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DmitrySPB Author

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Wake reason: EC.DarkPME (Maintenance)

My macbook air 2012 wakes up when lid closed. Power Nap switched off, wake on lan and bluetooth disabled. SMC alreedy reseted. Power config files were deleted and rebooted. In console i found this:

27.12.12 6:58:58,000 kernel[0]: AirPort_Brcm43xx::powerChange: System Wake - Full Wake/ Dark Wake / Maintenance wake

27.12.12 7:02:56,000 kernel[0]: Wake reason: EC.DarkPME (Maintenance)

27.12.12 7:02:56,000 kernel[0]: AirPort_Brcm43xx::powerChange: System Wake - Full Wake/ Dark Wake / Maintenance wake

27.12.12 7:07:54,000 kernel[0]: Wake reason: EC.DarkPME (Maintenance)

27.12.12 7:07:54,000 kernel[0]: AirPort_Brcm43xx::powerChange: System Wake - Full Wake/ Dark Wake / Maintenance wake

27.12.12 7:11:41,000 kernel[0]: Wake reason: EC.DarkPME (Maintenance)

27.12.12 7:11:41,000 kernel[0]: AirPort_Brcm43xx::powerChange: System Wake - Full Wake/ Dark Wake / Maintenance wake

27.12.12 7:15:44,000 kernel[0]: Wake reason: EC.DarkPME (Maintenance)

27.12.12 7:15:44,000 kernel[0]: AirPort_Brcm43xx::powerChange: System Wake - Full Wake/ Dark Wake / Maintenance wake

27.12.12 7:20:29,000 kernel[0]: Wake reason: EC.DarkPME (Maintenance)

27.12.12 7:20:29,000 kernel[0]: AirPort_Brcm43xx::powerChange: System Wake - Full Wake/ Dark Wake / Maintenance wake

27.12.12 7:25:19,000 kernel[0]: Wake reason: EC.DarkPME (Maintenance)

27.12.12 7:25:19,000 kernel[0]: AirPort_Brcm43xx::powerChange: System Wake - Full Wake/ Dark Wake / Maintenance wake

27.12.12 7:30:09,000 kernel[0]: Wake reason: EC.DarkPME (Maintenance)

27.12.12 7:30:09,000 kernel[0]: AirPort_Brcm43xx::powerChange: System Wake - Full Wake/ Dark Wake / Maintenance wake

27.12.12 7:35:15,000 kernel[0]: Wake reason: EC.DarkPME (Maintenance)

27.12.12 7:35:15,000 kernel[0]: AirPort_Brcm43xx::powerChange: System Wake - Full Wake/ Dark Wake / Maintenance wake

27.12.12 7:39:28,000 kernel[0]: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)

27.12.12 7:39:28,000 kernel[0]: AirPort_Brcm43xx::powerChange: System Wake - Full Wake/ Dark Wake / Maintenance wake

What is the EC.DarkPME?

MacBook Air, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Dec 29, 2012 7:24 AM

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DmitrySPB Author

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4 points

Posted on Aug 11, 2014 12:15 PM

Dear friends!

Finally I found a solution to my question!!!

After some firmware modification Apple realized two ways of MB sleep: 1) standby, 2) autopoweroff. I have old MB air where command pmset -g prints only parameters related to standby regime and that MB sleeps very well. In my MB Air mid 2012 pmset - g prints both - standby and autopoweroff - and they all were enabled. Now I set autopoweroff to 0 and my MB goes to hibernate with pleasure and sleeps all days and nights 🙂 No battery discharge at all !!! Now when I opening lid - MB thinks during 1-2 sec and then I see my Desktop.

Here cutted power log:

Aug 11 10:59:48 MBA.local powerd[16] <Notice>: Clamshell Sleep: Using BATT (Charge:76%)

Aug 11 10:59:48 MBA.local powerd[16] <Notice>: Clients requested wake events: None

Aug 11 11:09:52 MBA.local powerd[16] <Notice>: DarkWake [CDN] due to EC.SleepTimer/SleepTimer: Using BATT (Charge:76%)

Aug 11 11:09:52 MBA.local powerd[16] <Notice>: hibmode=0 standbydelay=600

Aug 11 11:09:52 MBA.local powerd[16] <Notice>: Maintenance Sleep: Using BATT (Charge:76%)

Aug 11 11:09:52 MBA.local powerd[16] <Notice>: Clients requested wake events: None

Aug 11 21:40:28 MBA.local powerd[16] <Notice>: Wake from Standby [CDNVA] due to EC.LidOpen/Lid Open: Using BATT (Charge:78%)

Aug 11 21:40:28 MBA.local powerd[16] <Notice>: hibmode=0 standbydelay=600

Here is my pmset settings (on battery power):

pmset -g

Active Profiles:

Battery Power -1*

AC Power -1

Currently in use:

standbydelay 600

standby 1

halfdim 1

hibernatefile /var/vm/sleepimage

darkwakes 0

disksleep 10

sleep 10

autopoweroffdelay 14400

hibernatemode 0

autopoweroff 0

ttyskeepawake 1

displaysleep 2

acwake 0

lidwake 1

I tested with hibernatemode 0 - it means keep image in memory. MB also sleeps well with mode 3 - combined regime.

Good luck with yours!!!

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Aug 4, 2014 11:25 AM in response to jraoult

They are still investigating the case, I’ve yet to hear back from them.

jraoult

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Aug 4, 2014 6:12 PM in response to Gerald Petiteville

Ok, I had a support representative by IM and after "investigation" he said the problem is because of DELL and not the Mac and I have to contact DELL for that. I really doubt it since I don't see how a monitor can tell to a computer to not sleep, but I'll try.

ericplan

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Aug 9, 2014 4:31 AM in response to jraoult

I had the same problem with a brand new 13" MBA last week.

Tried a cheap Mini display port cable > DVI >> problems

Tried official Apple Mini display port > DVI adapter >> problems

Changed to an Apple Mini display port > VGA adapter and the problems are gone.

So I suspect something in the DVI-specs from the (Philips) monitor is not OK.

Oct 22, 2014 4:35 AM in response to DmitrySPB

Hi! Can you put, your passes, which command i have to write in terminal?

Thnx.

DmitrySPB Author

Level 1

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Oct 31, 2014 2:03 PM in response to chaitania

Hi!

You should write:

sudo su

then enter your superuser's password

then you should see

sh-3.2#

then write

pmset -a autopoweroff 0

pmset -a hibernatemode 0

then white

pmset -g

you will see yours pmset settings. If there will be some differences with mine - change it with command pmset -a ...

Nov 2, 2014 12:25 PM in response to DmitrySPB

Thnx buddy! Today ill try this step, and tomorrow i tell, how is pass.

Nov 3, 2014 2:09 AM in response to DmitrySPB

Hi! Me again, and the same problem...don't wont sleep dawm mbp)))

Here one sample of log

03/11/14 01:06:17,000 kernel[0]: Wake reason: RTC (Alarm)

03/11/14 01:06:17,000 kernel[0]: RTC: Maintenance 2014/11/3 00:06:17, sleep 2014/11/2 22:18:22

03/11/14 01:06:17,000 kernel[0]: AirPort_Brcm43xx::powerChange: System Wake - Full Wake/ Dark Wake / Maintenance wake

03/11/14 01:06:17,000 kernel[0]: Previous sleep cause: 5

03/11/14 01:06:17,000 kernel[0]: AppleThunderboltGenericHAL::earlyWake - complete - took 1 milliseconds

03/11/14 01:06:17,086 discoveryd[50]: Basic DNSResolver UDNS Send(): UDP Sendto() failed to DNSNameServer 192.168.1.1 Port 53 errno 50, fd 40, ErrLogCount 1 ResolverIntf:4

03/11/14 01:06:17,000 kernel[0]: TBT W (1): 0 [x]

03/11/14 01:06:17,133 sharingd[211]: 01:06:17.132 : SDStatusMonitor::kStatusWirelessPowerChanged

03/11/14 01:06:17,283 sharingd[211]: 01:06:17.283 : SDStatusMonitor::kStatusBluetoothPowerChanged

03/11/14 01:06:17,283 sharingd[211]: 01:06:17.283 : SDStatusMonitor::kStatusBluetoothPowerChanged

03/11/14 01:06:17,000 kernel[0]: MacAuthEvent en1 Auth result for: 78:6a:89:71:f6:8c MAC AUTH succeeded

03/11/14 01:06:17,000 kernel[0]: wlEvent: en1 en1 Link UP virtIf = 0

03/11/14 01:06:17,000 kernel[0]: AirPort: Link Up on en1

03/11/14 01:06:17,000 kernel[0]: en1: BSSID changed to 78:6a:89:71:f6:8c

03/11/14 01:06:17,000 kernel[0]: en1::IO80211Interface::postMessage bssid changed

03/11/14 01:06:17,841 discoveryd[50]: Basic DNSResolver UDNS Send(): UDP Sendto() failed to DNSNameServer 192.168.1.1 Port 53 errno 49, fd 43, ErrLogCount 2 ResolverIntf:4

03/11/14 01:06:17,841 discoveryd[50]: Basic DNSResolver UDNS Send(): UDP Sendto() failed to DNSNameServer 192.168.1.1 Port 53 errno 49, fd 43, ErrLogCount 3 ResolverIntf:4

03/11/14 01:06:17,842 discoveryd[50]: Basic DNSResolver UDNS Send(): UDP Sendto() failed to DNSNameServer 192.168.1.1 Port 53 errno 49, fd 43, ErrLogCount 4 ResolverIntf:4

03/11/14 01:06:17,843 discoveryd[50]: Basic DNSResolver UDNS Send(): UDP Sendto() failed to DNSNameServer 192.168.1.1 Port 53 errno 49, fd 43, ErrLogCount 5 ResolverIntf:4

03/11/14 01:06:17,844 discoveryd[50]: Basic DNSResolver UDNS Send(): UDP Sendto() failed to DNSNameServer 192.168.1.1 Port 53 errno 49, fd 43, ErrLogCount 6 ResolverIntf:4

03/11/14 01:06:17,844 discoveryd[50]: Basic DNSResolver UDNS Send(): UDP Sendto() failed to DNSNameServer 192.168.1.1 Port 53 errno 49, fd 43, ErrLogCount 7 ResolverIntf:4

03/11/14 01:06:17,845 discoveryd[50]: Basic DNSResolver UDNS Send(): UDP Sendto() failed to DNSNameServer 192.168.1.1 Port 53 errno 49, fd 43, ErrLogCount 8 ResolverIntf:4

03/11/14 01:06:17,846 configd[25]: LINKLOCAL en1: parent has no IP

03/11/14 01:06:17,846 discoveryd[50]: Basic DNSResolver UDNS Send(): UDP Sendto() failed to DNSNameServer 192.168.1.1 Port 53 errno 49, fd 43, ErrLogCount 9 ResolverIntf:4

03/11/14 01:06:17,847 discoveryd[50]: Basic DNSResolver UDNS Send(): UDP Sendto() failed to DNSNameServer 192.168.1.1 Port 53 errno 49, fd 43, ErrLogCount 10 ResolverIntf:4

03/11/14 01:06:17,847 discoveryd[50]: Basic DNSResolver UDNS Send(): UDP Sendto() failed to DNSNameServer 192.168.1.1 Port 53 errno 49, fd 43, ErrLogCount 11 ResolverIntf:4

03/11/14 01:06:17,848 discoveryd[50]: Basic DNSResolver UDNS Send(): UDP Sendto() failed to DNSNameServer 192.168.1.1 Port 53 errno 49, fd 43, ErrLogCount 12 ResolverIntf:4

03/11/14 01:06:17,859 networkd[151]: +[NETLedBelly stopFastFail] Clearing ledbelly failure cache

03/11/14 01:06:17,860 configd[25]: network changed: v4(en1-:192.168.1.3) DNS- Proxy-

03/11/14 01:06:17,860 UserEventAgent[16]: Captive: CNPluginHandler en1: Inactive

03/11/14 01:06:17,863 discoveryd[50]: Basic Warn DD_Warn: Corrupt NSEC RDATA size

03/11/14 01:06:17,864 discoveryd[50]: Basic WABServer NetResolverEvent no resolvers, resetting domains

03/11/14 01:06:17,889 com.apple.SecurityServer[54]: Killing auth hosts

03/11/14 01:06:17,889 com.apple.SecurityServer[54]: Session 100151 destroyed

03/11/14 01:06:17,946 SubmitDiagInfo[401]: Couldn't load config file from on-disk location. Falling back to default location. Reason: Won't serialize in _readDictionaryFromJSONData due to nil object

03/11/14 01:06:18,000 kernel[0]: en1: BSSID changed to 78:6a:89:71:f6:8c

03/11/14 01:06:18,066 sharingd[211]: 01:06:18.066 : SDStatusMonitor::kStatusWirelessPowerChanged

03/11/14 01:06:18,000 kernel[0]: en1: BSSID changed to 78:6a:89:71:f6:8c

03/11/14 01:06:18,095 sharingd[211]: 01:06:18.095 : SDStatusMonitor::kStatusWirelessPowerChanged

03/11/14 01:06:18,000 kernel[0]: AirPort: RSN handshake complete on en1

03/11/14 01:06:19,299 networkd[151]: +[NETLedBelly stopFastFail] Clearing ledbelly failure cache

03/11/14 01:06:19,300 configd[25]: network changed: DNS* Proxy

03/11/14 01:06:19,300 UserEventAgent[16]: Captive: [CNInfoNetworkActive:1709] en1: SSID 'AmoVatami' making interface primary (cache indicates network not captive)

03/11/14 01:06:19,301 UserEventAgent[16]: Captive: CNPluginHandler en1: Evaluating

03/11/14 01:06:19,307 networkd[151]: +[NETLedBelly stopFastFail] Clearing ledbelly failure cache

03/11/14 01:06:19,308 UserEventAgent[16]: Captive: en1: Not probing 'AmoVatami' (cache indicates not captive)

03/11/14 01:06:19,309 configd[25]: network changed: v4(en1!:192.168.1.3) DNS+ Proxy+ SMB

03/11/14 01:06:19,310 UserEventAgent[16]: Captive: CNPluginHandler en1: Authenticated

03/11/14 01:06:19,315 discoveryd[50]: Basic Sockets SetDelegatePID() failed for PID[231] errno[3] result[-1]

03/11/14 01:06:19,000 kernel[0]: en1: BSSID changed to 78:6a:89:71:f6:8c

03/11/14 01:06:19,321 sharingd[211]: 01:06:19.320 : SDStatusMonitor::kStatusWirelessPowerChanged

03/11/14 01:06:19,760 com.apple.iCloudHelper[12306]: objc[12306]: Class FALogging is implemented in both /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/FamilyCircle.framework/Versions/A/FamilyCircl e and /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/FamilyNotification.framework/Versions/A/Famil yNotification. One of the two will be used. Which one is undefined.

03/11/14 01:06:19,775 com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.imfoundation.IMRemoteURLConnectionAgent) The _DirtyJetsamMemoryLimit key is not available on this platform.

03/11/14 01:06:19,983 discoveryd[50]: Basic Bonjour Failed to delete registration recordId=818 error=4

03/11/14 01:06:20,386 ntpd[145]: wake time set -0.356449 s

03/11/14 01:06:21,728 configd[25]: network changed: v4(en1:192.168.1.3) DNS* Proxy SMB

03/11/14 01:06:21,736 discoveryd[50]: Basic Sockets SetDelegatePID() failed for PID[231] errno[3] result[-1]

03/11/14 01:06:21,736 discoveryd[50]: Basic Sockets SetDelegatePID() failed for PID[231] errno[3] result[-1]

03/11/14 01:06:23,470 configd[25]: network changed.

03/11/14 01:06:35,343 PuntoSwitcher[276]: Error while writing logfile: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=4 "Не удалось переместить «punto.SecureInput.plist» в «Yandex», так как объект не существует или папка, в которую он должен быть перемещен, не существует." UserInfo=0x38b940 {NSSourceFilePathErrorKey=/Users/dbx/Library/Logs/Yandex/punto.SecureInput.plis t, NSUserStringVariant=(

Move

), NSFilePath=/Users/dbx/Library/Logs/Yandex/punto.SecureInput.plist, NSDestinationFilePath=/Users/dbx/Library/Logs/Yandex/punto.SecureInput.14149731 95.326320.plist, NSUnderlyingError=0x3b9360 "Не удалось завершить операцию. Файл или каталог не существуют"}

03/11/14 01:06:43,000 kernel[0]: MacAuthEvent en1 Auth result for: 78:6a:89:71:f6:8c MAC AUTH succeeded

03/11/14 01:06:43,000 kernel[0]: wlEvent: en1 en1 Link UP virtIf = 0

03/11/14 01:06:43,000 kernel[0]: wl0: Roamed or switched channel, reason #8, bssid 78:6a:89:71:f6:8c

03/11/14 01:06:43,000 kernel[0]: en1: BSSID changed to 78:6a:89:71:f6:8c

03/11/14 01:06:43,000 kernel[0]: en1::IO80211Interface::postMessage bssid changed

03/11/14 01:06:44,000 kernel[0]: AirPort: RSN handshake complete on en1

03/11/14 01:07:02,690 configd[25]: [0x7f8e0ac33340] [m]DNS query timeout (query time = 16.963560), [46TE]

03/11/14 01:07:05,000 kernel[0]: PM response took 1993 ms (26, powerd)

03/11/14 01:07:05,000 kernel[0]: AirPort_Brcm43xx::powerChange: System Sleep

03/11/14 01:07:08,000 kernel[0]: AppleThunderboltGenericHAL::earlyWake - complete - took 0 milliseconds

03/11/14 01:07:08,000 kernel[0]: en1: BSSID changed to 78:6a:89:71:f6:8c

03/11/14 01:07:08,058 sharingd[211]: 01:07:08.057 : SDStatusMonitor::kStatusWirelessPowerChanged

03/11/14 01:07:08,000 kernel[0]: wlEvent: en1 en1 Link DOWN virtIf = 0

03/11/14 01:07:08,000 kernel[0]: AirPort: Link Down on en1. Reason 8 (Disassociated because station leaving).

03/11/14 01:07:08,000 kernel[0]: en1::IO80211Interface::postMessage bssid changed

03/11/14 01:07:08,069 airportd[30]: _handleLinkEvent: WiFi is not powered. Resetting state variables.

03/11/14 01:07:08,074 sharingd[211]: 01:07:08.074 : SDStatusMonitor::kStatusBluetoothPowerChanged

03/11/14 01:07:08,074 sharingd[211]: 01:07:08.074 : SDStatusMonitor::kStatusBluetoothPowerChanged

03/11/14 02:55:03,000 kernel[0]: Wake reason: RTC (Alarm)

03/11/14 02:55:03,000 kernel[0]: RTC: Maintenance 2014/11/3 01:55:03, sleep 2014/11/3 00:07:08

03/11/14 02:55:03,000 kernel[0]: AirPort_Brcm43xx::powerChange: System Wake - Full Wake/ Dark Wake / Maintenance wake

03/11/14 02:55:03,000 kernel[0]: RTC: PowerByCalendarDate setting ignored

03/11/14 02:55:03,000 kernel[0]: AppleThunderboltGenericHAL::earlyWake - complete - took 2 milliseconds

03/11/14 02:55:03,000 kernel[0]: Previous sleep cause: 5

03/11/14 02:55:03,000 kernel[0]: TBT W (1): 0 [x]

03/11/14 02:55:03,131 sharingd[211]: 02:55:03.130 : SDStatusMonitor::kStatusWirelessPowerChanged

03/11/14 02:55:03,250 sharingd[211]: 02:55:03.250 : SDStatusMonitor::kStatusBluetoothPowerChanged

03/11/14 02:55:03,251 sharingd[211]: 02:55:03.250 : SDStatusMonitor::kStatusBluetoothPowerChanged

03/11/14 02:55:03,000 kernel[0]: MacAuthEvent en1 Auth result for: 78:6a:89:71:f6:8c MAC AUTH succeeded

03/11/14 02:55:03,000 kernel[0]: wlEvent: en1 en1 Link UP virtIf = 0

03/11/14 02:55:03,000 kernel[0]: AirPort: Link Up on en1

03/11/14 02:55:03,000 kernel[0]: en1: BSSID changed to 78:6a:89:71:f6:8c

03/11/14 02:55:03,000 kernel[0]: en1::IO80211Interface::postMessage bssid changed

03/11/14 02:55:03,355 discoveryd[50]: Basic DNSResolver UDNS Send(): UDP Sendto() failed to DNSNameServer 192.168.1.1 Port 53 errno 49, fd 55, ErrLogCount 1 ResolverIntf:4

03/11/14 02:55:03,355 discoveryd[50]: Basic DNSResolver UDNS Send(): UDP Sendto() failed to DNSNameServer 192.168.1.1 Port 53 errno 49, fd 43, ErrLogCount 2 ResolverIntf:4

03/11/14 02:55:03,355 configd[25]: LINKLOCAL en1: parent has no IP

03/11/14 02:55:03,356 discoveryd[50]: Basic DNSResolver UDNS Send(): UDP Sendto() failed to DNSNameServer 192.168.1.1 Port 53 errno 49, fd 43, ErrLogCount 3 ResolverIntf:4

03/11/14 02:55:03,356 discoveryd[50]: Basic DNSResolver UDNS Send(): UDP Sendto() failed to DNSNameServer 192.168.1.1 Port 53 errno 49, fd 43, ErrLogCount 4 ResolverIntf:4

03/11/14 02:55:03,357 discoveryd[50]: Basic DNSResolver UDNS Send(): UDP Sendto() failed to DNSNameServer 192.168.1.1 Port 53 errno 49, fd 43, ErrLogCount 5 ResolverIntf:4

03/11/14 02:55:03,358 discoveryd[50]: Basic DNSResolver UDNS Send(): UDP Sendto() failed to DNSNameServer 192.168.1.1 Port 53 errno 49, fd 43, ErrLogCount 6 ResolverIntf:4

DmitrySPB Author

Level 1

4 points

Nov 3, 2014 4:34 AM in response to chaitania

Hi!

We have different wake reasons. My was connected with "Wake reason: EC.DarkPME (Maintenance)". Yours - with "03/11/14 01:06:17,000 kernel[0]: Wake reason: RTC (Alarm)". I don't know how to solve your problem.

From string "RTC: Maintenance 2014/11/3 01:55:03, sleep 2014/11/3 00:07:08" you can see that MBP sets new alarm to wake up.

This alarms maybe connected with PowerNap - try to switch off in Settings-PowerSaving-on Battery and AC tab.

Dec 28, 2015 6:09 AM in response to DmitrySPB

Old, thread, I know, but I wanted to comment that this was the answer for me. I changed autpoweroff from 1 to 0 and hibernatemode from 3 to 0 and now there are no entries at all in the log from when I close the lid to when I open it back up. Here are some things that *didn't* work for me:

- change standbydelay to 604800

- uncheck Enable Power Nap in Energy Saver

- uncheck Wake for Network Access (though this one makes sense and I will leave it unchecked)

- remove all programs from LaunchItems, LaunchDaemons, and StartupItems (as suggested by Apple in my 1 and only Genius bar visit - "you're running all of these crazy programs that our poor OS can't handle!")

Thanks to everyone who put in so much effort on this one!

BTW, I have a an early 2014 MBA running OS X 10.9.5 (13F1507)

Jan 10, 2016 6:45 AM in response to LngdnAlger

I am have the same issue and I am about to give this a try! Thanks!

Wake reason: EC.DarkPME (Maintenance)