Waking from computer sleep

Since FX takes some time to load, I would like to start my demonstration in my office then put my portable into Sleep mode (this is computer sleep, not Java thread sleep) so that it is instantly available at the customer's premises.
However, all I get initially is a black square where my display should be. Eventually I can get it back but it hasn,t been working properly during sleep.
Any ideas on how I protect the program during sleep and awaken it when the computer runs again. I am running it as a desktop application.
Thanks
ABG

Not likely it is apps checking for updates. I have a bunch doing that and they don't wake from sleep.
More likely hardware connection, USB device or some such.
*Various causes of sleep issues in Macs*
[Post by Dale Weisshaar|http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=8980488] - general post on sleep issues.
[Post by J D McIninch|http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=8767819] - computer turns on automatically during sleep
[Logitech keyboard drivers out of date after updates|http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=8999415]
[Try safe boot, then rebooting normally|http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1906841&tstart=0]
[Mac OS X: Why your Mac might not sleep or stay in sleep mode|http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1776]
[A long list of sleep issue reports and comments|http://www.macintouch.com/readerreports/macosx10_4tiger/topic3083.html ]
Check if third party USB devices or cards are causing problems.

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Problems when waking from long sleep periods

Suddenly this morning my iMac developed a problem when recovering from a long period of sleep. I'm having trouble finding a solution.
I have my iMac set to ask for password when it recovers from sleep or screen saver. When I woke my iMac this morning the password dialog box appeared at the top of the screen as a garbled mess. If I put my iMac back to sleep and then wake it again it usually solves the problem.
I don't want to turn password verification off. Has anyone seen this problem before? Any suggestions on what might be cause?

funkyblue:
I usually leave my Pismo on and allow it to sleep. I find that waking from sleep and general functioning of the computer works a lot better if from time to time (I do it at least weekly) I shut down the computer, start up in Safe Mode, log in, empty Trash and reboot normally. The emptying Trash part clears the font caches.
You should consider doing other maintenance procedures, if you don't already. Gulliver's Mac OS X System Maintenance has good ideas with linked resources.
Please do not hesitate to post back with further questions or comments.
Good luck.
cornelius

Kernel panics waking from deep sleep after SSD upgrade

Hi
Kernel panics every time a 15-inch mid 2012 MacBook Pro 9,1* wakes from deep sleep** following upgrade from original HDD to an SSD***. The first SSD was replaced under warranty and the issue is still occuring. The extended Apple Hardware Test reports no issues. Following physical installation of the SSD, it was formatted—one Mac OS Extended (journaled) partition—and Yosemite (10.10.1) installed from a USB using the only-slightly-less-easy-way instructions from arstechnica. The original RAM was upgraded about a year ago with Crucial 2x8GB DDR3 1600 MHz RAM.
It is a very nice MBP if only these kernel panics could be resolved.
Marilyn
*MBP spec factory configured with 1680-by-1050 high-resolution antiglare display
**It is not clear whether or not this deep sleep is standby mode or safe sleep. It is likely to be safe sleep because when waking from this deep sleep a progress indicator appears
*** Crucial CT512MX100SSD1
Message was edited by: MrsMandM minor correction

Anonymous UUID: <removed>
Sat Jan 17 08:47:23 2015
*** Panic Report ***
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff802581e80a): Kernel trap at 0xffffff80257c2e08, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x0000000080010033, CR2: 0x0000000000000010, CR3: 0x0000000004015026, CR4: 0x00000000001626e0
RAX: 0x0000000000000000, RBX: 0x0000000000002ef0, RCX: 0xffffff8025eb9110, RDX: 0xffffff8025eac0b0
RSP: 0xffffff823735b410, RBP: 0xffffff823735b440, RSI: 0x0000000000000000, RDI: 0xffffff8025eac0b0
R8: 0xffffff805816dde8, R9: 0x000000000000000b, R10: 0xffffff8050c18550, R11: 0x0000000000100000
R12: 0xffffff8025eac0b0, R13: 0xffffff805816dde8, R14: 0xffffff823735b460, R15: 0x0000000000000000
RFL: 0x0000000000010282, RIP: 0xffffff80257c2e08, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010
Fault CR2: 0x0000000000000010, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x0
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff823735b0c0 : 0xffffff802573a811
0xffffff823735b140 : 0xffffff802581e80a
0xffffff823735b300 : 0xffffff802583a443
0xffffff823735b320 : 0xffffff80257c2e08
0xffffff823735b440 : 0xffffff8025c01df0
0xffffff823735b630 : 0xffffff8025944a27
0xffffff823735b6c0 : 0xffffff8025b35ce2
0xffffff823735b7d0 : 0xffffff8025b40b4a
0xffffff823735b9a0 : 0xffffff802593f2f8
0xffffff823735ba80 : 0xffffff802593ea95
0xffffff823735bbb0 : 0xffffff8025952005
0xffffff823735bc00 : 0xffffff802595fcc7
0xffffff823735bf20 : 0xffffff8025954f0a
0xffffff823735bf50 : 0xffffff8025c4dcb2
0xffffff823735bfb0 : 0xffffff802583ac46
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kextd
Mac OS version:
14B25
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 14.0.0: Fri Sep 19 00:26:44 PDT 2014; root:xnu-2782.1.97~2/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 89E10306-BC78-3A3B-955C-7C4922577E61
Kernel slide: 0x0000000025400000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8025600000
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27 inch iMac to hang during waking from display sleep

Every morning when I come to work and try to wake my imac from display sleep (not full mac sleep) it will freeze.
the freeze goes like this:
the screen is dark and I press the space bar to wakr the screen.
it will show the desktop and folders just as I left it but after 10 seconds the screen starts to populate with pinkish graphic squares - imagine the old space invaders graphics - this will get worse and will eventually freeze.
the freeze will happen quicker if I try to open up a folder or application.
I can restart the mac and it will freeze again - I can usually restart 3 or 4 times before I can eventually get the mac to work fine.
If I leave the mac for an hour during the day for a meeting say and on the return it will freeze when I try to wake the screen.
Spoke with Apple technical support who say reinstall software or try swopping user account - the problem I have with this is it will take me half a day to get the applications back to how I like it before I can start working and I dont have this time.
I wonder if its a hardware problem but it passes the tooltech diagnostics fine
I have a screen grab if that helps
Any ideas?

Contact Apple Service, iMac Service or Apple's Express Lane. Do note that if you have AppleCare's protection plan and you're within 50 miles (80 KM) of an Apple repair station, you're eligible for onsite repair since yours is a desktop machine.

Display issues (application placement and background) when waking from lcd sleep

I hve three DVI displays connected to my Mac Pro running Lion. I regularly put my displays to sleep using a hot corner to lock my workstation. This was not a problem in Leopard or Snow Leopard; however, in Lion I have noticed several issues upon waking the workstation from sleep.
-One of the LCDs will have a grey backgroud instead of the wall paper set for it.
The lcd with the grey background seems to be determined by which lcd I place the dock in.
The background will come back if I logout, reset, or move the dock to a different screen
-The applications will not be located on the screens they where on when I put the displays to sleep
Sometimes they are all on one display or distributed across two displays (this is most common)
Rarely the applications will not be on the correct displays and they will have been resized.
I'm liking OSX Lion so far, but having to repeatedly fix these problems is becoming a serious pain. I have updated to the latest patch for OSX 10.7, but that did not change anything reguards to these problems. Does anyone know how to solve these problems?

Matteo : I guess it is a good sign that only 2 of us have reported this minor glitch here . . . I may experiment with switching to a different desktop pattern and / or screen saver to see if it persists . . . also, since installing SL I have only done Sleep and of course restarts after getting the 10.6.1 update and a few others so I need to do an actual Shut Down and later start up fresh and see what happens.

MacBook Pro Retina 2013 will freeze if waked from long sleep if left with open lid

Hello!
Have a strange problem.
My new MacBook Pro Retina 13 will not wake from sleep state if left with open lid for a long period of time. (8-12 hours)
Ship happens ONLY in this case and only if left with open lid.
Screen lights up, I see a user window with password invitation - but no mouse pointer is present and keyboard doesn't respond and the apple on the backside of the lid is light up even if I close the lid.
TimeCapsule backups are creted during sleep state, no other malfunctions detected during use - laptop funtions normally from any side except this problem

Solved.
https://discussions.apple.com/message/25858115#25858115

MacBook Pro freezes when waking from deep sleep

When I plug in my Mac to charge overnight and go to unplug it in the morning, it will make the sound it does with the CD drive and then it acts like it's coming on. the first time I use it after I've unplugged it, the screen will come on like normal and show the login screen, when it does I can't move the mouse or type my password in for a minute or two. after about 20 seconds, the screen turns off...however I can turn it back on by clicking the power button but most of the time it still won't let me enter my password or move the mouse around. I'm not sure what the problem is. but it's only been doing this since I've updated to Yosemite.

Try turning off "Allow Bluetooth devices to wake this computer" under the advanced section of the Bluetooth System Preferences. Hope this helps.

Desktop Wallpaper Screensaver Bug? [When waking from sleep]

I'm not sure if this topic is in the correct category but it seems to fit.
I have a new 15.4" MacBook Pro with OS 10.6.3. I have multiple images that I want as a wallpaper and so I decided to select "Change picture" in the preferences pane. I also selected "Random order" and chose "When waking from sleep" as the time for the wallpaper to change.
However, if I close my lid, and then re-open it, when the computer wakes up, instead of the wallpaper changing, it changes twice.
Now, this isn't really a problem but it can get annoying sometimes and I was wondering if this problem is due to something I do, rather than the operating system.
Thanks.

I just noticed something, perhaps this will help? There appear to be two kinds of sleep, display sleep and computer sleep. I noticed that if my machine is running (playing music, for instance) and the display goes to sleep, when I use the mouse to wake up the screen the background changes. So maybe when I wake up the machine from computer sleep it changes once for waking from computer sleep, and once more for waking from display sleep?

Scrambled display after waking from sleep...

I have a problem, probably with the computer, not the OS. Whenever the computer wakes up from sleep, the screen becomes all "messed" up, or scrambled. The keyboard still works, because I can enter my password, but the screen just moves to a different state of "jumbled". Powering down and restarting, and everything works fine. It only happens when waking from a sleep, and only about half the time.
I have a picture posted here of what the screen looks like, it allows screen capture, or at least use of the keyboard.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3267/314779420795d8e4b97fb.jpg
Any ideas ? Thanks

If you didn't buy 3 year Applecare, you would have a 1 year warranty, which would be over by now, unfortunately. If you bought three year Applecare, you are still covered.
You might still try an external display and see if you get the same artifact on it. If not, there's a chance that the problem is in the internal display and/or its connections. If you do get the same scrambled display, that would be a strong indication that it would be the graphics chip.
Also see if you get an error code from the AHT. If you do, that would confirm there is a hardware problem.
I don't think that this is a software problem, but you could always reinstall the OS to eliminate the possibility of software corruption.
Good luck!

I have a password problem. After importing data and settings from one MacBook Pro to a new one, I have to put my iCloud password in when re-starting, but the password from the old computer in when waking the computer from sleep.

I have a password problem. After importing data and settings from one MacBook Pro to a new one, I have to put my iCloud password in when re-starting the new computer, but the password from the old computer in when waking the computer from sleep. I want to use my iCloud password on both computers consistently. How can I fix this?

The only other place to change a password for the computer login is in Users & Groups preferences. But I don't really know enough here to fix your problem. You can try fixing the keychain:
iCloud- Frequently asked questions about iCloud Keychain
Tutorial: Resolving Keychain Issues
If you can't access your keychain, or forget your password If you can't get into your keychain file because you've forgotten your password or the keychain file appears to be corrupt, there are a couple of options.
First, if you've forgotten your password, you can use the "Keychain First Aid" utility to make the keychain password the same as the login password. This can be accomplished via the following process:
1. Open Keychain Access (located in Applications/Utilities)
2. Go to the "Keychain Access" menu and select "Preferences"
3. Click the "First Aid" tab
4. Make sure the "Synchronize login keychain password" box is checked
5. Close the Preferences window
6. Go to the "Keychain Access" menu and select "Keychain First Aid"
7. Enter your username and password
8. Click the "Repair" button
The second option is to completely delete your keychain then recreate it. This routine is useful if your keychain appears to be corrupt or otherwise inaccessible. This can be accomplished as follows:
1. Launch Keychain Access (located in Applications/Utilities)
2. Click "Show Keychains" in the lower-left corner of the window.
3. Select the problematic keychain from the left-hand pane.
4. Navigate to the "File" menu and select "Delete Keychain '(name of keychain)'"
5. Check all options for deletion and press "OK"
6. Create a new keychain by going to the "File" menu, then "New" and selecting
"New Keychain"
7. You can now make this keychain your default if you desire by selecting it, then
going to the "File" menu and selecting "Make '(name of keychain)' Default"
Login as root and perform repair In some cases, problems with keychains can only be resolved when logged in as the root user.
First, you want to enable the root user:
1. OS X Mountain Lion: Enable and disable the root user
2. OS X Lion: Enable and disable the root user
3. Mac OS X 10.6: Enabling the root user
4. Enabling and using the "root" user in Mac OS X
After enabling the root user, and logging in under this account, again open Keychain Access. First attempt repairs using Keychain First Aid, and failing that, delete then recreate the keychain as described above while logged in as root.
Persistently asked for stored passwords If you are persistently asked for passwords in various applications that you have specified should be remembered in a keychain, your "login" keychain may not be active for one reason or another.
Navigate to ~/Library/Keychains/ (this is the Library folder inside your user's home folder). Find the file named "login.keychain" and double-click it.
Failing that, select the "login" keychain within the Keychain Access application and make sure it is the default keychain by going to the "File" menu and selecting "Make 'Login' Default"
Turn off Keychain synchronization in applications having problems If specific applications are experiencing issues when accessing password-protected material, the Keychain may be to blame.
The above comes from an article published on MacFixit.com.

When waking from "sleep" screen turns grey under the pointer and the computer is effectively dead. Have to hold power 'off' for five seconds to regain computer.

When waking from "sleep" the screen appears normal but, the pointer leaves a trail of grey as it moves and the whole screen will turn grey if I keep moving the pointer. The computer is effectively dead. Have to shut down by using power off for six seconds and then re-starting. I know little about computers!

Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a diagnostic test. It’s unlikely to solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
The purpose of this exercise is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party system modifications that load automatically at startup or login. Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards. Boot in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. The instructions provided by Apple are as follows:
Be sure your Mac is shut down.
Press the power button.
Immediately after you hear the startup tone, hold the Shift key. The Shift key should be held as soon as possible after the startup tone, but not before the tone.
Release the Shift key when you see the gray Apple icon and the progress indicator (looks like a spinning gear).
Safe mode is much slower to boot and run than normal, and some things won’t work at all, including wireless networking on certain Macs.
The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
Test while in safe mode. Same problem(s)?
After testing, reboot as usual (i.e., not in safe mode.)

Computer Name changes when waking from sleep

Hi,
I'm running OS X Lion Server on a Mac Mini 2ghz Core 2 Duo and every time it wakes from sleep I get a message saying "There is already a computer on the network named MacServer, renaming to MacServer (2)".
It only happens when waking from sleep. If I reboot or use the mini for hours without sleeping it's fine, but once it's gone to sleep it renames on wake. When it sleeps overnight it's named MacServer (5) by the morning, as it wakes up every two hours or so to re-register itself on the network and each time it renames itself.
I don't have any other compters on the network with the same name. The only other computer is a MBP and has a completly different name.
Here's my setup;
My Mac Mini is wired via ethernet to a Time Capsule. AirPort is turned off (I've tried on and off).
My Mac Mini has a static IP address (x.x.x.40) with DHCP for everything else (DNS, etc.)
The Time Capsule is wired to an ADSL router via ethernet.
The ADSL router manages DHCP and NAT, with IP pool x.x.x.2 through x.x.x.30.
DHCP and NAT are turned off on the Time Capsule (bridged mode).
Wireless is turned off on the ADSL router.
Time Capsule is handling wireless.
I've tried resetting the ADSL router. I've tried resetting the Time Capsule (to factory defaults).
The problem seems to be with mDNSResponder, as the log seems to suggest that it is this daemon that thinks there's a duplicate computer name. I've even looked at the source code for mDNSResponder and the last mod-log entry suggests that a fix was put in for this issue in 2009. It doesn't look like it's fixed it, though.
I've tried doing a fresh install of OS Server several times now and, after the last install, it started happening before I got a chance to restore from a Time Machine backup. i.e. on a completly fresh install and assigning a completely new computer name.
Can anyone help me on this issue? It's driving me insane!

I switched the server's WI-FI off and connected the ethernet cable to the ADSL router instead of the Time Capsule and, after several reboots, sleeps and wakes, there was no change to the server name. The Time Capsule was still switched on, connected to the ADSL router via ethernet, and available on the network, however the server rename issue went away.
I then took the ethernet cable out of the ADSL router, plugged it back into the Time Capssule, put it to sleep, woke it up, and guess what? That right; 'The name of your computer "safserver" is already...renamed to "safserver (2)"'
So, it looks like it's the Time Capsule. I'm going to downgrade the firmware from 7.6.1 to 7.6.0 to see if the last update is responsible. If this doesn't cure it, I'll try older firmwares and, if none of them work it's time for a Genius appointment.
(I khow another obvious question lurks: "why not leave it plugged into the ADSL router?" Answer: "ADSL router doesn't supply Gigabit ethernet.")

I have a new I Mac running mountain lion. When waking the computer from sleep, all I get is a blue screen. I have to restart the computer.

I have a new I Mac running lion 10.7. When waking the computer from sleep, all I get is a blue screen. I have to restart the computer.

Did you not bring all your important data over from your old computer? Do you have a backup of the iTunes library that you can restore? If not, then its not to late, just more work that it should be.
You should be able to:
Backup the device to the new installation
Transfer your purchases into a newly authorized library
Recover any other media using third party tools as suggested in this post from forum regular Zevoneer
Restore the device from the backup
This process should switch the association of the device to the new library, preserving the data and settings in your apps.
May also be prudent to attempt a backup to iCloud directly from the device before you start... Settings > iCloud > Storage & Backup > iCloud Backup > On. It won't save any media but it would preserve the general account settings and documents in case anything goes wrong while you are trying to extract your other data.
When you get it all fixed, make a backup!
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Can iMac not waking from sleep be caused be a corrupt file

I have had my 27" iMac from July of 2011 (running Montain Lion, 8 GB RAM, 2TB hardrive, 3.4 GHz,Intel i7) for over a year and a half and ever since I bought it, it has had a problem waking from sleep. I can hear the computer running, but when I click the mouse, keyboard, or power button, it stays asleep and I am forced to do a hard shut down. Apple has been trying to fix the issue, but to no success. They have replaced the hard drive, logic board, usb ports, RAM, mouse and keyboard, but it still happens. They finally threw in the towel and are replacing the machine. They offered to transfer all of our files (jpgs, mp3s, docs, videos, etc), but one thought occurred to me... what if the sleep issue is caused by a corrupt file? I highly doubt that is the case, but wonder if any of the experts out here would know better than I.
If we didin't have the data transfered, we would just keep it on an external hard drive instead. But, I would assume that it wouldn't matter if the files were on internal vs. external because either way, the computer would access the files. That being the case, if the sleep issue was caused by a corrupt file, the computer would still access it on the external and the sleep issue would resurface.
So, 2 questions:
Can a corrupt file cause the sleep issue?
If it is true that a corrupt file can cause the sleep issue, would it matter if the corrupt file was accessed from an external drive vs. internal drive?
Thanks so much!
Chris

Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a diagnostic test. It’s unlikely to solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
The purpose of the test is to determine whether your problem is caused by third-party system modifications that load automatically at startup or login.
Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards. Boot in safe mode* and log in to the account with the problem. The instructions provided by Apple are as follows:
Shut down your computer, wait 30 seconds, and then hold down the shift key while pressing the power button.
When you see the gray Apple logo, release the shift key.
If you are prompted to log in, type your password, and then hold down the shift key again as you click Log in.
*Note: If FileVault is enabled under OS X 10.7 or later, or if a firmware password is set, or if the boot volume is a software RAID, you can’t boot in safe mode. Safe mode is much slower to boot and run than normal, and some things won’t work at all, including wireless networking on certain Macs. The next normal boot may also be somewhat slow.
The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin. Test while in safe mode. Same problem? After testing, reboot as usual (i.e., not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem. Post the results of the test.

Start up and waking from sleep problems. early 2011 macbook pro i-7 2.0

Been having problems with my computer starting up and waking from sleep. If i shut the lid it wont wake up upon reopening the lid unless i hit the power button. After hitting the power button it will restart automatically and you hear the chime and the cdrom ejecting , once the gray screen pops up it restarts again this time you hear the cd rom making the ejecting sound twice then it will start up as normal. Once it finally starts up my date and time has been reset to jan 2008. Other times when i open the lid hit the power button it does nothing at all. Even holding the power button for multiple seconds to force shut down it does nothing. Only way to get it to start up at that power is if i connect the charging cable. I have tried reseting the smc multiple times with no results and pram(even though it doesnt have anything to do with start up problems just did it anyways). It all started i last time i updated not completely sure what all updates i got but im still running 10.7. It seems like a battery issue which would make sense since its nearly 3 years old and i use it extensivly. Last thing that just started recently after i go threw the whole mess of getting it to start up if i pick it up or nudge it the thing will just shut off out of no where. Almost like there is a short somewhere, cant really be sure if its linked with the waking up from sleep/start up problems but seems right up the same ally. Any suggestions to what could be wrong would be greatly apreciated. Im assuming my battery may be on its last leg but the thing still holds a charge and my battery life hasnt dimished at all so cant really be totally sure. Thanks agian

Power or other problems related to unexpected system sleep, shutdown, lights or fans call for an SMC reset. It may not fix the problem but it would be the first thing an Apple Store would do if you were to bring it to them with this complaint.
If bumping the Mac causes problems it's an intermittent internal connection that the SMC reset is not likely to help.
Read all the steps.
Before Resetting the SMC
Try each of the following steps in this order before you reset the SMC. Test the issue after completing each troubleshooting step to determine if the issue still occurs.
Press Command + Option + Escape to force quit any application that is not responding.
Put your Mac to sleep by choosing the Apple () menu from the upper-left menu bar and then choosing Sleep. Wake the computer after it has gone to sleep.
Restart your Mac by choosing the Apple () menu from the upper-left menu bar and then choosing Restart.
Shut down your Mac by choosing the Apple () menu from the upper-left menu bar and then choosing Shut Down.
Resetting the SMC on portables with a battery you should not remove on your own
Shut down the computer.
Plug in the MagSafe power adapter to a power source, connecting it to the Mac if it's not already connected.
On the built-in keyboard, press the (left side) Shift-Control-Option keys and the power button at the same time. The power adapter indicator light will cycle off / on once.
Release all the keys and the power button at the same time.
Press the power button to turn on the computer.

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