10.5.6 update causes wake from sleep problems
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From: Jolly Roger on 17 Dec 2008 23:02 In article <wgates-2BE831.17435617122008(a)news.verizon.net>, Herbert Viola <wgates(a)microsoft.com> wrote: > In article <jollyroger-F86EB1.03153017122008(a)news.individual.net>, > Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote: > > > In article <wgates-E5AF27.23044316122008(a)news.verizon.net>, > > Herbert Viola <wgates(a)microsoft.com> wrote: > > > > > Ever since I installed the 10.5.6 update on my alu iMac it frequently > > > fails to wake from sleep and has to be hard rebooted. I googled and it > > > seems no one else has this problem. Am I really the only one? > > > > Have you looked at the system and console logs to see what errors are > > logged there? > > Around the time I believe I put my iMac to sleep last night I found a > countless(hundreds?) of entries such as this: > > Dec 17 03:14:36 macintosh-2 kernel[0]: > AppleFWOHCI_AsyncReceive::waitForDMA - context not going inactive. I believe FWOHCI stands for Firewire host controller interface - in other words the Firewire bus. It seems one of the Firewire devices connected to your machine is not handling sleep events well. The first thing I suggest you do is to use the process of elimination to determine which device is at fault. -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR
From: Gary on 18 Dec 2008 15:49 > > > Ever since I installed the 10.5.6 update on my alu iMac it frequently > > > fails to wake from sleep and has to be hard rebooted. I googled and it > > > seems no one else has this problem. Am I really the only one? Nope. The first time I put my Intel Mac to sleep after the 10.5.6 update it froze. The grey translucent curtain of death swept down from top to bottom of the screen then that cryptic square message window appeared saying you must restart the computer. I had to unplug it from the AC receptacle. After that all seems well. I'll try Sleeping again later to see if it persists. I sure wish Macs had a Reset button like PC's do. Pulling the AC plug out seems a little archaic. Then again, you'd think Routers and DSL/Cable modems would do the same too.
From: Tom Stiller on 18 Dec 2008 15:55 In article <gary-365856.14492618122008(a)shawnews.wp.shawcable.net>, Gary <gary(a)nowhere.nothing> wrote: > > > > Ever since I installed the 10.5.6 update on my alu iMac it frequently > > > > fails to wake from sleep and has to be hard rebooted. I googled and it > > > > seems no one else has this problem. Am I really the only one? > > Nope. The first time I put my Intel Mac to sleep after the > 10.5.6 update it froze. The grey translucent curtain of death > swept down from top to bottom of the screen then that cryptic > square message window appeared saying you must restart the > computer. I had to unplug it from the AC receptacle. After that > all seems well. I'll try Sleeping again later to see if it > persists. I sure wish Macs had a Reset button like PC's do. > Pulling the AC plug out seems a little archaic. Then again, > you'd think Routers and DSL/Cable modems would do the same too. That was a 'kernel panic", generally, but not always a signal of a hardware problem. Regarding pulling the plug: did you press and hold the power button in for several seconds? -- Tom Stiller PGP fingerprint = 5108 DDB2 9761 EDE5 E7E3 7BDA 71ED 6496 99C0 C7CF
From: Gary on 18 Dec 2008 15:58 In article <tom_stiller-0F1936.15555018122008(a)news.verizon.net>, Tom Stiller <tom_stiller(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > In article <gary-365856.14492618122008(a)shawnews.wp.shawcable.net>, > Gary <gary(a)nowhere.nothing> wrote: > > > > > > Ever since I installed the 10.5.6 update on my alu iMac it frequently > > > > > fails to wake from sleep and has to be hard rebooted. I googled and > > > > > it > > > > > seems no one else has this problem. Am I really the only one? > > > > Nope. The first time I put my Intel Mac to sleep after the > > 10.5.6 update it froze. The grey translucent curtain of death > > swept down from top to bottom of the screen then that cryptic > > square message window appeared saying you must restart the > > computer. I had to unplug it from the AC receptacle. After that > > all seems well. I'll try Sleeping again later to see if it > > persists. I sure wish Macs had a Reset button like PC's do. > > Pulling the AC plug out seems a little archaic. Then again, > > you'd think Routers and DSL/Cable modems would do the same too. > > That was a 'kernel panic", generally, but not always a signal of a > hardware problem. > > Regarding pulling the plug: did you press and hold the power button in > for several seconds? That never works. Wish it did.
From: Mike Rosenberg on 18 Dec 2008 17:19
Gary <gary(a)nowhere.nothing> wrote: > > Regarding pulling the plug: did you press and hold the power button in > > for several seconds? > > That never works. Wish it did. Never? How long have you pressed the power button? It can take a good 10 seconds. -- I kill Google Groups posts. See http://improve-usenet.org for details. <http://designsbymike.net/shop/mac.cgi> Mac and geek T-shirts & gifts <http://designsbymike.net/shop/prius.cgi> Prius shirts/bumper stickers <http://designsbymike.net/shop/greet.cgi> Holiday cards with attitude |