[G4] Quicksilver/Panther Won't Auto Sleep

[Jim Pacyga]

Try trashing this file.

/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.PowerManagement.plist

The system prefs plist doesn't have anything to do with the energy 
saver...that is just the prefs for the program that manages the pref 
panes (not the actual prefs themselves).

jim


On 9 Jan 2005, at 12:58, Mel Krewall wrote:

> 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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