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dontpush Author

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Wake on Excessive Wake drains battery on sleep

Ive been having this problem where my computer drains to 0% battery overnight when in sleep. When I'm connected to my router/wifi, the computer never sleeps, wakes up multiple times a minute, and drains all battery. See a sample below:

Oct 13 11:53:37 Mike kernel[0] <Notice>: Wake reason: ?

Oct 13 11:53:37 Mike kernel[0] <Notice>: ARPT: 1644.453082: ARPT: Wake Reason: Wake on excessive wake

Oct 13 11:53:37 Mike kernel[0] <Notice>: ARPT: 1644.688490: ARPT: Wake Reason: Wake on excessive wake

Oct 13 11:53:37 Mike kernel[0] <Notice>: [HID] [ATC] AppleDeviceManagementHIDEventService::processWakeReason Wake reason: Host (0x01)

Oct 13 11:54:15 Mike kernel[0] <Notice>: Wake reason: ?

Oct 13 11:54:15 Mike kernel[0] <Notice>: ARPT: 1678.915599: ARPT: Wake Reason: Wake on excessive wake

Oct 13 11:54:15 Mike kernel[0] <Notice>: ARPT: 1679.155187: ARPT: Wake Reason: Wake on excessive wake

Oct 13 11:54:15 Mike kernel[0] <Notice>: [HID] [ATC] AppleDeviceManagementHIDEventService::processWakeReason Wake reason: Host (0x01)

Oct 13 11:54:53 Mike kernel[0] <Notice>: Wake reason: ?

Oct 13 11:54:53 Mike kernel[0] <Notice>: ARPT: 1714.052410: ARPT: Wake Reason: Wake on excessive wake

Oct 13 11:54:53 Mike kernel[0] <Notice>: ARPT: 1714.318580: ARPT: Wake Reason: Wake on excessive wake

Oct 13 11:54:53 Mike kernel[0] <Notice>: [HID] [ATC] AppleDeviceManagementHIDEventService::processWakeReason Wake reason: Host (0x01)

Oct 13 11:55:31 Mike kernel[0] <Notice>: Wake reason: ?

Oct 13 11:55:31 Mike kernel[0] <Notice>: ARPT: 1748.467556: ARPT: Wake Reason: Wake on excessive wake

Oct 13 11:55:31 Mike kernel[0] <Notice>: ARPT: 1748.735231: ARPT: Wake Reason: Wake on excessive wake

Oct 13 11:55:31 Mike kernel[0] <Notice>: [HID] [ATC] AppleDeviceManagementHIDEventService::processWakeReason Wake reason: Host (0x01)

Oct 13 11:56:08 Mike kernel[0] <Notice>: Wake reason: ?

Oct 13 11:56:08 Mike kernel[0] <Notice>: ARPT: 1782.811216: ARPT: Wake Reason: Wake on excessive wake

Oct 13 11:56:08 Mike kernel[0] <Notice>: ARPT: 1783.044546: ARPT: Wake Reason: Wake on excessive wake

Oct 13 11:56:08 Mike kernel[0] <Notice>: [HID] [ATC] AppleDeviceManagementHIDEventService::processWakeReason Wake reason: Host (0x01)

Turns out, a bunch of people in this forum have had this problem. I've tried everything suggested. Turning off Wifi before sleep WORKS so i figured it was a problem with the computer. But..it seems that me and a few other people have come to this conclusion: Its a problem only with certain routers.

I tested to see if this is my router by leaving my Wifi ON, and unplugging my router. It sleeps fine with Wifi ON and router OFF. So its the connection between the router and the computer that is doing this.

its a Time Warner Router.

Im posting this so Apple is aware of the issue. Has anyone found a fix?

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X El Capitan (10.11)

Posted on Oct 13, 2015 10:54 AM

72 replies

dontpush Author

Level 1

1 points

Oct 15, 2015 9:37 AM in response to marcus_tan

Wow... i had a bunch of 3rd party extensions that i NEVER installed on my system.... i removed them from the folder and it slept fine.. what the heck??? everything else seems to work fine.... i kept the files on my desktop just incase anything acts funny.. but so far this fixed it!

ACS6x.kext

ArcMSR...

ATTOCelerityFC8...

CalDigitHDProDrv...

HighPointOP...

HighPointRR

PromiseSTEX...

SoftRAID....

JXING93

Level 1

18 points

Oct 15, 2015 9:40 AM in response to dontpush

i just deleted them all....if sth strange happen, could u please sent them to me.

I wil go to genius bar to ask them what's the extension for.

dontpush Author

Level 1

1 points

Oct 15, 2015 11:36 AM in response to JXING93

I did more research. these files are useful only if you use a RAID device, which i dont. Also, i DID get another wakeup, but it happened every half hour, instead of every minute. so not sure if this actucally helps.

Oct 15, 2015 12:03 PM in response to dontpush

Did you delete 3rd party extensions in other folders as well? I also deleted a file called AppleMobileDevice.kext in the path /System/Library/Extensions as the developer was not listed as Apple, though the name seems to imply otherwise. If that still doesn't work, you can also try removing files in the folder /LIbrary/LaunchAgents and /Library/LaunchDaemons both at the user and global levels.

JXING93

Level 1

18 points

Oct 15, 2015 3:07 PM in response to dontpush

exactly the same . every half hour...also excessive wake

I'm at genius bar now

JXING93

Level 1

18 points

Oct 15, 2015 6:50 PM in response to marcus_tan

Confirmed by Genius Bar, this is a hardware problem. A sensor near processor is out of order and let a sort of temporary timer count over and over again.

My motherboard will be replaced in several day when the new is ready. So guys, go and check the hardware.

Oct 15, 2015 9:19 PM in response to JXING93

Thanks for the info. That might be true. Do you, by any chance, have intermittent problems with your microphone, as in it stops working if you do not shut down your computer for some time? I begin to think that these symptoms may be linked to a faulty motherboard.

JXING93

Level 1

18 points

Oct 15, 2015 9:23 PM in response to marcus_tan

I haven't noticed the mic problem. Have u tried to reinstall the OS?

Crizant

Level 1

0 points

Oct 15, 2015 9:28 PM in response to JXING93

Here is my situation:

Last month I bought a Macbook Pro 13" 2015 from Online Store and found this problem, I went to genius bar and they did a test, there is no hardware problem, then I called the hotline and they still offer me a product replacement.

But the new one still has this problem, and I have also did a system test in genius bar (because I have dead pixels on the display, before replacing the display they need to do a test on the system), and guess what? No hardware problem!

JXING93

Level 1

18 points

Oct 15, 2015 9:42 PM in response to Crizant

Several of my friends said that there macs work perfectly with the EI Captain. That's totally weird!!

JXING93

Level 1

18 points

Oct 15, 2015 9:44 PM in response to Crizant

BTW, i did 2 test in genius bar in a month. First time they just said no hardware problem. However the second time they found the motherboard problem.

Crizant

Level 1

0 points

Oct 16, 2015 10:31 PM in response to dontpush

Hi everyone, today I have got an email from Apple Wireless Team,

telling me to provide more information about this issue, seems they are going to look into it seriously.

Oct 16, 2015 10:40 PM in response to Crizant

For me, deleting 3rd party extensions is likely to have resolved the issue. My computer has not had it for a couple of days already, even when the WiFi is left on. I ran Apple Diagnostic Test but no issue with the hardware was found. May be this test cannot detect hardware problems like this, and the 3rd party extensions causing "excessive wake" is merely a manifestation of some faulty hardware. But I think it's good that they are looking into this.

Oct 17, 2015 7:26 AM in response to JXING93

The "excessive wake" problem is back after being in remission for a few days. JXING93, did they use a software or perform physical test to check your computer for hardware issue?

tmdhvn

Level 1

0 points

Oct 18, 2015 12:01 AM in response to marcus_tan

This is getting to be a really serious issue, and still no word from Apple about it. I'm not convinced it's a hardware issue, because I've never any problems whatsoever; then I install El Capitan, and the issue appears immediately.

So annoying.

Wake on Excessive Wake drains battery on sleep