',
u'media-right-margin',
u'media-size',
u'media-source',
u'media-top-margin',
u'media-type'],
'media-default': u'iso_a4_210x297mm',
'media-left-margin-supported': [296, 0],
'media-right-margin-supported': [296, 0],
'media-supported': [u'oe_4-x6-full_4x6in',
u'oe_t4-x6-full_4x6in',
u'om_2-l_127x177.94mm',
u'om_t2-l_127x177.94mm',
u'iso_a4_210x297mm',
u'om_ta4_209.97x296.96mm'],
'media-top-margin-supported': [296, 0],
'multiple-document-handling-supported': [u'separate-documents-uncollated-copies',
u'separate-documents-collated-copies'],
'multiple-document-jobs-supported': True,
'multiple-operation-time-out': 300,
'natural-language-configured': u'en-us',
'notify-attributes-supported': [u'printer-state-change-time',
u'notify-lease-expiration-time',
u'notify-subscriber-user-name'],
'notify-events-default': [u'job-completed'],
'notify-events-supported': [u'job-completed',
u'job-config-changed',
u'job-created',
u'job-progress',
u'job-state-changed',
u'job-stopped',
u'printer-added',
u'printer-changed',
u'printer-config-changed',
u'printer-deleted',
u'printer-finishings-changed',
u'printer-media-changed',
u'printer-modified',
u'printer-restarted',
u'printer-shutdown',
u'printer-state-changed',
u'printer-stopped',
u'server-audit',
u'server-restarted',
u'server-started',
u'server-stopped'],
'notify-lease-duration-default': 86400,
'notify-lease-duration-supported': (0,
2147483647),
'notify-max-events-supported': [100],
'notify-pull-method-supported': [u'ippget'],
'notify-schemes-supported': [u'dbus',
u'mailto',
u'rss'],
'number-up-default': 1,
'number-up-supported': [1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 16],
'operations-supported': [2,
4,
5,
6,
8,
9,
10,
11,
12,
13,
14,
16,
17,
18,
19,
20,
21,
22,
23,
24,
25,
26,
27,
28,
34,
35,
37,
38,
56,
57,
59,
16385,
16386,
16387,
16388,
16389,
16390,
16391,
16392,
16393,
16394,
16395,
16396,
16397,
16398,
16399,
16423],
'orientation-requested-default': None,
'orientation-requested-supported': [3,
4,
5,
6],
'output-bin-default': u'face-up',
'output-bin-supported': [u'face-up'],
'output-mode-default': u'color',
'output-mode-supported': [u'monochrome',
u'color'],
'page-ranges-supported': True,
'pages-per-minute': 1,
'pages-per-minute-color': 1,
'pdf-k-octets-supported': (0, 304570680),
'pdf-versions-supported': [u'adobe-1.2',
u'adobe-1.3',
u'adobe-1.4',
u'adobe-1.5',
u'adobe-1.6',
u'adobe-1.7',
u'iso-19005-1_2005',
u'iso-32000-1_2008',
u'pwg-5102.3'],
'pdl-override-supported': [u'attempted'],
'port-monitor': u'none',
'port-monitor-supported': [u'none'],
'print-color-mode-default': u'color',
'print-color-mode-supported': [u'monochrome',
u'color'],
'print-quality-default': 4,
'print-quality-supported': [4],
'printer-commands': u'none',
'printer-current-time': '(IPP_TAG_DATE)',
'printer-dns-sd-name': None,
'printer-error-policy': u'retry-job',
'printer-error-policy-supported': [u'abort-job',
u'retry-current-job',
u'retry-job',
u'stop-printer'],
'printer-icons': u'http://localhost:631/icons/Epson-Stylus-SX440.png',
'printer-info': u'EPSON Epson Stylus SX440',
'printer-is-accepting-jobs': True,
'printer-is-shared': True,
'printer-location': u'administrator-NC182AA-ABU-SR5606UK',
'printer-make-and-model': u'Epson Stylus SX440, Epson Inkjet Printer Driver (ESC/P-R) for Linux',
'printer-more-info': u'http://localhost:631/printers/Epson-Stylus-SX440',
'printer-name': u'Epson-Stylus-SX440',
'printer-op-policy': u'default',
'printer-op-policy-supported': [u'authenticated',
u'default'],
'printer-resolution-default': (300, 300, 3),
'printer-resolution-supported': [(300,
300,
3)],
'printer-settable-attributes-supported': [u'printer-info',
u'printer-location'],
'printer-state': 3,
'printer-state-change-time': 1342278844,
'printer-state-message': u'/usr/lib/cups/filter/gstoraster failed',
'printer-state-reasons': [u'none'],
'printer-type': 135180,
'printer-up-time': 1342278935,
'printer-uri-supported': [u'ipp://localhost:631/printers/Epson-Stylus-SX440'],
'printer-uuid': u'urn:uuid:15e1163d-2c2c-38f9-7f1a-648c9f355e9a',
'queued-job-count': 1,
'server-is-sharing-printers': False,
'sides-default': u'one-sided',
'sides-supported': [u'one-sided'],
'uri-authentication-supported': [u'requesting-user-name'],
'uri-security-supported': [u'none'],
'which-jobs-supported': [u'completed',
u'not-completed',
u'aborted',
u'all',
u'canceled',
u'pending',
u'pending-held',
u'processing',
u'processing-stopped']}}
Page 5 (Check PPD sanity):
{'cups_printer_ppd_defaults': {u'General': {u'Ink': u'COLOR',
u'PageRegion': u'A4',
u'PageSize': u'A4',
u'Quality': u'PLAIN_NORMAL'}},
'cups_printer_ppd_valid': True,
'missing_pkgs_and_exes': ([], [])}
Page 6 (Local or remote?):
{'printer_is_remote': False}
Page 7 (Choose device):
{'cups_device_dict': {'device-class': u'direct',
'device-id': u'MFG:EPSON;CMD:ESCPL2,BDC,D4,D4PX,ESCPR1;MDL:Epson Stylus SX440;CLS:PRINTER;DES:EPSON Epson Stylus SX440;CID:EpsonRGB;FID:FXN,DPN,WFA,ETN,AFN,DAN;',
'device-info': u'Epson Stylus SX440',
'device-location': u'',
'device-make-and-model': u'Epson Stylus SX440'}}
Page 8 (Printer state reasons):
{'printer-state-message': u'/usr/lib/cups/filter/gstoraster failed',
'printer-state-reasons': [u'none']}
Page 9 (Error log checkpoint):
{'cups_server_settings': {'BrowseLocalProtocols': 'CUPS dnssd',
'DefaultAuthType': 'Basic',
'JobPrivateAccess': 'default',
'JobPrivateValues': 'default',
'MaxLogSize': '0',
'SubscriptionPrivateAccess': 'default',
'SubscriptionPrivateValues': 'default',
'SystemGroup': 'lpadmin',
'WebInterface': 'Yes',
'_debug_logging': '0',
'_remote_admin': '0',
'_remote_any': '0',
'_remote_printers': '0',
'_share_printers': '0',
'_user_cancel_any': '0'},
'error_log_checkpoint': 30256L,
'error_log_debug_logging_set': True}
Page 10 (Error log fetch):
{'error_log': ['D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:45 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Dirty files", busy="Active clients and dirty files"',
'D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:45 +0100] cupsdReadClient: 14 POST / HTTP/1.1',
'D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:45 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Active clients and dirty files", busy="Dirty files"',
'D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:45 +0100] cupsdAuthorize: No authentication data provided.',
'D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:45 +0100] cupsdReadClient: 14 1.1 Get-Jobs 1',
'D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:45 +0100] Get-Jobs ipp://localhost/printers/',
'D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:45 +0100] [Job 34] Loading attributes...',
'D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:45 +0100] Returning IPP successful-ok for Get-Jobs (ipp://localhost/printers/) from localhost',
'D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:45 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Dirty files", busy="Active clients and dirty files"',
'D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:45 +0100] cupsdReadClient: 14 POST / HTTP/1.1',
'D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:45 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Active clients and dirty files", busy="Dirty files"',
'D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:45 +0100] cupsdAuthorize: No authentication data provided.',
'D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:45 +0100] cupsdReadClient: 14 1.1 Get-Jobs 1',
'D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:45 +0100] Get-Jobs ipp://localhost/printers/',
'D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:45 +0100] [Job 32] Loading attributes...',
'D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:45 +0100] [Job 33] Loading attributes...',
'D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:45 +0100] Returning IPP successful-ok for Get-Jobs (ipp://localhost/printers/) from localhost',
'D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:45 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Dirty files", busy="Active clients and dirty files"',
'D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:45 +0100] cupsdReadClient: 14 GET /admin/conf/cupsd.conf HTTP/1.1',
'D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:45 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Active clients and dirty files", busy="Dirty files"',
'D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:45 +0100] cupsdAuthorize: No authentication data provided.',
'D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:45 +0100] cupsdIsAuthorized: username=""',
'D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:45 +0100] cupsdSendHeader: 14 WWW-Authenticate: Basic realm="CUPS", trc="y"',
'D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:45 +0100] cupsdCloseClient: 14',
'D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:45 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Dirty files", busy="Active clients and dirty files"',
'D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:45 +0100] cupsdAcceptClient: 14 from localhost (Domain)',
'D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:45 +0100] cupsdReadClient: 14 GET /admin/conf/cupsd.conf HTTP/1.1',
'D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:45 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Active clients and dirty files", busy="Dirty files"',
'D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:45 +0100] cupsdAuthorize: Authorized as administrator using PeerCred',
'D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:45 +0100] cupsdIsAuthorized: username="administrator"',
'D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:45 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Dirty files", busy="Active clients and dirty files"',
'D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:45 +0100] cupsdReadClient: 14 GET /admin/conf/cupsd.conf HTTP/1.1',
'D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:45 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Active clients and dirty files", busy="Dirty files"',
'D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:45 +0100] cupsdAuthorize: Authorized as administrator using PeerCred',
'D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:45 +0100] cupsdIsAuthorized: username="administrator"',
'D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:45 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Dirty files", busy="Active clients and dirty files"',
'D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:45 +0100] cupsdReadClient: 14 GET /admin/conf/cupsd.conf HTTP/1.1',
'D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:45 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Active clients and dirty files", busy="Dirty files"',
'D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:45 +0100] cupsdAuthorize: Authorized as administrator using PeerCred',
'D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:45 +0100] cupsdIsAuthorized: username="administrator"',
'D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:45 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Dirty files", busy="Active clients and dirty files"',
'D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:45 +0100] cupsdReadClient: 14 PUT /admin/conf/cupsd.conf HTTP/1.1',
'D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:45 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Active clients and dirty files", busy="Dirty files"',
'D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:45 +0100] cupsdAuthorize: Authorized as administrator using PeerCred',
'D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:45 +0100] cupsdIsAuthorized: username="administrator"',
'I [14/Jul/2012:16:16:45 +0100] Installing config file "/etc/cups/cupsd.conf"...',
'D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:46 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Dirty files", busy="Active clients and dirty files"',
'D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:46 +0100] cupsdCloseClient: 14',
'D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:46 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Dirty files", busy="Dirty files"',
'I [14/Jul/2012:16:16:46 +0100] Saving printers.conf...',
'I [14/Jul/2012:16:16:46 +0100] Generating printcap /var/run/cups/printcap...',
'D [14/Jul/2012:16:16:46 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Not busy", busy="Dirty files"',
'E [14/Jul/2012:16:16:46 +0100] Unknown directive JobPrivateAccess on line 88.',
'E [14/Jul/2012:16:16:46 +0100] Unknown directive JobPrivateValues on line 89.',
'E [14/Jul/2012:16:16:46 +0100] Unknown directive SubscriptionPrivateAccess on line 90.',
'E [14/Jul/2012:16:16:46 +0100] Unknown directive SubscriptionPrivateValues on line 91.',
"W [14/Jul/2012:16:16:46 +0100] failed to AddProfile: org.freedesktop.ColorManager.Failed:profile object path '/org/freedesktop/ColorManager/profiles/Epson_Stylus_SX440_Gray__' has already been added",
"W [14/Jul/2012:16:16:46 +0100] failed to AddProfile: org.freedesktop.ColorManager.Failed:profile object path '/org/freedesktop/ColorManager/profiles/Epson_Stylus_SX440_RGB__' has already been added"],
'error_log_debug_logging_unset': True}
Page 11 (Locale issues):
{'printer_page_size': u'A4',
'system_locale_lang': None,
'user_locale_ctype': 'en_GB',
'user_locale_messages': 'en_GB'}