Macbook will not sleep automatically

Hi
I've recently noticed that my Macbook will not sleep automatically, even when the power management is set to sleep at minimum (1 minute).
It will sleep if I do it via the menu, however if I walk away from the machine with the lid up, it just won't go to sleep.
I've tried switching everything off that could possibly be running in the background, tried from a new user account and also tried a power management and zapped the P Ram.
Up until a few weeks ago it's been running fine, don't know what's happened since, any help would be appreciated.
Thank you
Kiran

mscpro
Thanks, i've pasted below some of the text that was shown in 'Console', the last line was repeated several times so i've only copied it once.
I have no idea what this means, except there is some sort of error, how would you suggest I proceed.
Mac OS X Version 10.4.11 (Build 8S2167)
2008-05-28 06:56:38 +0100
2008-05-28 06:56:38.801 loginwindow[67] FSResolveAliasWithMountFlags returned err = -43
2008-05-28 06:56:39.735 SystemUIServer[83] lang is:en
2008-05-28 07:04:44.405 SyndicationAgent[216] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Tue 27 May 2008 22:26:15 -800'
thanks
Kiran

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12/30/09 6:05:55 PM UserEventAgent[115] ** ERROR: SCNetworkSignatureCopyActiveIdentifiers returned nil
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12/30/09 6:09:43 PM Camino[151] -deltaZ is deprecated for NSEventTypeMagnify. Please use -magnification.
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/Library/ScriptingAdditions/Adobe Unit Types.osax/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Unit Types: no matching architecture in universal wrapper
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12/30/09 6:23:41 PM System Preferences[548] .scriptSuite warning for result type of command 'timedLoad' in suite 'SystemPreferences': the type NSNumber ('long') doesn't match the result Apple event code ('doub').
12/30/09 6:23:43 PM System Preferences[548] ILLogger ILMediaBrowserPathWatcher: ** Error in ILMediaBrowserPathWatcher startFSEventStream failed to start for paths: (
"/Users/Brian/Pictures/iPhoto Library"
12/30/09 6:23:43 PM System Preferences[548] ILLogger ILMediaBrowserPathWatcher: ** Error in ILMediaBrowserPathWatcher startFSEventStream failed to start for paths: (
"/Users/Brian/Pictures/iPhoto Library",
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12/30/09 6:24:06 PM System Preferences[548] It looks like we crashed last time. Reverting to default screen saver.
12/30/09 6:24:17 PM com.apple.diskmanagementd[557] /: no supported helper partitions to update.
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12/30/09 6:26:32 PM System Preferences[548] * -[NSCFArray removeObjectAtIndex:]: index (5) beyond bounds (5)
12/30/09 6:28:03 PM System Preferences[548] * -[NSCFArray removeObjectAtIndex:]: index (4) beyond bounds (4)
12/30/09 6:28:03 PM System Preferences[548] * -[NSCFArray removeObjectAtIndex:]: index (4) beyond bounds (4)
12/30/09 6:28:04 PM System Preferences[548] * -[NSCFArray removeObjectAtIndex:]: index (4) beyond bounds (4)
12/30/09 6:28:04 PM System Preferences[548] * -[NSCFArray removeObjectAtIndex:]: index (4) beyond bounds (4)
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12/30/09 6:28:32 PM [0x0-0x24024].com.apple.systempreferences[548] System Preferences(548,0x7fff7001abe0) malloc: reference count underflow for 0x200b9bbe0, break on autorefcount_underflowerror to debug.
12/30/09 6:28:32 PM [0x0-0x24024].com.apple.systempreferences[548] System Preferences(548,0x7fff7001abe0) malloc: reference count underflow for 0x200b9bb00, break on autorefcount_underflowerror to debug.
12/30/09 6:28:32 PM [0x0-0x24024].com.apple.systempreferences[548] System Preferences(548,0x7fff7001abe0) malloc: reference count underflow for 0x200b9bba0, break on autorefcount_underflowerror to debug.
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12/30/09 6:29:51 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[97] ([0x0-0x28028].com.apple.speech.feedbackservicesserver[575]) Exited: Killed
12/30/09 6:29:51 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[97] ([0x0-0xb00b].com.apple.speech.synthesis.SpeechSynthesisServer[127]) Exited: Killed
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12/30/09 6:30:41 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[95] (com.apple.ReportCrash) Falling back to default Mach exception handler. Could not find: com.apple.ReportCrash.Self
12/30/09 6:30:41 PM com.apple.launchctl.Aqua[97] launchctl: Dubious permissions on file (skipping): /Users/Brian/Library/LaunchAgents
12/30/09 6:30:44 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[95] (com.apple.Kerberos.renew.plist[116]) Exited with exit code: 1
12/30/09 6:31:12 PM com.apple.WindowServer[62] Wed Dec 30 18:31:12 Brian-Roths-MacBook.local WindowServer[62] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
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12/30/09 8:22:34 PM Installer[1364] PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/NeoOffice-3.0.1-Patch-1-Intel.pkg
12/30/09 8:22:34 PM Installer[1364] PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/NeoOffice-3.0.1-Patch-2-Intel.pkg
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12/30/09 8:27:06 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[95] (0x1001014d0.mach_init.rcd[436]) Exited: Killed
12/30/09 8:27:43 PM com.apple.launchd[1] * launchd[1] has started up. *
12/30/09 8:35:53 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[97] ([0x0-0x10010].com.apple.DiskUtility[142]) Exited: Killed
12/30/09 8:35:53 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[97] ([0x0-0xa00a].com.apple.speech.synthesis.SpeechSynthesisServer[127]) Exited: Killed
12/30/09 8:36:12 PM com.apple.launchd[1] * launchd[1] has started up. *
12/30/09 8:36:47 PM com.apple.SystemStarter[21] Starting HP Trap Monitor
12/30/09 8:36:49 PM com.apple.launchctl.Aqua[99] launchctl: Dubious permissions on file (skipping): /Users/Brian/Library/LaunchAgents
12/30/09 8:36:49 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[97] (com.apple.ReportCrash) Falling back to default Mach exception handler. Could not find: com.apple.ReportCrash.Self
12/30/09 8:36:49 PM com.apple.launchctl.Aqua[99] launchctl: Dubious permissions on file (skipping): /Users/Brian/Library/LaunchAgents
12/30/09 8:36:51 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[97] (com.apple.Kerberos.renew.plist[117]) Exited with exit code: 1
12/30/09 8:38:04 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[97] ([0x0-0xa00a].com.apple.speech.synthesis.SpeechSynthesisServer[123]) Exited: Killed
12/30/09 8:38:42 PM com.apple.launchd[1] * launchd[1] has started up. *
12/30/09 8:39:17 PM com.apple.SystemStarter[21] Starting HP Trap Monitor
12/30/09 8:39:19 PM com.apple.launchctl.Aqua[99] launchctl: Dubious permissions on file (skipping): /Users/Brian/Library/LaunchAgents
12/30/09 8:39:19 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[97] (com.apple.ReportCrash) Falling back to default Mach exception handler. Could not find: com.apple.ReportCrash.Self
12/30/09 8:39:19 PM com.apple.launchctl.Aqua[99] launchctl: Dubious permissions on file (skipping): /Users/Brian/Library/LaunchAgents
12/30/09 8:39:20 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[97] (com.apple.Kerberos.renew.plist[118]) Exited with exit code: 1
12/30/09 8:39:25 PM com.apple.WindowServer[65] Wed Dec 30 20:39:25 Brian-Roths-MacBook.local WindowServer[65] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
12/30/09 8:39:40 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[97] ([0x0-0xa00a].com.apple.speech.synthesis.SpeechSynthesisServer[126]) Exited: Killed
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12/30/09 8:43:16 PM com.apple.SystemStarter[21] Starting HP Trap Monitor
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12/30/09 8:43:20 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[97] (com.apple.Kerberos.renew.plist[118]) Exited with exit code: 1
12/30/09 9:03:31 PM com.apple.WindowServer[66] Wed Dec 30 21:03:31 Brian-Roths-MacBook.local WindowServer[66] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
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12/30/09 10:42:26 PM com.apple.loginwindow[29] Wed Dec 30 22:42:26 Brian-Roths-MacBook.local loginwindow[29] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
12/30/09 10:42:26 PM com.apple.loginwindow[29] Wed Dec 30 22:42:26 Brian-Roths-MacBook.local loginwindow[29] <Warning>: CGSDisplayServerShutdown: Detaching display subsystem from window server
12/30/09 10:42:27 PM com.apple.WindowServer[600] Wed Dec 30 22:42:27 Brian-Roths-MacBook.local WindowServer[600] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
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12/30/09 10:43:09 PM com.apple.coreservicesd[64] ThrottleProcessIO: throttling disk i/o
12/30/09 10:47:12 PM com.apple.loginwindow[599] Wed Dec 30 22:47:12 Brian-Roths-MacBook.local loginwindow[599] <Warning>: CGSShutdownServerConnections: Detaching application from window server
12/30/09 10:47:12 PM com.apple.loginwindow[599] Wed Dec 30 22:47:12 Brian-Roths-MacBook.local loginwindow[599] <Warning>: CGSDisplayServerShutdown: Detaching display subsystem from window server
12/30/09 10:47:13 PM com.apple.loginwindow[599] Wed Dec 30 22:47:13 Brian-Roths-MacBook.local loginwindow[599] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
12/30/09 10:47:13 PM com.apple.WindowServer[698] Wed Dec 30 22:47:13 Brian-Roths-MacBook.local WindowServer[698] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
12/30/09 10:47:20 PM com.apple.launchctl.Aqua[711] launchctl: Dubious permissions on file (skipping): /Users/Brian/Library/LaunchAgents
12/30/09 10:47:20 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[97] (com.apple.ReportCrash) Falling back to default Mach exception handler. Could not find: com.apple.ReportCrash.Self
12/30/09 10:47:20 PM com.apple.launchctl.Aqua[711] launchctl: Dubious permissions on file (skipping): /Users/Brian/Library/LaunchAgents
12/30/09 10:47:22 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[97] (com.apple.Kerberos.renew.plist[729]) Exited with exit code: 1
12/30/09 10:47:44 PM com.apple.launchd[1] (0x100102d30.mach_init.mdworker[684]) Exited: Killed
12/30/09 10:47:44 PM com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.launchd.peruser.503[593]) Exited: Killed
12/30/09 10:48:41 PM com.apple.launchd[1] (0x100102d30.mach_init.mdworker[783]) getpwuid("503") failed
12/30/09 10:48:41 PM com.apple.launchd[1] (0x100102d30.mach_init.mdworker[783]) Exited with exit code: 1
12/30/09 10:48:41 PM com.apple.launchd[1] (0x100102d30.mach_init.mdworker) Failed to check-in!
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12/30/09 11:18:13 PM [0x0-0x22022].com.apple.systemevents[365] com.apple.FolderActions.enabled: Already loaded
12/30/09 11:19:23 PM UserEventAgent[112] ** ERROR: SCNetworkSignatureCopyActiveIdentifiers returned nil

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Create another profile and check whether it goes to sleep there. This could tell us if it is a profile related problem or an OS-wide problem...
If anyone has suggestions...
Cheers,
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I resolved my issue in a very unlikely way. In my earlier post I mentioned that I wiped my hard drive and was starting from scratch. Well I reinstalled windows 7 through bootcamp and it fixed my sleep issue. That's right folks...Windows fixed my mac. I think that it was an EFI issue. I think this because windows 7 uses EFI and during installation it must have reset the sleep values to normal. I feel when you reinstall Mac OSX the EFI partition on the drive should get wiped and reinstalled as well. I also feel that apple should have an option within System Prefs for the user to select what the way is that the computer responds when the lid is shut instead of the ritual of trickery and problems that the clamshell mode can cause.
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Battery Power                    -1
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standby          0
womp                    1
halfdim          0
panicrestart          157680000
gpuswitch          2
hibernatefile          /var/vm/sleepimage
sms                    1
networkoversleep          0
disksleep          10
sleep                    3
hibernatemode          3
ttyskeepawake          1
displaysleep          1
acwake                    0
lidwake          1
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Triple-click anywhere in the line below to select it:
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AIGHT GUYS!
This is how to fix it, and i guarantee u its 90% the cause.!
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Macbook will not go to sleep on its own since Lion.

I have a macbook running Lion 10.7.5. I also use an external monitor. The macbook will not go to sleep on its own and I think it has something to do with the monitor. Any suggestions?

You can test as to whether this issue has to do with the external monitor. Disconnect the display. If the MacBook now goes to sleep normally, then the issue is with the display. If it does not then the issue is with the MacBook.
Best of luck.

Macbook Pro 2010 17 Will Not Sleep!

Hello everyone,
I have a 2010 Macbook Pro 17" i7 model. Everything seems to work pretty well, but there is one issue. No matter what I do, the laptop will not sleep. If I click sleep/close the lid/press the power button, the computer just turns off instead of sleeping. I've tried resetting PRAM and SMC; no dice there. The battery says "Service Battery", so I was thinking that might be the problem, but getting a battery replaced is pricy. The issue happens regardless of if the charger is plugged in or not, but when the charger is plugged in it goes to green for a split second when the computer turns off, then back to orange. Is there any way this could be caused by a faulty logic board, or is it probably the battery?
Thanks!

System Preferences > Energy Saver > Battery
Click: Restore Defaults
Restart your Mac to test.
If that doesn't help, it might be the adapter > Apple Portables: Troubleshooting MagSafe adapters
The battery says "Service Battery", so I was thinking that might be the problem
And check battery cycle count > Mac notebooks: Determining battery cycle count

MacBook Pro will not sleep with lid open, but now solved, very odd.

I bought a 2.4 GHz MBP about a week ago, as soon as I got it home I reinstalled the OS and zero-out the drive. Everything appears to work perfect until I noticed that the MBP will not sleep with the lid open.
But...
Close the lid, it sleeps.
Select sleep from menu, it sleeps.
Let the battery drain down with lid open, laptop sleeps.
Whent thru painful troubleshooting process, reseting things, permissions, what is installed, running programs...blah blah blah, nothing no difference.
So, backup the drive using superduper to external firewire and reinstall all over again, just like i did when i first got home, except I did not let it connect to the internet. I went thru and setup everything then connected and performed each update, one at a time looking for what might hinder the sleep process.
And the result is a big fat zero.
Same install process as i did the first time, and same updates as the first time. But now the laptop sleeps perfectly.
Gotta love computers, so very consistant
Just my .02 input on this wacky issue.

Try trashing these 3 .plist preferences and reboot. Reset your Energy Saver preferences.
HD > Library > Preferences > SystemConfiguration > com.apple.AutoWake.plist & com.apple.PowerManagement.plist
User > Library > Preferences > com.apple.systemuiserver.plist
Also, look at your system logs in your Console application and see what is causing the "wake event." It could be hardware-related. Do you have any external devices attached, such as a mouse or hub? I've seen Bluetooth problems with wireless BT mice.
Dave M.
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HP Envy Will Not Sleep Automatically

My computer will sleep fine if I tell it to, but it won't do it automatically. That function is critical to my computer's security.
I confirm that I've told it to sleep after 1 minute, whether on battery or plugged in. If I tell it to dim the screen after a minute, that works fine, but it will not sleep.
Below is the Power Efficiency Diagnostics Report (Forum removed HTML) -- note the errors.
I have unplugged all USB devices. I have stopped the WIndows Media Network Sharing Service. I have disconnected from the network (airplane mode). It still will not sleep.
Please tell me what else to try.
Thanks.
Power Efficiency Diagnostics Report Computer Name HP_ENVY Scan Time 2014-05-16T02:26:12Z Scan Duration 60 seconds System Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard System Product Name HP ENVY TS 17 Notebook PC BIOS Date 03/05/2014 BIOS Version F.53 OS Build 9600 Platform Role PlatformRoleMobile Plugged In true Process Count 103 Thread Count 1174 Report GUID {85eba029-391e-4c52-b630-5313c8f32a3c} Analysis Results Errors
Power Policyisplay timeout disabled (On Battery)
The display is not configured to turn off after a period of inactivity.
Power Policyim timeout is disabled (On Battery)
The display is not configured to automatically dim after a period of inactivity.
Power Policyisplay timeout disabled (Plugged In)
The display is not configured to turn off after a period of inactivity.
Power Policyim timeout is disabled (Plugged In)
The display is not configured to automatically dim after a period of inactivity.
System Availability Requestsystem Required Request
The device or driver has made a request to prevent the system from automatically entering sleep.
Driver Name \FileSystem\srvnet
USB Suspend:USB Device not Entering Selective Suspend
This device did not enter the USB Selective Suspend state. Processor power management may be prevented when this USB device is not in the Selective Suspend state. Note that this issue will not prevent the system from sleeping.
Device Name HP Wireless Mouse Host Controller ID PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_8C31 Host Controller Location PCI bus 0, device 20, function 0 Device ID USB\VID_03F0&PID_8207 Port Path 2
USB Suspend:USB Device not Entering Selective Suspend
This device did not enter the USB Selective Suspend state. Processor power management may be prevented when this USB device is not in the Selective Suspend state. Note that this issue will not prevent the system from sleeping.
Device Name LSI USB 2.0 Soft Modem Host Controller ID PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_8C31 Host Controller Location PCI bus 0, device 20, function 0 Device ID USB\VID_047E&PID_2892 Port Path 1
Platform Power Management CapabilitiesCI Express Active-State Power Management (ASPM) Disabled
PCI Express Active-State Power Management (ASPM) has been disabled due to a known incompatibility with the hardware in this computer.
Al
HP Envy Touchsmart 17
Windows 8.1 Build 9600
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Hi, AQB,
Yes, I solved it. Here are my notes on the issue:
See this web site:
http://mingersoft.com/blog/2011/12/why-wont-windows-automatically-sleep/
Better:
http://helpdeskgeek.com/windows-8/fix-windows-8-1-will-sleep/
From the command prompt:
powercfg -requestsoverride driver \filesystem\srvnet system
or
powercfg /requestsoverride driver srvnet system
or
powercfg /energy /output c:\temp\requests.htm
See this web site:
http://mingersoft.com/blog/2011/12/why-wont-windows-automatically-sleep/
Better:
http://helpdeskgeek.com/windows-8/fix-windows-8-1-will-sleep/
Al
HP Envy Touchsmart 17
Windows 8.1 Build 9600

Computer does not sleep automatically after upgrading to Windows 8.1?

I have Windows 8.1 and my laptop will not sleep even though its settings are set on a time frame to automatically - used to sleep perfectly fine without any issues before on Windows 8. I'm sure I don't have any applications such as, Windows Media Player
running or etc. that prevents my computer from sleeping because I've tested it with no applications running and does the same thing. The only thing it does is dimming and turns of the display on time. This is frustrating and inconvenient that I always have
to manually sleep through power settings, please help me fix this!
**I've heard this isn't just my problem and many people also experience the same issue after upgrading to Windows 8.1**
Please see attached photo below:

Thank you for your suggestion, Carey Frisch! I've left homegroup but it doesn't seem to temporary band-aid the issue. I've tried the other solutions there but I'm left to no avail.
"Hopefully Windows 8.2, which is slated to drop in the first half of January 2014, will address this sleeping pandemic, for now we all have to leave with Microsoft’s shenanigans."
I hope Microsoft addresses this issue as I'm not the only user who has this problem and fixes it in a soon coming update! Do something about it Microsoft!
I guess all we can do is play the waiting game and hope Microsoft listens...

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