[G4] Quicksilver/Panther Won't Auto Sleep

[Mel Krewall]

Safe Mode doesn't load third-party kernel extensions, so I would 
suggest moving any kernel extensions that you are suspicious of out of 
the folder [hard drive name]/System/Library/Extensions, reboot, and try 
running without them and seeing if it solves the problem. Then you can 
add them back one at a time until you find the one causing the problem. 
Of course you will be without whatever service the kernel extensions 
provide while you are doing this.
HTH,
Mel

"It's good sportsmanship to not pick up lost golf balls while they are 
still rolling."
  ~ Mark Twain

On Jan 9, 2005, at 1:24 AM, Jim Thornton wrote:

> Hi, All -- please pardon the long post; I've tried to be complete.
>
> I have a 2001 Quicksilver 733 that I've run OS X on since I got it; 
> with
> some versions of 10.2.x and 10.3.x my Mac suddenly stops automatically
> sleeping. Energy Saver settings are fine; can't relate the problem to
> changing hardware or software, either.
>
> For a couple of years I've used an IOgear USB 2.0 PCI card that works 
> with
> some devices, but with others causes the Mac to freeze when sleeping; I
> removed this PCI card the other day (have no other PCI cards). Lately, 
> it
> seemed that the two powered USB 1.0 hubs attached to the CPU USB ports 
> were
> flaky; I removed both and have only the keyboard and mouse attached to 
> the
> built-in USB ports.
>
> Each time I have the "won't auto sleep" problem, I go thru the Repair
> Permissions, DiskWarrior, MacJanitor, reset PRAM, et al fixes; 
> sometimes
> this will take care of it and other times it won't.
>
> The current problem started a couple of months ago for no apparent 
> reason; I
> had been on 10.3.5 and it started about the time I upgraded to 10.3.6, 
> if I
> recall correctly. I've repeatedly tried all the above fixes to no 
> avail. I
> recently upgraded to 10.3.7, but that did nothing. I have two 
> different Test
> User log-in's that I tried, but it still won't auto sleep.
>
> Tonight, I trashed the com.apple.systempreferences.plist file in the
> user/library/preferences folder. (Actually, I also trashed the
> com.apple.systempreferences.00039363681a.plist file in the
> user/library/preferences/ByHost folder because I spotted that one 
> first.)
> This had no effect.
>
> Two days ago, I booted into Safe Mode (using the Shift Key at startup) 
> --
> the Mac automatically slept as it should!!! This fact has got to be a 
> clue,
> but I don't know how to use it to proceed further -- any ideas would be
> greatly appreciated.
>
> Jim Thornton
>
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