Stop MBP from sleeping when lid is shut - for watching movies on Apple TV

I recently bought a MBP and Apple TV both work fine but because the MBP is connected to an external monitor, the MBP is always in clamshell mode (lid is shut) So the thing keeps going to sleep when I'm watching movies on the TV screen. I have the 'wake for network access' set to on, this doesn't seem to work either.
Basically how can I keep the MBP from going to sleep when the lid is down and no activity has occurred, so I don't have to get up halfway through a movie to start up the Mac again, cos the homesharing connection has been lost because the MBP has gone to sleep again!!!?
Thanks

Happy Dad wrote:
Is it possible to set up the mac against one user account so that when that account is open the macbook does not go into sleep if the macbook lid is shut? However I would want the other user accounts to set the mac to sleep if the lid is shut.
You might be able to do it with Insomniax. I haven't tried it in the way you asked but it might be able to if you se it up to run in one account and not the other.
Also is it possible to tell the mac to go to sleep if the lid is shut when running on batteries but to stay awake with the lid shut when running on mains power?
None that I know of.
The MacBook will go to sleep if it is connected to an external monitor and you close the lid. Once it is closed you can wake it up and use it. The two links referenced in the other post show how to do this. You can also do it with just a wireless blue tooth mouse and no external keyboard. Just set it so the bluetooth devices will wake it. You also can use your Apple remote to wake it with an external display connected. It will allow you to use Front Row with the lid closed on the external display.

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Well, my MBP (2.2 Ghz, 15", Core2, 2 weeks old, 10.5.2) has been having trouble. That is, when I close the lid, the MBP properly sleeps. However, when I open the lid, it sometimes (Maybe as much as 40-50% of time!) won't wake up. The screen stays black, the keys won't do anything, and the sound wont' come on, but the sleep light turns off - as if it woke up. If I close the lid, it happily sleeps.
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your statements that the workaround does not "work around"
on your machines confuses me a bit. It looks like the changes
in the com.apple.PowerManagement file don't produce the desired
effect.
First question: Did you restart your computers after having
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Can it depend on the model of MBP (I have the new Santa Rosa) ?
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ActivePowerProfiles = {"AC Power" = -1; "Battery Power" = -1; };
"Custom Profile" = {
"AC Power" = {
"Automatic Restart On Power Loss" = 0;
"Disk Sleep Timer" = 0;
"Display Sleep Timer" = 0;
"Display Sleep Uses Dim" = 0;
"Hibernate File" = "/var/vm/sleepimage";
"Hibernate Mode" = 3;
"Mobile Motion Module" = 1;
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"Wake On AC Change" = 0;
"Wake On Clamshell Open" = 0;
"Wake On LAN" = 0;
"Battery Power" = {
"Disk Sleep Timer" = 10;
"Display Sleep Timer" = 5;
"Display Sleep Uses Dim" = 1;
"Hibernate File" = "/var/vm/sleepimage";
"Hibernate Mode" = 3;
"Mobile Motion Module" = 1;
ReduceBrightness = 0;
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"Wake On Clamshell Open" = 0;
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Einstellungen für Stromversorgung des Systems:
Netzbetrieb:
Ruhezustand des Systems (nach Anzahl von Minuten): 0
Ruhezustand der Festplatte (nach Anzahl von Minuten): 0
Ruhezustand des Monitors (nach Anzahl von Minuten): 0
Bei Stromverlust automatisch neu starten: Nein
Ruhezustand bei Änderung der Stromversorgung beenden: Nein
Ruhezustand beim Öffnen des Computers beenden: Nein
Ruhezustand bei administrativen Netzwerk-Zugriffen beenden: Nein
Zum Ruhezustand des Monitors den Monitor abdunkeln: Nein
Batteriebetrieb:
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Ruhezustand der Festplatte (nach Anzahl von Minuten): 10
Ruhezustand des Monitors (nach Anzahl von Minuten): 5
Ruhezustand bei Änderung der Stromversorgung beenden: Nein
Ruhezustand beim Öffnen des Computers beenden: Nein
Zum Ruhezustand des Monitors den Monitor abdunkeln: Ja
Helligkeit verringern: Nein
(German only, sorry)
And - I checked it just a minute ago - i works ! My MBP
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Regards,
Robert
P.S. Please have a look at the files in the
Library/Preferences/System Configuration Folder.
Is there only one file for Energy preferences or
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to change settings via System Preferences ? I saw
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Message was edited by: gandalf22

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2015-01-02 19:34:10 -0600 PM Client Acks      Delays to Sleep notifications: [com.apple.apsd is slow(3096 ms)]
2015-01-02 19:34:35 -0600 Kernel Client Acks Delays to Sleep notifications: [powerd is slow(3099 ms)] [BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport driver is slow(msg: WillChangeState to 2)(337 ms)] [AppleThunderboltNHIType1 driver is slow(msg: WillChangeState to 2)(2073 ms)]
2015-01-02 19:34:41 -0600 DarkWake            DarkWake [CDN] due to EC.DisplayDetach/Maintenance: Using BATT (Charge:99%) 0 secs
2015-01-02 19:34:41 -0600 Kernel Client Acks Delays to Wake notifications: [en0 driver is slow(msg: DidChangeState to 2)(1095 ms)]
2015-01-02 19:34:41 -0600 Sleep               Entering Sleep state due to 'Maintenance Sleep': Using BATT (Charge:99%)   24 secs
2015-01-02 19:34:42 -0600 PM Client Acks      Delays to Sleep notifications: [discoveryd is slow(280 ms)] [com.apple.apsd is slow(1455 ms)]
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2015-01-02 19:34:56 -0600 Assertions          PID 50(apsd) Released ApplePushServiceTask "com.apple.apsd-datareceived-push.apple.com" 00:00:12 id:0xb000001a7 [System: No Assertions]
2015-01-02 19:34:59 -0600 Kernel Client Acks Delays to Sleep notifications: [BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport driver is slow(msg: WillChangeState to 2)(355 ms)]
2015-01-02 19:35:05 -0600 DarkWake            DarkWake [CDN] due to EC.DisplayAttach/Maintenance: Using BATT (Charge:99%) 0 secs
2015-01-02 19:35:05 -0600 Kernel Client Acks Delays to Wake notifications: [en0 driver is slow(msg: DidChangeState to 2)(1273 ms)]
2015-01-02 19:35:05 -0600 Sleep               Entering Sleep state due to 'Maintenance Sleep': Using BATT (Charge:99%)   30 secs
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2015-01-02 19:35:29 -0600 Kernel Client Acks Delays to Sleep notifications: [powerd is slow(3039 ms)] [BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport driver is slow(msg: WillChangeState to 2)(355 ms)]
2015-01-02 19:35:35 -0600 DarkWake            DarkWake [CDN] due to EC.DisplayDetach/Maintenance: Using BATT (Charge:98%) 0 secs
2015-01-02 19:35:35 -0600 Kernel Client Acks Delays to Wake notifications: [en0 driver is slow(msg: DidChangeState to 2)(1277 ms)]
2015-01-02 19:35:35 -0600 Sleep               Entering Sleep state due to 'Maintenance Sleep': Using BATT (Charge:98%)   33 secs
2015-01-02 19:35:38 -0600 PM Client Acks      Delays to Sleep notifications: [com.apple.apsd is slow(2913 ms)]
2015-01-02 19:36:02 -0600 Kernel Client Acks Delays to Sleep notifications: [BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport driver is slow(msg: WillChangeState to 2)(360 ms)]
2015-01-02 19:36:08 -0600 DarkWake            DarkWake [CDN] due to EC.DisplayDetach/Maintenance: Using BATT (Charge:98%) 0 secs
2015-01-02 19:36:08 -0600 Kernel Client Acks Delays to Wake notifications: [en0 driver is slow(msg: DidChangeState to 2)(720 ms)]
2015-01-02 19:36:08 -0600 Sleep               Entering Sleep state due to 'Maintenance Sleep': Using BATT (Charge:98%)   32 secs
2015-01-02 19:36:11 -0600 PM Client Acks      Delays to Sleep notifications: [com.apple.apsd is slow(3260 ms)]
2015-01-02 19:36:34 -0600 Kernel Client Acks Delays to Sleep notifications: [powerd is slow(3263 ms)] [BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport driver is slow(msg: WillChangeState to 2)(357 ms)]
2015-01-02 19:36:40 -0600 DarkWake            DarkWake [CDN] due to EC.DisplayDetach/Maintenance: Using BATT (Charge:98%) 0 secs
2015-01-02 19:36:40 -0600 Kernel Client Acks Delays to Wake notifications: [en0 driver is slow(msg: DidChangeState to 2)(963 ms)]
2015-01-02 19:36:40 -0600 Sleep               Entering Sleep state due to 'Maintenance Sleep': Using BATT (Charge:98%)   33 secs
2015-01-02 19:36:43 -0600 PM Client Acks      Delays to Sleep notifications: [com.apple.apsd is slow(3390 ms)]
2015-01-02 19:37:06 -0600 Kernel Client Acks Delays to Sleep notifications: [powerd is slow(3047 ms)] [BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport driver is slow(msg: WillChangeState to 2)(352 ms)]
2015-01-02 19:37:13 -0600 DarkWake            DarkWake [CDN] due to EC.DisplayDetach/Maintenance: Using BATT (Charge:98%) 0 secs
2015-01-02 19:37:13 -0600 Kernel Client Acks Delays to Wake notifications: [en0 driver is slow(msg: DidChangeState to 2)(1870 ms)]
2015-01-02 19:37:13 -0600 Sleep               Entering Sleep state due to 'Maintenance Sleep': Using BATT (Charge:98%)   1 secs
2015-01-02 19:37:13 -0600 Notification        Display is turned on
2015-01-02 19:37:14 -0600 Wake                Wake [CDNVA] due to EC.DisplayDetach/HID Activity: Using BATT (Charge:98%)
2015-01-02 19:37:14 -0600 Kernel Client Acks Delays to Wake notifications: [AppleHDADriver driver is slow(msg: SetState to 1)(410 ms)] [NVDA driver is slow(msg: SetState to 2)(424 ms)] [AppleIntelFramebuffer driver is slow(msg: SetState to 2)(425 ms)] [AppleHDADriver driver is slow(msg: SetState to 1)(477 ms)]
2015-01-02 19:37:17 -0600 PM Client Acks      Delays to Sleep notifications: [discoveryd is slow(1465 ms)] [com.apple.apsd is slow(4099 ms)]
Total Sleep/Wakes since boot at 2015-01-02 19:31:24 -0600 :7
2015-01-02 19:37:35 -0600 :Showing all currently held IOKit power assertions
Assertion status system-wide:
   BackgroundTask                 0
   ApplePushServiceTask           0
   UserIsActive                   0
   PreventUserIdleDisplaySleep    0
   PreventSystemSleep             0
   ExternalMedia                  0
   PreventUserIdleSystemSleep     0
   NetworkClientActive            0
Kernel Assertions: 0x4=USB
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