Leopard 10.5.6 quits when computer goes to sleep

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Leopard 10.5.6 quits when computer goes to sleep

Hello -

The moment my Macbook goes to sleep, the screen grays and I get a notice in several languages that OS X has quit. I force the computer to turn off by holding down the button. Then restart and - after being offered an opportunity to report the problem -- all is fine until the next sleep.

It coincided with software updating today. Not sure what all went on there.

It's Leopard 10.5.6

Thanks for any help.
Josh

Macbook 3,1, Mac OS X (10.5.6)

Posted on Mar 31, 2009 1:09 PM

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Király

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Mar 31, 2009 1:11 PM in response to king strang

Do you have any hardware plugged in when this happens? External drives, keyboards, a mouse...?

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king strang Author

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Mar 31, 2009 1:13 PM in response to Király

Yeah. My ipod has, I think, been plugged into USB throughout. Are you onto something?

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Király

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Mar 31, 2009 1:18 PM in response to king strang

I dunno... try unplugging the iPod!

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king strang Author

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Mar 31, 2009 1:31 PM in response to Király

CLARIFICATION OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE:
The moment my computer goes towards sleep mode the multilingual message simply says the computer must be restarted. I get the OS X Quit message on restart, which may only refer to my force quit.

So... Removed the Ipod, pushed sleep, and had the same negative result. Tried it again after restart with the Ipod still disconnected with the identical negative result.

Still stuck. Any thoughts out there?

Thanks.

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Mar 31, 2009 1:35 PM in response to king strang

HI Josh,

I think what you are experiencing, *"the screen grays and I get a notice in several languages that OS X has quit,"* is a kernel panic.

Go here Resolving Kernel Panics

Carolyn 🙂

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Király

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Mar 31, 2009 1:38 PM in response to king strang

Open Console. Look for a log file called panic.log. I think it's in /Library/Logs. Open it up and see what it says. There should be some clues about what was causing the panic. Post the log contents in this thread too if you want.

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king strang Author

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Mar 31, 2009 2:06 PM in response to Carolyn Samit

Thanks to both of you for the assistance. Carolyn's link led me to some action steps that seem to have resolved the problem. Much appreciation for both of you.

Best,
Josh B

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Mar 31, 2009 2:08 PM in response to king strang

You're welcome and thank you for the star.

Carolyn 🙂

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