Same problem my PC - single core Pentium 4 flat-lining until I kill the gs process.
lp 2376 19.0 42.6 479544 438124 ? R 10:46 0:06 gs -q -sstdout=%stderr -sDEVICE=pswrite -sOutputFile=- -dBATCH -dNOPAUSE -dPARANOIDSAFER /var/spool/cups/tmp/foomatic-HHY4yi Printer is CLP-300 connected to USB port (not turned on at as I write) $ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 9.10 Release: 9.10 Codename: karmic (upgraded from Jaunty) -- Process 'gs' begins taking 100% CPU and loading up vast amounts of RAM on CUPS restart https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/463059 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
