Persistent Sleep Wake Failure - How To Resolve?

To follow up... the "Sleep Wake Failure" is both a symptom and trigger for the kernel panics I described above. Generally speaking, when the computer wants to determine which GPU to use (it has two, an inbuilt Intel and another discreet GPU) it has to switch cards. It's when the switch is made that the panic happens, like waking from sleep, switching from conservative gpu to performance gpu – the difference between reading mail and watching YouTube – and driving multiple monitors.

There are software patches for the problem, but they only mask it and compromise and cripple the performance of the computer.

Maybe try looking into System Report> Software> Logs>

And in there, choose and look through likely suspects..

ASL (Apple System Log) Messages.

Diagnostic Messages.

Filesystem Repair Log.

..Among others here.

Simple things to attempt, to 'restart the Mac' can help.

Also try Safe mode on restart. (see 'Intel-mac' instruction)

Use macOS Recovery, & consider How to Re-install instructions.

This, to try to repair file system, etc.

(Make sure you have at least two great backups.)

You want .panic files to understand what is causing your system to panic.

The .crash files are for applications and processes, and only the developer with source code can figure them out. In the example you posted, the accountd process crashed, which does not tell us anything about why your Mac panic'ed.

.panic files should be in:

/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports

Hello, Cerebro.

Sorry to hear you're having this problem with your macBook Pro 15" mid-2010 computer.

It sounds to me like you've taken the right steps to mitigate the problem. Unfortunately, I'm going to suggest something you're not gonna like to hear.

The mid-2010 15" MBP is subject to a common and particular component failure on the main logic board. The symptoms you describe – "frequently, crashing restarting. Eventually, it got to the point where it restarted several time per day. The crash report points to the same cause every time: Sleep Wake Failure. " – are what's know as a kernel panic.

This leads me to suspect a failure in the graphics system, probably caused by the failure of a single, particular capacitor on the logic board.

If you google "kernel panic 2010 MBP" you'll find all sorts of link regarding the problem. In particular I'll point you to this YouTube video by Louis Rossman:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzcgT_fiVTA

The short term fix is a logic board replacement that is subject to its own failure at any time.

The permanent fix requires replacement of that one failed capacitor on your logic board, something that can only be done with specialized equipment and skill.

So, continue to do your research, but this is what I suspect is going on.

Sounds good. 👍🏽

Come back and update us if things change.