Immediate wake after putting to sleep....

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My iMac has an issue with waking immediately after I manually put it to sleep. I have searched around the internet for this problem and have seen a few topics about it. It looks to be a USB waking it up. I have had all USB devices unplugged for a few days, other than the keyboard (with the mouse plugged into the keyboard) and it still happens.

I also found an article about a file called the Autowake.plist and found I did not have that file, for some odd reason. It seemed to describe the exact symptoms I was having. SO I went through the instructions on how to create it, which was basically setting up in preferences, a time for the system to shutdown and startup. The file gets created, then I just change those settings back and the file stays.


This is a log report from the most recent occurrence.

Sep 29 13:59:40 iMac-G5 kernel[0]: System Sleep
Sep 29 13:59:40 iMac-G5 kernel[0]: System Wake
Sep 29 13:59:40 iMac-G5 kernel[0]: Wake event 0020
Sep 29 13:59:40 iMac-G5 kernel[0]: USB caused wake event (EHCI)
Sep 29 13:59:40 iMac-G5 kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) Apple ID 52 built-in: handleSelfIDInt - received quads == 0. issuing bus reset
Sep 29 13:59:41 iMac-G5 kernel[0]: CSRHIDTransitionDriver::probe:
Sep 29 13:59:41 iMac-G5 kernel[0]: CSRHIDTransitionDriver::start before command
Sep 29 13:59:42 iMac-G5 kernel[0]: UniNEnet::monitorLinkStatus - Link is up at 100 Mbps - Full Duplex
Sep 29 13:59:42 iMac-G5 mDNSResponder: Repeated transitions for interface en0 (xxx.xxx.x.xxx); delaying packets by 5 seconds
Sep 29 13:59:46 iMac-G5 kernel[0]: CSRHIDTransitionDriver::stop
Sep 29 13:59:47 iMac-G5 kernel[0]: IOBluetoothHCIController::start Idle Timer Stopped
Sep 29 13:59:47 iMac-G5 kernel[0]: Registering For 802.11 Events
Sep 29 13:59:47 iMac-G5 kernel[0]: [HCIController][setupHardware] AFH Is Supported

thanks
 
Looks like some USB device is waking your system. What USB devices (including any hubs) do you have connected to your system?

Try removing all USB peripherals save for the keyboard and mouse and then try and do the sleep jig... does the computer wake immediately now? If not, then by process of elimination you can narrow down which specific USB device is causing the problem.
 
I've seen similar problems happen with a faulty Bluetooth card. Apparently the Bluetooth cards use USB internally (at least with Intel Mac Minis), so the errors in Console all say USB. Do you see any periodic error messages related to USB while the system is awake? The last time I saw the Bluetooth problem, I saw error messages popping up regularly while idle.
 
ElDiabloConCaca said:
Looks like some USB device is waking your system. What USB devices (including any hubs) do you have connected to your system?

Try removing all USB peripherals save for the keyboard and mouse and then try and do the sleep jig... does the computer wake immediately now? If not, then by process of elimination you can narrow down which specific USB device is causing the problem.
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I had this in the original post..

"I have had all USB devices unplugged for a few days, other than the keyboard (with the mouse plugged into the keyboard) and it still happens."

I guess I could try a different mouse.
 
Mikuro said:
I've seen similar problems happen with a faulty Bluetooth card. Apparently the Bluetooth cards use USB internally (at least with Intel Mac Minis), so the errors in Console all say USB. Do you see any periodic error messages related to USB while the system is awake? The last time I saw the Bluetooth problem, I saw error messages popping up regularly while idle.
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I'll have to check the logs to see.
 
I have the same problem with my G5. I've tried all of the suggestions listed with no change. It wakes up right after I put it to sleep even using the power button. It seems my internal modem is causing it to wake, but I don't have it selected in the PPP options. All that's selected is to connect with Ethernet. I'm using a DSL modem. How can I deactivate the internal USB modem?

Here's my log.

Oct 22 15:47:45 localhost kernel: System Sleep
Oct 22 15:47:48 localhost kernel: System Wake
Oct 22 15:47:48 localhost kernel: Wake event 0020
Oct 22 15:47:48 localhost kernel: AppleNMI unmask NMI
Oct 22 15:47:48 localhost kernel: InternalUSBModem::setPowerState(1)
Oct 22 15:47:48 localhost kernel: USB caused wake event (EHCI)
Oct 22 15:47:48 localhost kernel: AppleFWOHCI::handleSelfIDInt - received quads == 0. issuing bus reset
Oct 22 15:47:48 localhost kernel: rtclock timebase_callback: late old 1000000000 / 33333450 new 1000000000 / 33333335 0 0 AppleUSBCDCECMData: probe - provider doesn't want us to match
Oct 22 15:47:48 localhost kernel: 0 0 AppleUSBCDCWMCData: probe - provider doesn't want us to match
Oct 22 15:47:48 localhost kernel: 0 0 AppleUSBCDCACMData: probe - provider doesn't want us to match
Oct 22 15:47:50 localhost mDNSResponder[169]: mDNSResponder Waking at 1608087
Oct 22 15:47:50 localhost SymMissedTask - parent[221]: sleeptime recorded: Wed Oct 22 15:47:38 2008
Oct 22 15:47:50 localhost SymMissedTask - parent[221]: waketime is: Wed Oct 22 15:47:50 2008
Oct 22 15:47:51 localhost pppd[694]: AOL.ppp : ( start )

Here's another with earlier events. Seems my internal modem is changing from state "0" to state "1". How can I stop that?

Oct 22 08:16:51 MyComputer SymMissedTask - parent[246]: sleep demand recorded: Wed Oct 22 08:16:51 2008
Oct 22 08:16:51 MyComputer pppd[477]: PPPoE disconnecting...
Oct 22 08:16:51 MyComputer pppd[477]: PPPoE disconnected
Oct 22 08:16:51 MyComputer pppd[477]: Exit.
Oct 22 08:16:51 MyComputer configd[87]: executing /System/Library/SystemConfiguration/Kicker.bundle/Contents/Resources/set-hostname
Oct 22 08:16:52 MyComputer configd[87]: posting notification com.apple.system.config.network_change
Oct 22 08:16:52 MyComputer mach_init[2]: Server 0 in bootstrap d03 uid 0: "/usr/sbin/lookupd": exited as a result of signal 1 [pid 499]
Oct 22 08:16:53 MyComputer kernel: AppleNMI mask NMI
Oct 22 08:16:53 MyComputer kernel: InternalUSBModem::setPowerState(0)
Oct 22 08:16:53 MyComputer kernel: USBF: 44332.174 AppleUSBOHCI[0x1b45000] Processing WDH before suspending
Oct 22 08:16:53 MyComputer lookupd[602]: lookupd (version 324.13) starting - Wed Oct 22 08:16:53 2008
Oct 22 08:17:00 MyComputer kernel: System Sleep
Oct 22 08:17:00 MyComputer kernel: System Wake
Oct 22 08:17:00 MyComputer kernel: Wake event 0020
Oct 22 08:17:00 MyComputer kernel: AppleNMI unmask NMI
Oct 22 08:17:00 MyComputer kernel: InternalUSBModem::setPowerState(1)
Oct 22 08:17:00 MyComputer kernel: USB caused wake event (EHCI)
Oct 22 08:17:00 MyComputer kernel: AppleFWOHCI::handleSelfIDInt - received quads == 0. issuing bus reset

All my applications were closed. My USB hub was disconnected. I also tried it with the DSL modem disconnected from the computer, and it still wakes immediately. Any ideas? Thanks!
 
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I too have been going nuts experiencing the immediate wake following any attempt to put it to sleep. I took a look at my /var/log/system.log file and noticed entries of this form on every sleep attempt:

Mar 26 06:10:17 cd-power-mac-g4 launchd: Server 0 in bootstrap 1103 uid 0: "/usr/sbin/lookupd"[449]: exited abnormally: Hangup
Mar 26 06:10:17 cd-power-mac-g4 configd[38]: posting notification com.apple.system.config.network_change
Mar 26 06:10:21 cd-power-mac-g4 kernel[0]: System Sleep
Mar 26 06:10:21 cd-power-mac-g4 kernel[0]: System Wake
Mar 26 06:10:21 cd-power-mac-g4 kernel[0]: Wake event 0020
Mar 26 06:10:21 cd-power-mac-g4 kernel[0]: Adaptec warning: Resetting SCSI bus.
Mar 26 06:10:22 cd-power-mac-g4 kernel[0]: AirPortFirmware: start Sta f/w download
Mar 26 06:10:24 cd-power-mac-g4 mDNSResponder: Repeated transitions for interface en1 (FE80:0000:0000:0000:0230:65FF:FE13:F96E); delaying packets by 5 seconds
Mar 26 06:10:26 cd-power-mac-g4 lookupd[465]: lookupd (version 369.8) starting - Thu Mar 26 06:10:26 2009
Mar 26 06:10:28 cd-power-mac-g4 launchd: Server f20f in bootstrap 1103 uid 0: "/usr/sbin/lookupd"[465]: exited abnormally: Hangup
Mar 26 06:10:28 cd-power-mac-g4 configd[38]: posting notification com.apple.system.config.network_change
Mar 26 06:10:28 cd-power-mac-g4 lookupd[466]: lookupd (version 369.8) starting - Thu Mar 26 06:10:28 2009
Mar 26 06:10:30 cd-power-mac-g4 mDNSResponder: Repeated transitions for interface en1 (192.168.1.106); delaying packets by 5 seconds

Some research via Google appeared to indicate that "wake event 0020" corresponds to keyboard activity. So I unplugged my Apple USB keyboard (leaving the mouse plugged in) and choose "Sleep" from the Apple menu. Voila!! The system entered a state of blissful sleep and stayed there!

Then I examined my keyboard carefully, and found that the top right key (* on the numeric keypad) was stuck in a down state. I popped it loose, reconnected the keyboard, and have experienced no further problems.

I'm not saying this will solve everybody's sleep troubles, but a careful check of the keyboard is certainly advised.
 
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