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Q: Scheduled Start-up time Ignored

I am running Yosemite 10.10.3 or a Early 2011 13-inch MacBook Pro.

I set up a schedule so that my laptop shuts down at 2:00a (everyday) and starts up again at 6:30a (everyday) and for the last week it has been shutting down at 2:00a and every morning at 7:00a I have to come in and turn it back on (my computer is plugged in).

I have taken no steps (as of now) to troubleshot/fix the problem because I have no idea what to try (and my google search came back empty handed).

 

Any ideas would be appreciated.

Thanks

MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)

Posted on Jun 16, 2015 8:36 AM

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  • by dd3953,

    dd3953 dd3953 Jun 17, 2015 4:55 AM in response to dd3953
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    Mac OS X
    Jun 17, 2015 4:55 AM in response to dd3953

    Does turning off the log-in screen (which the user icons and password field) make the scheduled start-up not work? Because that is the only change I can think of—the only thing different between from when it worked and now...

  • by cdhw,Solvedanswer

    cdhw cdhw Jun 17, 2015 5:23 AM in response to dd3953
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    Jun 17, 2015 5:23 AM in response to dd3953

    I don't believe so, no. The initial trigger for wake-ups is at a very low level, close to the hardware. Try the following 'resets':

     

         OS X Yosemite: Reset your computer’s PRAM

     

         Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC) on your Mac - Apple Support

     

    I suspect that if either of these cures the problem it will be the SMC, but I always do them as a pair.

     

    Next, make sure your backup are up to date and then use Disk Utility to check your disk, repair if necessary, and 'repair permissions'

     

    If these rituals don't fix the problem, please open

     

         Applications > Utilities > Terminal.app

     

    , paste the following commands, followed by pressing the return key:

     

         pmset -g

         pmset -g shed

     

    and then copy and paste the results back to us here.

     

    C.

  • by dd3953,

    dd3953 dd3953 Jun 22, 2015 6:40 AM in response to cdhw
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    Mac OS X
    Jun 22, 2015 6:40 AM in response to cdhw

    I know I’m replying late, but I wanted to give it a couple days, to make sure it was working and resetting the PRAM worked perfectly. (It’s also allowed for some of my start-up items to start up a lot faster).

    Thanks, (^ν^)!

  • by Marja E,

    Marja E Marja E Dec 1, 2015 7:23 AM in response to cdhw
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    Dec 1, 2015 7:23 AM in response to cdhw

    Is there a way to do this without (a) having to coordinate two hands at once and (b) having to redo all the accessibility fixes?

     

    For example, due to my coordination issues, I need to disable tapping and most gestures to avoid accidentally triggering them, but due to my sensory processing issues, I need to cover up half the screen to get past the animation in the touchpad prefs. I would also need to redo power management, the mouse, etc.

  • by cdhw,

    cdhw cdhw Dec 1, 2015 9:17 AM in response to Marja E
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    Dec 1, 2015 9:17 AM in response to Marja E

    Assuming you are logged in as an administrator (if you only have one account you will be). Open /Applications/Terminal.app and type

     

         sudo nvram -c

     

    It will ask for your password. Then restart your Mac.

     

    This should have the same effect as the 'reset PRAM' key combination.

     

    C.

  • by Marja E,

    Marja E Marja E Dec 1, 2015 9:40 AM in response to cdhw
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    Accessibility
    Dec 1, 2015 9:40 AM in response to cdhw

    Is there some way to track and restore preferences, though? It's a literal pain to fix all the preferences, afterwards.

  • by FuzzySS,

    FuzzySS FuzzySS Feb 16, 2016 11:38 PM in response to Marja E
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    Feb 16, 2016 11:38 PM in response to Marja E

    Preferences are not stored in pram/nvram, so you will not have to fix anything.