My Yosemite MacBook Pro will not sleep

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My Yosemite MacBook Pro will not sleep

My MacBook Pro (17-inch, Ealy 2008) is on OS X 10.10.2 and will not sleep when it is plugged in, neither when I close the lid nor when I choose “Sleep” from the  menu.

Here is what the console typically logs from when the lid is closed until about when I open it again, with no applications running except the Finder:

21.3.2015 10:17:23,419 coreaudiod[238]: 2015-03-21 10:17:23.419175 AM [AirPlay] Power: SystemWillSleep

21.3.2015 10:17:23,419 coreaudiod[238]: 2015-03-21 10:17:23.419323 AM [AirPlay] BTLE client stopping to browse for AirPlay Solo Target Presence.

21.3.2015 10:17:23,420 coreaudiod[238]: 2015-03-21 10:17:23.419510 AM [AirPlay] BTLE discovery removing all devices

21.3.2015 10:17:23,421 coreaudiod[238]: 2015-03-21 10:17:23.420785 AM [AirPlay] BTLE client stopped to browse for AirPlay Solo Target Presence.

21.3.2015 10:17:23,425 watchdogd[147]: [watchdog_daemon] @( pm_callback) - ref=0x0 msg_type=0xe0000280 msg=0x2a0006

21.3.2015 10:17:23,425 watchdogd[147]: [watchdog_daemon] @( wd_daemon_thread) - events buffer: 42r1025 884s1025

21.3.2015 10:17:23,538 identityservicesd[254]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fc0cac950d0>: notification observer: com.apple.iChat notification: __CFNotification 0x7fc0cad37f30 {name = _NSDoNotDisturbEnabledNotification}

21.3.2015 10:17:23,555 identityservicesd[254]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fc0cac950d0>: NC Disabled: NO

21.3.2015 10:17:23,562 identityservicesd[254]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fc0cac950d0>: DND Enabled: YES

21.3.2015 10:17:23,562 identityservicesd[254]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fc0cac950d0>: Updating enabled: NO (Topics: (null))

21.3.2015 10:17:25,400 WindowServer[120]: CGError post_notification(const CGSNotificationType, void *const, const size_t, const bool, const CGSRealTimeDelta, const int, const CGSConnectionID *const, const pid_t): Timed out 1.000 second wait for reply from "loginwindow" for synchronous notification type 102 (kCGSDisplayWillSleep) (CID 0x7003, PID 69)

21.3.2015 10:17:25,401 WindowServer[120]: device_generate_desktop_screenshot: authw 0x0(0), shield 0x7f84d14bc3b0(2001)

21.3.2015 10:17:25,465 WindowServer[120]: device_generate_lock_screen_screenshot: authw 0x0(0)[inf, inf, 0, 0] shield 0x7f84d14bc3b0(2001), dev [1920,1200]

21.3.2015 10:17:29,338 com.apple.usbmuxd[55]: stopping.

21.3.2015 10:17:29,360 com.apple.usbmuxd[368]: usbmuxd-344.5 on Dec 5 2014 at 17:02:22, running 64 bit

21.3.2015 10:17:35,822 loginwindow[69]: CoreAnimation: warning, deleted thread with uncommitted CATransaction; set CA_DEBUG_TRANSACTIONS=1 in environment to log backtraces.

21.3.2015 10:19:54,337 configd[27]: [0x7f9ef8d66f40] [m]DNS query timeout (query time = 35.116840), [46TE]

21.3.2015 10:24:59,637 watchdogd[147]: [watchdog_daemon] @( pm_callback) - ref=0x0 msg_type=0xe0000320 msg=0x0

21.3.2015 10:24:59,784 watchdogd[147]: [watchdog_daemon] @( pm_callback) - ref=0x0 msg_type=0xe0000300 msg=0x0

21.3.2015 10:24:59,790 coreaudiod[238]: 2015-03-21 10:24:59.789549 AM [AirPlay] Power: SystemHasPoweredOn

21.3.2015 10:24:59,790 coreaudiod[238]: 2015-03-21 10:24:59.789677 AM [AirPlay] BTLE client starting to browse for AirPlay Solo Target Presence.

21.3.2015 10:24:59,793 coreaudiod[238]: 2015-03-21 10:24:59.793281 AM [AirPlay] BTLE client stopping to browse for AirPlay Solo Target Presence.

21.3.2015 10:24:59,793 coreaudiod[238]: 2015-03-21 10:24:59.793434 AM [AirPlay] BTLE client starting to browse for AirPlay Solo Target Presence.

21.3.2015 10:24:59,800 coreaudiod[238]: 2015-03-21 10:24:59.799945 AM [AirPlay] BTLE client stopped to browse for AirPlay Solo Target Presence.

21.3.2015 10:24:59,800 coreaudiod[238]: 2015-03-21 10:24:59.800120 AM [AirPlay] BTLE client started to browse for AirPlay Solo Target Presence.

21.3.2015 10:24:59,000 kernel[0]: en1: BSSID changed to [deleted the id]

21.3.2015 10:24:59,000 kernel[0]: en1: channel changed to 1

21.3.2015 10:24:59,937 sharingd[250]: 10:24:59.937 : SDStatusMonitor::kStatusWirelessPowerChanged

21.3.2015 10:25:00,116 WindowServer[120]: CGXDisplayDidWakeNotification [1341376833641]: posting kCGSDisplayDidWake

21.3.2015 10:25:00,117 WindowServer[120]: handle_will_sleep_auth_and_shield_windows: Deferring.

21.3.2015 10:25:00,287 identityservicesd[254]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fc0cac950d0>: notification observer: com.apple.iChat notification: __CFNotification 0x7fc0cad89080 {name = _NSDoNotDisturbDisabledNotification}

21.3.2015 10:25:00,302 identityservicesd[254]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fc0cac950d0>: NC Disabled: NO

21.3.2015 10:25:00,314 identityservicesd[254]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fc0cac950d0>: DND Enabled: NO

21.3.2015 10:25:00,314 identityservicesd[254]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fc0cac950d0>: Updating enabled: YES (Topics: (

"com.apple.private.alloy.icloudpairing",

"com.apple.private.alloy.continuity.encryption",

"com.apple.private.alloy.continuity.activity",

"com.apple.private.ids",

"com.apple.private.alloy.phonecontinuity",

"com.apple.private.alloy.continuity.activity.public",

"com.apple.private.alloy.continuity.auth",

"com.apple.private.alloy.idsremoteurlconnection",

"com.apple.private.alloy.screensharing",

"com.apple.private.alloy.maps",

"com.apple.private.alloy.callhistorysync",

"com.apple.private.alloy.continuity.tethering"

))

21.3.2015 10:25:00,528 CalendarAgent[258]: Stream 0x7f8913f04970 is sending an event before being opened

21.3.2015 10:25:08,000 kernel[0]: bird[253] Unable to quarantine: 93

I have already turned off both “Allow Bluetooth devices to wake this computer” in the Bluetooth System Preferences (and actually turned off Bluetooth alltogether), and “Wake for network access” in the Energy Saver System Preferences, there are no Login Items in my Users & Groups System Preferences, and I have “Turn on Do Not Disturb When the display is sleeping” in the Notifications System Preferences. Oh, and I have no USB accessories or other peripherals connected to any physical ports.

Does anybody please have any suggestions on how to get the machine to sleep, when plugged in?

Thank you in advance.

MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.2), Cinema Display 30

Posted on Mar 21, 2015 5:30 AM

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Answer 1

Mar 21, 2015 5:50 AM in response to Hörður Helgi Helgason

Ps. Have also repaired the disk and permissions in Disk Utility.

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Answer 2

Linc Davis

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Mar 21, 2015 6:41 AM in response to Hörður Helgi Helgason

Launch the built-in Activity Monitor application and select the Energy tab. Select

View ▹ All Processes

from the menu bar, if it's not already selected. Also select

View ▹ Columns ▹ Power Assertion

Click the heading of the Preventing Sleep column to sort the process table. Which processes, if any, show Yes in that column?

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Answer 3

Mar 24, 2015 12:40 PM in response to Linc Davis

Thank you.

Yes! Initially three, intermittently four, of them, and after a while just one:

hidd, presumably the Human Interface Device Daemon (persistently 'Yes')
softwareupdated (changes to 'No' after a few minutes)
kernel_task (changes to 'No' after a few minutes)
and mds_stores (every now and then for up to a few minutes at a time)

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Answer 4

Linc Davis

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Mar 25, 2015 1:32 PM in response to Hörður Helgi Helgason

This procedure is a diagnostic test. It makes no changes to your data.

Please triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:

pmset -g assertions | pbcopy

Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C.

Launch the built-in Terminal application in any of the following ways:

☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)

☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.

☞ Open LaunchPad and start typing the name.

Paste into the Terminal window by pressing the key combination command-V. I've tested these instructions only with the Safari web browser. If you use another browser, you may have to press the return key after pasting.

Wait for a new line ending in a dollar sign ($) to appear below what you entered.

The output of the command will be automatically copied to the Clipboard. If the command produced no output, the Clipboard will be empty. Paste into a reply to this message.

The Terminal window doesn't show the output. Please don't copy anything from there.

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Answer 5

Mar 25, 2015 4:30 PM in response to Linc Davis

2015-03-25 23:23:52 +0000

Assertion status system-wide:

BackgroundTask 0

ApplePushServiceTask 0

UserIsActive 1

PreventUserIdleDisplaySleep 0

PreventSystemSleep 0

ExternalMedia 0

InternalPreventDisplaySleep 1

PreventUserIdleSystemSleep 0

NetworkClientActive 0

Listed by owning process:

pid 73(hidd): [0x000136da0009129d] 00:06:11 UserIsActive named: "com.apple.iohideventsystem.queue.tickle"

Timeout will fire in 569 secs Action=TimeoutActionRelease

pid 28(powerd): [0x0001372c001004df] 00:04:49 InternalPreventDisplaySleep named: "com.apple.powermanagement.delayDisplayOff"

Timeout will fire in 10 secs Action=TimeoutActionTurnOff

Kernel Assertions: 0x4=USB

id=500 level=255 0x4=USB mod=1.1.1970, 00:05 description=EHC1 owner=AppleUSBEHCI

id=501 level=255 0x4=USB mod=25.3.2015, 22:34 description=EHC2 owner=AppleUSBEHCI

id=504 level=255 0x4=USB mod=21.3.2015, 10:03 description=UHC3 owner=AppleUSBUHCI

id=505 level=255 0x4=USB mod=1.1.1970, 00:07 description=UHC4 owner=AppleUSBUHCI

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Answer 6

Linc Davis

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Mar 25, 2015 6:19 PM in response to Hörður Helgi Helgason

Test after each of the following steps that you haven’t already tried:

Step 1

Take all the applicable steps suggested in this support article. That's the starting point for any further effort to solve the problem. Skipping any of those steps may mean that the problem won't be solved. Note that, as stated in the article, the computer will not sleep if some sharing services are enabled.

Step 2

From the menu bar, select

 ▹ System Preferences ▹ Accessibility ▹ Speakable Items: Off

Step 3

Select

 ▹ System Preferences ▹ Bluetooth ▹ Advanced...

and uncheck both boxes marked

Open Bluetooth Setup Assistant at startup if...

Step 4

In the Printers & Scanners preference pane, delete any duplicate printers.

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Answer 7

blebosse

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Apr 18, 2015 8:07 PM in response to Linc Davis

Turning off Bluetooth Setup Assistant at startup if no mouse or trackpad is found, fixed the "no sleep" problem on my MacPro running OS X 10.10.2

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Answer 8

Dec 13, 2016 1:24 PM in response to Linc Davis

I followed the steps above using the phrase containing peseta -g Assertions bcopy and it came back with a line showing

"Idle Sleep Preventers: IODisplayWrangler" I have no idea what that might mean?

Any idea where i go from there? This issue is driving me nuts.

Thanks for any input on the subject.

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