MBP won't sleep automatically.

My Macbook Pro won't go to sleep and it's driving me crazy.
I have been watching my processes closely and haven't seen anything that would keep it awake. The screen goes off like usual but it won't actually go to sleep on its own.
I can make it sleep by closing the lid or pressing sleep under the apple logo.
I deleted com.bjango.istatlocal in my Library> launchagents folder
here are my computers processes
(com.bjango.istatlocal[193]) posix_spawn("/Library/Application Support/iStat local/iStatLocal", ...): No such file or directory
9/22/09 4:55:59 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[80] (com.bjango.istatlocal[193]) Exited with exit code: 1
9/22/09 4:55:59 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[80] (com.bjango.istatlocal) Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
9/22/09 4:56:09 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[80] (com.bjango.istatlocal[194]) posix_spawn("/Library/Application Support/iStat local/iStatLocal", ...): No such file or directory
9/22/09 4:56:09 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[80] (com.bjango.istatlocal[194]) Exited with exit code: 1
9/22/09 4:56:09 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[80] (com.bjango.istatlocal) Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
9/22/09 4:56:19 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[80] (com.bjango.istatlocal[198]) posix_spawn("/Library/Application Support/iStat local/iStatLocal", ...): No such file or directory
9/22/09 4:56:19 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[80] (com.bjango.istatlocal[198]) Exited with exit code: 1
9/22/09 4:56:19 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[80] (com.bjango.istatlocal) Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
9/22/09 4:56:23 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[80] ([0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Console[124]) Exited: Killed
9/22/09 4:56:43 PM com.apple.launchd[1] * launchd[1] has started up. *
9/22/09 4:57:13 PM com.wacom.wacomtablet[72] TabletDriver[72]: Env RUNWITHLAUNCHD is set to 1
9/22/09 4:57:14 PM com.apple.WindowServer[54] Tue Sep 22 16:57:14 chad-muellers-macbook-pro.local WindowServer[54] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
9/22/09 4:57:28 PM com.wacom.wacomtablet[81] TabletDriver[81]: Env RUNWITHLAUNCHD is set to 1
9/22/09 4:57:28 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[82] (com.apple.ReportCrash) Falling back to default Mach exception handler. Could not find: com.apple.ReportCrash.Self
9/22/09 4:57:28 PM com.wacom.wacomtablet[81] TabletDriver[81]: RunApplication called while eStopping
9/22/09 4:57:28 PM com.apple.launchd[1] (com.wacom.wacomtablet[81]) Exited with exit code: 255
9/22/09 4:57:30 PM com.wacom.wacomtablet[107] TabletDriver[107]: Env RUNWITHLAUNCHD is set to 1
9/22/09 4:57:30 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[82] (com.apple.Kerberos.renew.plist[104]) Exited with exit code: 1
9/22/09 4:57:31 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[82] ([email protected][109]) Exited with exit code: 1
9/22/09 5:07:44 PM [0x0-0x1a01a].org.mozilla.firefox[165] Debugger() was called!
9/22/09 5:08:28 PM iChatAgent[160] [Warning] [AIM] Could not change my visibility to 0
9/22/09 5:08:31 PM iChatAgent[160] [Warning] AIMBuddyList::OnDownloadError: user=oxygensk8z, error=(code=3, subcode=0, category=7, url="", message="")
9/22/09 5:08:31 PM iChatAgent[160] [Warning] AIMBuddyList::OnDownloadError: user=unfknstpbl666, error=(code=3, subcode=0, category=7, url="", message="")
9/22/09 5:08:31 PM iChatAgent[160] [Warning] AIMBuddyList::OnDownloadError: user=drboboh, error=(code=3, subcode=0, category=7, url="", message="")
9/22/09 5:08:31 PM iChatAgent[160] [Warning] AIMBuddyList::OnDownloadError: user=m3alpine97, error=(code=3, subcode=0, category=7, url="", message="")
9/22/09 5:08:31 PM iChatAgent[160] [Warning] AIMBuddyList::OnDownloadError: user=shahab323is, error=(code=3, subcode=0, category=7, url="", message="")
9/22/09 5:08:31 PM iChatAgent[160] [Warning] AIMBuddyList::OnDownloadError: user=myiprelay, error=(code=3, subcode=0, category=7, url="", message="")
9/22/09 5:08:31 PM iChatAgent[160] [Warning] AIMBuddyList::OnDownloadError: user=santaclaus, error=(code=3, subcode=0, category=7, url="", message="")
9/22/09 5:08:31 PM iChatAgent[160] [Warning] AIMBuddyList::OnDownloadError: user=santaclaus, error=(code=3, subcode=0, category=7, url="", message="")
9/22/09 5:08:31 PM iChatAgent[160] [Warning] AIMBuddyList::OnDownloadError: user=woobiee101, error=(code=3, subcode=0, category=7, url="", message="")
9/22/09 5:18:18 PM [0x0-0x1a01a].org.mozilla.firefox[165] Debugger() was called!
9/22/09 5:20:49 PM com.apple.launchd[1] * launchd[1] has started up. *
9/22/09 5:21:18 PM com.wacom.wacomtablet[69] TabletDriver[69]: Env RUNWITHLAUNCHD is set to 1
9/22/09 5:21:18 PM com.apple.WindowServer[50] Tue Sep 22 17:21:18 chad-muellers-macbook-pro.local WindowServer[50] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
9/22/09 5:23:52 PM com.wacom.wacomtablet[93] TabletDriver[93]: Env RUNWITHLAUNCHD is set to 1
9/22/09 5:23:52 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[95] (com.apple.ReportCrash) Falling back to default Mach exception handler. Could not find: com.apple.ReportCrash.Self
9/22/09 5:23:52 PM com.wacom.wacomtablet[93] TabletDriver[93]: #### GetFrontProcess failed to get front process (-600)
9/22/09 5:23:52 PM com.wacom.wacomtablet[93] TabletDriver[93]: RunApplication called while eStopping
9/22/09 5:23:52 PM com.apple.launchd[1] (com.wacom.wacomtablet[93]) Exited with exit code: 255
9/22/09 5:23:58 PM com.wacom.wacomtablet[117] TabletDriver[117]: Env RUNWITHLAUNCHD is set to 1
9/22/09 5:23:59 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[95] (com.apple.Kerberos.renew.plist[114]) Exited with exit code: 1
9/22/09 5:24:00 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[95] ([email protected][119]) Exited with exit code: 1
9/22/09 5:26:59 PM [0x0-0x17017].backupd-helper[162] Not starting Time Machine backup after wake - failed to resolve alias to backup volume
PLEASE HELPP!!!!!
Message was edited by: Slvre39

This is for a Mac that won't sleep.
Here is Apple's KB article HT1776 with their tips.
Mine follow;
USB devices and hubs often cause Macs to not sleep or wake quickly from sleep (notably HP printers and scanners, HP all in ones, and Cannon scanners). Disconnect all USB except for keyboard and mouse and try. If it sleeps, add one back at a time testing after each one to find the culprit.
If you've set your Mac to receive faxes, it may not be able to sleep. It might also have a damaged preferences file.
If you use your Mac for faxing, open System Preferences. click Print & Fax, click the Faxing tab, and uncheck the Receive Faxes On This Computer box.
If that doesn't work or you've never faxed on your Mac, go to Finder/Hard Drive /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration and delete the com.apple.PowerManagement.plist and com..apple.AutoWake.plist files (if your Mac asks, type your admin. password).
If the latter file isn't present in the folder, go to user name(probably your name)/Library/Preferences, delete the com.apple.systemuiserver.plist file, and reboot your Mac.
Hope this helps!
P.S. One member here reported this (Michael Gleason);
"I have had this problem with my IMac G5. It is surprisingly irritating. LaCie's Silverkeeper backup software was the cause. By default it gave itself permission to wake up the computer to check if a backup was needed. Do you have this or a similar program installed which has scheduled activities including wake-up permissions as an option?"
Dave Hamilton provided this link, xlr8yourmac.com, to a member, which addresses failure of deep sleep with some users that updated and added new FireWire and USB card.
Also, here is Apple KB article TA2469 about PCI cards and sleep.
tomhorvat adds this; After few days of messing around I found out that I had desktop background (wallpaper) set to change every 1 minute.
After unchecking "Change picture..." in system preferences (under Desktop/Screen saver), my powerbook went to sleep all by itself.
Tristan Currier noticed this; "I have a Canon printer(shared) and my imac would not sleep. I opened up printer/fax in system prefs and noticed it said the printer was in use when it was off. Opened up the printer queue and noticed about 7 pending documents. Deleted them all and now it sleeps.
Check the printer queue!"
Allan Jones says "sometimes there is Network activity: launch System Preferences > Energy Saver > "Options" tab and uncheck "Wake for Ethernet network administrator access."
Good Luck!  DALE

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Assertion status system-wide:
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If not, then I'll start moving forward with rebulding my external HD and then tranfer it to my internal HD.
Thanks in advance for any help!!!

Thanks, I'll take a look. I killed all the pgms that my logon starts.
I also need to try to come in single user and see if that helps.
Comparing will be difficult since it looks like 10 pages printing out, but it's a good idea.
I was hoping just deleting a plist would fix it..I haven't rebuilt the system for many years, so I am also thinking about that as an alternative. I'll check the sleep function after every few apps that I add.

MBP won't sleep when charging

My 15" i5 MacBook Pro won't sleep when charging; a reset of the SMC solves the problem temporarily, but it always recurs. Interestingly, the sleep indicator light pulses as if the machine is sleeping, but I can clearly hear hard drive activity; the drive sounds like it keeps spinning up every 10 seconds or so. This is not an issue when trying to sleep when running on the battery only. Any advice?

I would just buy a wall charger for the touch and leave your MBP alone. If you really only wanted to charge it from the MBP, just make sure it doesn't sleep when plugged into the power adapter.

MBP won't sleep under 10.5 or 10.6

Hi all,
Ever since I reinstalled 10.5 last January, my MBP (early 2008) refuses to sleep automatically - it works fine if I direct it to sleep manually or close the lid. I had hoped that 10.6 would fix this issue, but it has not. All the settings are correct under System Preferences, so I have no clue what is going on.
Any suggestions? Thanks.

Sorry null, that link was for an Intel iMac, should have been:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1411
Note the LED at the end if it pertains to your model.
MacBook (13 inch, Late 2008), MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2008), and MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2008)
If the computer is on, turn it off.
Disconnect the AC adapter and remove the computer's battery.
Press and hold the power button for 5 seconds and then release the button.
Reconnect the battery and AC Adapter.
Press the power button to restart the computer
Note: Starting with MacBook Pro (Late 2008) and MacBook (Late 2008) models, you may instead use the reset method for MacBook Air (below) to reset the SMC. All earlier models of MacBook and MacBook Pro must use the method described above, which involves removing the battery.
MacBook Air and MacBook Pro (Late 2008 and later)
If the computer is on, turn it off by choosing Shutdown from the Apple () menu.
Connect the power adapter to a working power source.
On the built-in keyboard, press (left) Shift-Control-Option along with the power button once.
Wait 5 seconds and press the power button to start the computer.
Note: You must use the keys on the left side of the built-in keyboard.
You should only perform an SMC reset when the MacBook Air or MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2009) has been properly shutdown. This prevents issues from occurring to the file system.
While the power adapter does not need to be connected to reset the SMC, it may be necessary in situations where the battery needs charging or if the computer has been without power for an extended period of time. You can also visually check the SMC reset by observing the LED on the adapter. It will momentarily turn off as the SMC resets.
Joe

IMac (late 2009) won't sleep automatically

Hi everyone,
I hope anyone can help me out with this:
My iMac doesn't go to sleep automatically after the time I set in the preferences menu. The only thing that happens is that the display switches off.
I already tried several things:
deleted the file com.apple.PowerManagement.plist (Macintosh HD/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration)
detached all external devices
SMC reset.
turned off all running applications
None of these solutions worked for me.
I know that the auto sleep worked some months ago, but I don't know what made it not work anymore.
The sleep mode still works when I manually enter it by clicking the sleep button in the Apple menu or by pushing the Mac's power button.
Any ideas except using PleaseSleep?
Thanks for any help!

Hey Mad-Hias, greetings from the US. I use dyndns.com, you can get a free dynamic ip there as well as a Mac client. Many routers have a built in Dynamic DNS service but my Apple Extreme doesn't so I ended up using dyndns...
As for the sleep issue and my take on PleaseSleep. I think that the computer should work, period. If there is something going on that is preventing it from going to sleep when it is idle, I want to know about it in a log file or something, I want the system to do a better job logging this than it is currently doing in the console so that I can troubleshoot and fix and not have to resort to third party software. In OSX, if it is possible to have a process prevent sleep, then there should be a log file to show which processes are preventing sleep...
My latest bought with this lasted 5 months with my 2010 iMac before I decided to fix it:
My findings:
1. Computer will not sleep automatically.
2. What I tried:
PRAM and SMC reset, creating new user accounts and testing, erasing some plist files, unplugging everything, uninstalling hp and brother printer and scanner drivers, closing all apps, restoring default energy saver, looking for stuff in console and activity monitor, NOTHING worked...
for me the combination that fixed it was to make sure your time machine backup is good, deactive your computer in itunes, reinstall your OS from scratch + updates, DON'T restore using the Migration Assistant, this always broke sleep for me. Manually copy back your data using finder + time machine but NOT your apps. For me even the seemingly unrelated act of copying my apps from time machine even to a different drive (not the boot drive), broke sleep! Re-install your apps one by one and everything should work. This is a lot of work but I now have a sleeping computer.
After doing all of this, I discovered that I had installed the dns update app which talks to the update service over the internet every two minutes, breaking sleep...
For the sake of putting a nail on this coffin and putting this issue to "sleep", at least for me, I will do a complete re-install this weekend with a full Time Machine restore using Migration Assistant of all apps + data of my working system and test again. This will give me confidence of using the Migration Assistant in the future.
One thing I almost forgot to mention is that you can use the command "sudo fs_usage" after you've closed all open apps and disabled all types sharing temporarily for your system to quiet down. I discovered the dns update problem this way...It was writing to the hard drive frequently, preventing sleep...

Won't Sleep Automatically

Strange happening: I can manually put the computer to sleep, and when I close the lid it goes to sleep. However... it will not go to sleep at the time set in the Energy Saver Preference Panel. Thoughts?
PB G4 Ti 867 Mac OS X (10.4.6)

This is for a Mac that won't sleep.
First, read things in Apple doc.#25801 on sleep settings.
USB devices and hubs often cause Macs to not sleep or wake quickly from sleep (notably HP printers and scanners, HP all in ones, and Cannon scanners). Disconnect all USB except for keyboard and mouse and try. If it sleeps, add one back at a time testing after each one to find the culprit.
If you've set your Mac to recieve faxes, it may not be able to sleep. It might also have a damaged preferences file.
If you use your Mac for faxing, open System Preferences. click Print & Fax, click the Faxing tab, and uncheck the Recieve Faxes On This Computer box.
If that does'nt work or you've never faxed on your Mac, go to Finder/Hard Drive /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration and delete the com.apple.PowerManagement.plist and com..apple.AutoWake.plist files (if your Mac asks, type your admin. password).
If the latter file isn't present in the folder, go to user name(probably your name)/Library/Preferences, delete the com.apple.systemuiserver.plist file, and reboot your Mac.
Hope this helps!
P.S. One member here reported this (Michael Gleason);
"I have had this problem with my IMac G5. It is surprisingly irritating. LaCie's Silverkeeper backup software was the cause. By default it gave itself permission to wake up the computer to check if a backup was needed. Do you have this or a similar program installed which has scheduled activities including wake-up permissions as an option?"
Dave Hamilton provided this link, xlr8yourmac.com, to a member, which addresses failure of deep sleep with some users that updated and added new FireWire and USB cards.
tomhorvat adds this; After few days of messing around I found out that I had desktop background (wallpaper) set to change every 1 minute.
After unchecking "Change picture..." in system preferences (under Desktop/Screen saver), my powerbook went to sleep all by itself.
Cheers!
DALE

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