Power Mac G4 sleep problem

Hello!
My G4 (mdd) won't go to sleep anymore. Neither on its own via energy saver nor when you press the power button or select sleep in the apple menu. Does anyone know what to do?
I already unplugged my USB devices, didn't help. Then I trashed my energy saver and bluetooth preferences and reset PRAM by pressing <commandoption+PR> at startup, no luck. I read all the previous posts about this issue and did everything they said, but it didn't help.
maybe someone has an additional suggestion.
Thank you!
David
Power Mac G4 (mdd) 867 dual Mac OS X (10.4.3)

A number of sleep-related issues can appear after incremental Mac OSX updates, including the inability to properly go to sleep, problems waking from sleep, and having your display go to sleep without your Mac going to sleep. The most common culprit is Bluetooth. Try these tips to fix your sleep problems.
WAKE UP
In System Preferences>Bluetooth, uncheck Allow Bluetooth Devices To Wake This Computer. If you are using a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard, you'll have to wake your Mac by pressing the power button.
FILE CORRUPTION
Your Bluetooth preference file may be corrupt-you'll need to delete it. Turn Bluetooth off, then go to the /Users/user name/Library/Preferences folder. Look for a file called com.apple.Bluetooth.plist and trash it.The OS will create a new preference file when you enable Bluetooth again.
ENERGY SAVER
If you have issues with a Mac or display that goes to sleep at inappropriate times, you may have a problem with Energy Saver. Delete the following .plist files and restart:
-/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.PowerManagement.plist
-/Users/username/Library/Preferences/com.apple.systemuiserver.plist--(username is your name or System Administrators name).
-/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.AutoWake.plist
A restart is very important after deleting these plists. After a reboot your Mac will then generate new ones.
In some cases, running MacOS X's cron tasks-maintenance that the OS performs automatically if you leave your Mac on 24 hours a day-can resolve many sleep problems. If you don't want to leave your Mac on, you can use MacJanitor, Yasu, or OnyX free at Versiontracker.com.
Some, in these forums, have had luck fixing sleep issues downloading the combo update from this site (yours may be corrupt), not Software Update, disconnect all firewire + USB devices except keyboard + mouse, Repair Permissions, re-install update, Repair Permissions again + try.
Yours would be the 10.3.9 combo update. Others here would use the one for their version.
Cheers!
DALE

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Jul 5 19:07:17 localhost kernel[0]: using 3932 buffer headers and 3932 cluster IO buffer headers
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Jul 5 19:07:17 localhost kernel[0]: USBF:    49.565    AppleUSBOHCI[0x2faf000]::start OHCI controller will be unloaded across sleep
Jul 5 19:07:17 localhost kernel[0]: USBF:    49.566    AppleUSBOHCI[0x3073000]::start OHCI controller will be unloaded across sleep
Jul 5 19:07:17 localhost kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) Lucent ID 5811 built-in now active, GUID 000393ff fe3efd4c; max speed s400.
Jul 5 19:07:17 localhost kernel[0]: enableClockSpreading returned with 0
Jul 5 19:07:17 localhost kernel[0]: Security auditing service present
Jul 5 19:07:17 localhost kernel[0]: BSM auditing present
Jul 5 19:07:17 localhost kernel[0]: disabled
Jul 5 19:07:17 localhost kernel[0]: rooting via boot-uuid from /chosen: 27B25911-06F7-361B-8C49-B80B136BEB07
Jul 5 19:07:17 localhost kernel[0]: Waiting on <dict ID="0"><key>IOProviderClass</key><string ID="1">IOResources</string><key>IOResourceMatch</key><string ID="2">boot-uuid-media</string></dict>
Jul 5 19:07:17 localhost kernel[0]: Got boot device = IOService:/MacRISC2PE/pci@f2000000/AppleMacRiscPCI/ACARD,6280M@12/AEC62XXSCSICo ntroller/IOSCSIParallelDevice@0/IOSCSIParallelInterfaceProtocolTransport/IOSCSIP eripheralDeviceNub/IOSCSIPeripheralDeviceType00/IOBlockStorageServices/IOBlockSt orageDriver/ATA WDC WD3200AAJB-0 Media/IOApplePartitionScheme/Untitled@3
Jul 5 19:07:17 localhost kernel[0]: BSD root: disk2s3, major 14, minor 17
Jul 5 19:07:17 localhost kernel[0]: Jettisoning kernel linker.
Jul 5 19:07:17 localhost kernel[0]: Resetting IOCatalogue.
Jul 5 19:07:17 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 1
Jul 5 19:07:17 localhost kernel[0]: NVDANV10HAL loaded and registered.
Jul 5 19:07:18 localhost diskarbitrationd[39]: disk2s3    hfs      27B25911-06F7-361B-8C49-B80B136BEB07 newG4HD2                /
Jul 5 19:07:18 localhost diskarbitrationd[39]: disk1s9    hfs      1BB58489-0FD0-3D3A-A227-065527526295 photos                  /Volumes/photos
Jul 5 19:07:18 localhost diskarbitrationd[39]: disk0s3    hfs      BFBCD55D-7212-3933-93A7-42812ECE8034 Music                   /Volumes/Music
Jul 5 19:07:18 localhost diskarbitrationd[39]: disk0s5    hfs      019AD1CD-CD2B-3F7B-A302-77B2F709161D My Documents            /Volumes/My Documents
Jul 5 19:07:18 localhost DirectoryService[48]: Launched version 2.1 (v353.6)
Jul 5 19:07:18 localhost kernel[0]: UniNEnet: Ethernet address 00:03:93:3e:fd:4c
Jul 5 19:07:18 localhost diskarbitrationd[39]: disk0s6    hfs      534F3AFE-3BFF-347A-9290-0AED56378D80 eDrive                  /Volumes/eDrive
Jul 5 19:07:19 localhost launchd: Server 330f in bootstrap 1103 uid 0: "/usr/sbin/lookupd"[44]: exited abnormally: Hangup
Jul 5 19:07:19 localhost lookupd[73]: lookupd (version 369.8) starting - Tue Jul 5 19:07:19 2011
Jul 5 19:07:20 localhost kernel[0]: NVDA,Display-B: vram [98000000:08000000]
Jul 5 19:07:22 localhost mDNSResponder: Adding browse domain local.
Jul 5 19:07:22 localhost /System/Library/CoreServices/loginwindow.app/Contents/MacOS/loginwindow: Login Window Application Started
Jul 5 19:07:25 localhost loginwindow[79]: Login Window Started Security Agent
Jul 5 19:07:26 tarados-power-mac-g4 configd[37]: setting hostname to "tarados-power-mac-g4.local"
Jul 5 19:07:43 tarados-power-mac-g4 /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Frameworks/ATS.framewo rk/Support/ATSServer: (-3230) Cannot use ATS Persistent Store - switching to old FODB cache code
Jul 5 19:11:11 tarados-power-mac-g4 KernelEventAgent[32]: tid 00000000 received unknown event (12)
Jul 5 19:11:32 tarados-power-mac-g4 sudo:   Tarado : TTY=ttyp2 ; PWD=/Users/Tarado ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/bin/rm -df -r /System/Library/StartupItems/WiUtilityCardbusPCIStartUp
Jul 5 19:11:33 tarados-power-mac-g4 sudo:   Tarado : TTY=ttyp2 ; PWD=/Users/Tarado ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/bin/rm -df -r /System/Library/Extensions/RT2860WirelessDriver.kext
Jul 5 19:11:33 tarados-power-mac-g4 sudo:   Tarado : TTY=ttyp2 ; PWD=/Users/Tarado ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/bin/rm -df -r /Applications/WirelessUtilityCardbusPCI.app
Jul 5 19:11:33 tarados-power-mac-g4 sudo:   Tarado : TTY=ttyp2 ; PWD=/Users/Tarado ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/bin/rm -df -r /Library/Receipts/CardbusPCIWireless-Tiger.pkg
Jul 5 19:28:16 tarados-power-mac-g4 kernel[0]: USBF:    1349.705    [0x318a700] The IOUSBFamily is having trouble enumerating a USB device that has been plugged in. It will keep retrying. (Port 3 of hub @ location: 0x13000000)
Jul 5 19:28:19 tarados-power-mac-g4 kernel[0]: USBF:    1352.525    OHCI driver: OHCIRootHubPortPower bit not sticking (0). Retrying.
Jul 5 19:28:19 tarados-power-mac-g4 kernel[0]: USBF:    1352.525    OHCI driver: OHCIRootHubPortPower bit not sticking (0). Retrying.
Jul 5 19:28:19 tarados-power-mac-g4 kernel[0]: USBF:    1352.525    OHCI driver: OHCIRootHubPortPower bit not sticking (0). Retrying.
Jul 5 19:28:19 tarados-power-mac-g4 kernel[0]: USBF:    1352.525    OHCI driver: OHCIRootHubPortPower bit not sticking (0). Retrying.
Jul 5 19:28:19 tarados-power-mac-g4 kernel[0]: USBF:    1352.525    OHCI driver: OHCIRootHubPortPower bit not sticking (0). Retrying.
Jul 5 19:28:19 tarados-power-mac-g4 kernel[0]: USBF:    1352.525    OHCI driver: OHCIRootHubPortPower bit not sticking (0). Retrying.
Jul 5 19:28:19 tarados-power-mac-g4 kernel[0]: USBF:    1352.525    OHCI driver: OHCIRootHubPortPower bit not sticking (0). Retrying.
Jul 5 19:28:19 tarados-power-mac-g4 kernel[0]: USBF:    1352.525    OHCI driver: OHCIRootHubPortPower bit not sticking (0). Retrying.
Jul 5 19:28:19 tarados-power-mac-g4 kernel[0]: USBF:    1352.525    OHCI driver: OHCIRootHubPortPower bit not sticking (0). Retrying.
Jul 5 19:28:19 tarados-power-mac-g4 kernel[0]: USBF:    1352.525    OHCI driver: OHCIRootHubPortPower bit not sticking (0). Retrying.
Jul 5 19:28:20 tarados-power-mac-g4 kernel[0]: USBF:    1353.326    [0x318a700] The IOUSBFamily was not able to enumerate a device.

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