After installing the most recent update from Apple, 10.9.2. My screen saver will not start if the time is set to anything higher that 1 minute.
I have done a RAM refresh and all so trtied it with other users on the Mac and it still wont start.
Anybody else having this issue?
iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3)
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Funny you mention the time interval. I came to this post because I was having the very same issue. My screensaver would not start with hot corners, timeout, anything. However, once I tested your "1 minute" activaton time, my screensaver now works at any time interval specified. Not sure if it will continue to work after a reboot, but I will try.
Hi Linc,
Thank-you for your post.
I have tried this option when on the phone with Apple Care and still the problem occurs.
Thank-you for your comments though.
Eggcouncil,
Thank-you for your comment.
Mine for some reason has now started work again on the time of 5 mins, but I still think that something is wrong as when I posted this topic, it was either not working or very limited on when it would work.
So you can no longer reproduce the problem?
After Mavericks install, my screensaver wouldn't activate using a Hot Corner or automatically. I had it set for 30 minutes.
I set it to 1 minute, used the Hot Corner, and it worked.
Then I set it back to my preferred 30 minutes, and tried the Hot Corner, and it's back to working.
I have tried to reproduce the problem but so far it's not worked. I think because the problem can happen any time, it makes it hard to do so. One day it all works fine and then the next it dont work.
Thanks for that, I'll give it ago.
My MacBook Pro with 10.9.2 developed this issue as of yesterday. I am using the defailt Flurry screensaver. It was working fine until I powered up yesterday.
I have tried various things to try and understand and fix this;
I've seen on the web, that this is a widespread issue that is random since the release of the 10.9.2 update. I using the Combo Updater to upgrade. I have just logged a Bug Report with Apple, so there is another offical case (along with an export from System Information) for them to progress.
I'm also aware that there are other 'graphical' issues with this update and that 10.9.3 in beta and is currently progressing quickly. I guess that 10.9.3 will fix this?
Has anyone done anything that got this working?
Many thanks
Hello Neil,
Thank-you for your comments to my question.
Have you tried the screensaver on a different time setting? The issues that I am having only looks to occur on the 5 minute time setting. If I use the 1 or 10 minute setting it does work more often. However I have noticed one this, if I use Chrome browser then it will never work at all until I restart my Mac.
Thanks,
Mark.
Hi Mark,
I've left it on the '5 mins' setting for the moment. However what I've seen today is, it does cut in every know and then and other times it doesn't and the screen goes to sleep. The screen going to sleep is unchanged.
I have seen from a number of postings on the Internet, people are saying that is random - which is what I'm experiencing. In terms of the applications that I'm running; I have three desktops open, where I've got Outlook 2011, iTunes and Safari open in and the behaviour is the same across all of them.
I've left the Bug Report as it was, as at the time I logged it - it wasn't working at all and hadn't been for a day. I'll update this thread, when I hear back on the report, or 10.9.3 comes out or I work it out.
Neil
Thanks Neil!
Screen saver not starting after 10.9.2 update!
