Sleep Wake Failure with High Sierra 10.13.4

Same problem here also, mac mini 2012, started exactly after the 10.13.4 update.

I get the hang, log in screen with unresponsive keyboard and mouse, and I am using FileVault. Have already tried all of the recommended fixes including reinstalling macOS with negative result.

Since I should not have to relinquish FileVault, I'm looking for more options. Have not heard anything from Apple yet. One thing I am going to try tonight is running with the SLEEP MODE turned OFF;

{Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Energy Saver}

I have read some tech notes that indicate the sleep mode has a record of interfering with log ons and boot ups as well as keyboard/mouse malfunctions.

I've seen where there is a 'combo update' available on this thread, not ready to try that yet. Anyone else with any ideas (except turn off FileVault) are welcome. toodles.

Update. After months of this issue every day, after turning off Sleep Mode, day one, the mini logged in normally with File Vault turned ON and all settings as they were prior to the update. Will run it a few days and advise.

Same problem here also, mac mini 2012, started exactly after the 10.13.4 update.

I get the hang, log in screen with unresponsive keyboard and mouse, and I am using FileVault. Have already tried all of the recommended fixes including reinstalling macOS with negative result.

Since I should not have to relinquish FileVault, I'm looking for more options. Have not heard anything from Apple yet. One thing I am going to try tonight is running with the SLEEP MODE turned OFF;

{Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Energy Saver}

I have read some tech notes that indicate the sleep mode has a record of interfering with log ons and boot ups as well as keyboard/mouse malfunctions.

I've seen where there is a 'combo update' available on this thread, not ready to try that yet. Anyone else with any ideas (except turn off FileVault) are welcome. toodles.

Update. After months of this issue every day, after turning off Sleep Mode, day one, the mini logged in normally with File Vault turned ON and all settings as they were prior to the update. Will run it a few days and advise.

Update 2; This works for me, turn OFF Sleep mode. {Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Energy Saver}.

5 days into it and no problems logging it on. Try it, you'll like it.

However,,,,(there's always a however), now I discovered that I have to manually update passwords in Safari, and they don't stick unless I restart after updating said password(s). I don't know if this bug came with the update, or if it started when I turned off sleep mode.

For now this fix works for the log-on fiasco.

C'mon Apple, I am running out of bug spray.

10.13.5 fixed problem for me. As a reminder: MAC late 2012, fusion drive, FileVault ON, standby 1, hibernate mode 3. 10.13.4 unable to logon after hibernation (greyed out password field, lock up after entering password, power off only way to fix). 10.13.5 installed today - problem fixed. Same config as above, wake from hibernate and logon works as it should.

Just found this thread after suffering for 2+ months.

Constant crashes during sleep on both a brand new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar and a brand new iMac.

Both running 10.13.4.

Just saw that 10.13.5 is available. Going to give it a shot now ...

10.13.5 has fixed the sleep wake issue for me but it is definitely much slower to wake from sleep. Used to be pretty instant, now takes a while to wake and the login screen flashes twice before letting me type. Not sure if this is just me?

Sorry guys, I am on vacation for 2 weeks and is back next week. I will give 10.13.5 a go and the new 10.13.6 beta and report back if this issue is solved.

It did work pretty well on my test Macbook Air 2017, I will have to check if there is a regression between beta 5 and release.

Same problem here also, mac mini 2012, started exactly after the 10.13.4 update.

I get the hang, log in screen with unresponsive keyboard and mouse, and I am using FileVault. Have already tried all of the recommended fixes including reinstalling macOS with negative result.

Since I should not have to relinquish FileVault, I'm looking for more options. Have not heard anything from Apple yet. One thing I am going to try tonight is running with the SLEEP MODE turned OFF;

{Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Energy Saver}

I have read some tech notes that indicate the sleep mode has a record of interfering with log ons and boot ups as well as keyboard/mouse malfunctions.

I've seen where there is a 'combo update' available on this thread, not ready to try that yet. Anyone else with any ideas (except turn off FileVault) are welcome. toodles.

Update. After months of this issue every day, after turning off Sleep Mode, day one, the mini logged in normally with File Vault turned ON and all settings as they were prior to the update. Will run it a few days and advise.

Update 2; This works for me, turn OFF Sleep mode. {Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Energy Saver}.

5 days into it and no problems logging it on. Try it, you'll like it.

However,,,,(there's always a however), now I discovered that I have to manually update passwords in Safari, and they don't stick unless I restart after updating said password(s). I don't know if this bug came with the update, or if it started when I turned off sleep mode.

For now this fix works for the log-on fiasco.

C'mon Apple, I am running out of bug spray.

UpDate 3; Updated to 10.13.5, this DID NOT resolve the sleep/wake failure with hang, log in screen with unresponsive keyboard and mouse, forcing me to hard shut down and start again. It DID resolve the weird password thing I listed above. Had to Turn OFF Sleep Mode again. File Vault is ON.

It's absolutely ridiculous that a bug which has a huge impact on such a basic feature has still not been fixed.
I'm using 2 Macs since years and this will be my last ones. I'm an IT professional maintaining > 200 macs and I can therefore say: the quality of the OS and hardware is so close from hitting rock bottom.

Agreed hardmod! This is a fundemental flaw, and when you do a google search for this problem it seems that it has been a repeating issue since as far back as 5 years ago. Seems they keep making similar mistakes.

For anyone interested I have been following this thread and I contacted apple support. I am still on 10.13.4 but it seems the issue for me as been fixed by adjusting the energy saving settings and unchecking "put hard disks to sleep when possible". Seems ridiculous that I am forced to give up energy savings to make my mac usable, but so far it has worked.

mmeskimen - thanks! Update 3 to your post of 6/3/18 tells me all that I need to know -- skip 10.13.5, no progress on the sleep/wake bug, still have to shut down every night. (Reminds me of another OS I used to use). Tried to indicate that your reply was helpful, but the button was desensitized!?

Ok this bug will never get fixed because apple doesn't care at all.

What are our options now ?

MacOS Sierra is no longer available on the app store, I don't have any Time Machine backup for my computer .. but I do have an old mac mini running Sierra. Do you think I might time machine backup this mac mini and restore this backup to my iMac ??

Didn’t need to in my case. I installed 10.13.5 with FileVault ON, which fixed my wake from hibernation issue. For reference, I have an iMac late 2012, 1TB Fusion drive, Standby 1, hibernationmode 3, FileVAult ON, 10.13.4 = wake from hibernation hang. Upgrade to 10.13.5, wake from hibernation works as it should.

My 27-inch, Late 2012 iMac's wake from sleep problem with File Vault enabled disappeared, but I can't specifically say it was 10.13.5 that fixed the problem.

To avoid the double bong and hard reset in the mornings, I disabled sleep altogether, and powered my iMac off every night. In the morning, at power on, I had time to go get a cup of coffee, literally, before it presented me with a logon prompt. Well, that symptom suddenly went away -- I started getting the logon prompt after mere seconds. (maybe 5-10?) Still on 10.13.4 at that time. Figuring I had nothing to loose, I went ahead and installed 10.13.5, re-enabled hard disk sleep after 30 minutes, and my wake from sleep problem is gone now. I've only been up for 1 day and 3 hours, but my Mac has gone to sleep and awakened several times since then -- the logon prompt appears quickly, and I can here the disk spin up, all is well.

So, I don't know what the solution was!? I have power nap enabled, maybe Apple pushed out some kind of fix that didn't get logged as an update? Being a retired software guy, that kind of 'fix' -- the problem just going away for no apparent reason -- is what used to give me nightmares. Whatever, I'll take it. Good luck to everyone.

I don’t believe that’s necessary. When I was troubleshooting 10.13.4, at one point I had turned FileVault off, reapplied the 10.13.4 combo update and then turned FileVault back on, but the wake from sleep issue was still present. In my case, the 10.13.5 update was the fix.

Turned out my computer wasn't going to sleep after all. The problem is that the wifi disconnects after a while when the screen is off, making it look as if it had been in sleep mode. I'll open a new thread for this problem.