Unwanted Sleep

I'll keep this short. My Powerbook 17' is sleeping without request or reason at seemingly random times, and then it won't wake back up. The LED pulses dimly, and it won't wake back up no matter what I press or do, and it won't shut down by holding the powerbutton. When I close the lid, the LED sleep light pulses a lot brighter, like normal sleep, but when I open it again same thing. LED dims but still pulses, and it won't wake up. The only way I can get my computer back is to unplug it, remove the battery and hit the kill key. Any help or suggestions would be much appreciated.

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.
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 10.4.6 Intel Combo update. Others reading, download the combo update that applies to you!
Cheers!
DALE

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I just installed Arch linux on my desktop.
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/M
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Below is a excruciatingly detailed record of my long struggle with Lenovo's customer support regarding my T61, for which I purchased a warranty that is good until June 26, 2010. This is the result of painstaking documentation all along the way; I have the actual case reference numbers and serial numbers, etc., if it would help anyone from Lenovo who happens across this.
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experiencing persistent crashes. The machine would give me a BSOD
(Blue Screen of Death) on occasion while in Windows. Despite repeated
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out to EasyServ in Tennessee. Reluctantly, I agreed and sent the box
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over 36 hours. That I appreciated. I was less grateful for the state
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Replacing the battery did nothing. Whether plugged in or not, the
machine refused to respond. Repeated power button pushes would
occasionally rouse the machine to 'life,' but as soon as it dropped
into sleep mode again, it would eventually drop dead.
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for the continued faulty hardware and sent out another overnight box
for the return freight to Tennessee. I dutifully shipped the T61 out
again--this was case reference number 2. Once again, the machine
zipped through EasyServ very quickly. It came back 2 days later, with
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service the machine. Checked off were boxes for "system board/planar"
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required some processor power (say, watching video online or running a
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TPFanControl reads the temperatures reported by your ThinkPad's "embedded controller"--which controls the fan speed. You can use it just for monitoring temperatures, you don't have to control the fan with it (read the documentation for the config file).
RMClock, among other things, plots cpu frequency, voltage and temperature vs. time. This can be useful to observe when your cpu is throttling itself to avoid overheating. You can also use RMClock to undervolt your cpu to lower temperatures. But you shouldn't have to do that to prevent the problems you're having.
mprime in torture test mode will stress your cpu and memory. You can run this while monitoring your system temperatures. At the very least, running the mprime torture test should quickly tell you whether your unwanted sleep is indeed correlated with cpu activity.
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macopaco:
Before you attempt any kind of reinstallation you should make yourself a good backup of your computer or at least of your User Folder and any third party applications. I recommend cloning the entire HDD to an external Firewire Hard Disk Drive using Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper. If you use Carbon Copy Cloner go to Preferences and check the box Make Bootable. In SuperDuper go to Options and check Make bootable. This way your clone can serve as an emergency startup drive.
To preserve your settings and preferences as well as to save your User Folder choose the Archive and Install. Here is a suggested procedure to Archive and Install:
Here are some suggestions on installation:
Panther: Archive and Install
If you do not have your original install disks or a Full Retail Version you can get one at AppleRescue or on eBay relatively inexpensively.
If you have the Full Retail Version of Panther (computer specific disks for your computer) here is what you do.
1. Warning: Although we will use Archive and Install there is always a risk something can go wrong. As a precaution back up your User Folder and any third party applications you can't afford to lose.
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. Note: You must be in OS 9.1 or later to update firmware
3. Boot from the install disk holding down the C key.
4. Once booted go to the Installer Menu and open Disk Utility.
5. Run Repair Disk. If there are problems, run it until no problems are reported. If it reports that it can't repair the problems you might need TechTool Pro or Disk Warrior.
6. While still in Disk Utility run Repair Permissions.
7. Quit Disk Utility and open the Installer.
8. Choose the option to Archive and Install. This saves your data in a Previous Systems folder, which you can retrieve after installation.
9. You might want to Customize and deselect Foreign Language Translations and Additional Printer Drivers to save Hard Drive space.
10. Proceed with installation.
11. After installation is complete computer will restart. Follow prompts and set up computer.
12. Open Disk Utility (Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility) and Repair Permissions.
13. Go online and download updates, or go to Software Update under the Apple Menu and update your OS.
14. Transfer your User Folder from Previous Systems folder.
Post back with any questions or comments.
Good luck.
cornelius
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NUXI,
I just got bitten by the same symptom. I'm beginning to think there's some problem with sleep and my MBP. I've had quite a few instances where it hasn't waken from sleep completely.
I'm certain it entered sleep since the LED was pulsing as normal - then when I lift the lid - the sleep LED goes off - but the display never comes back. I've listened carefully to the bottom of the unit and I can hear the HD spinning again - and both fans spin up - but the display doesn't start up. There is no backlight and no image either.
After that - the machine never seems right again other than rebooting. I was able to "wake" the screen by using another mac to "share the screen" - once I logged in over the network - the screen woke up the rest of the way.
Just like you - CPU usage is less than 5% - but the trackpad just doesn't respond smoothly. I have nothing connected - bluetooth is off, wifi is my network, but the track pad just became unusable. The keyboard did seem to be responsive - the shortcut key for logging out worked pretty much instantly - but the trackpad was useless...
Tons of <pre>2/3/08 8:46:46 PM kernel IOHIDSystem::relativePointerEventGated: Unwanted Direction Change Y: oldDy=-2 dy=264 </pre> messages - between 30 to 60 per second were logged...
It seems to me that something else was dragging the system down and this was just a side effect of the polling mechanism not getting input in a timely manner....

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Close out of the mail app, double tap the home button and completely close out of the app.
then do a reset, no data loss. Hold down the home/sleep button together until you see the apple logo and then release, then wait for the phone to boot back up.
then check and see if you can delete emails.

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