Newly cloned SSD boot drive doesn't reliably wake from sleep
Apparently, I'm not the only person having this problem, based on searching the forums here. And... thanks to advice I read in the forums, I installed EtreCheck, and the report follows at the bottom of this post.
My boot and users volume are separated. The old boot volume was a 60 GB SSD 3G from OWC that was running out of free space. The new boot volume is a 120 GB SSD 6G from OWC that is attached to a PCIe card and resides in the remaining open 16x slot. The new boot volume was cloned from the old one using Super Duper (and I ran it twice, as I always do, just to make sure).
After encountering several "wake from sleep" problems that resulted in a hard restart, I uninstalled the new SSD drive, checked all the connections, and reinstalled it. That seemed to help. For a while.
The problem is decidedly random. For instance, I put the computer to sleep yesterday afternoon, and it woke up just fine a couple hours later. The computer was put to sleep last night about 11pm and when I tried to wake it up 2 hours later, at 1am, I got the "spinning beach ball of death" and had to do a hard restart.
Reseting the SMC was the most recent thing I did. So.... not really enough time to tell if that did the trick or not. I am running Trim Enabler... which... I wonder if that's contributing to the problem?
Another solution I have read about but not tried yet is to set the hard drives to never go to sleep. As was mentioned, this is not a problem for the SSD drives.... but my users volume is a traditional 4TB SATA drive with spinning platters.... is it really okay to have it up and running and spinning all the time? Wouldn't that simply generate a lot of heat with the platters spinning all the time?
Also... EtreCheck did identify some old 32 bit applications (I've been a Mac user for 30 years. I've got a few of them. LOL). I wonder if that could be a problem? Having a 32 bit application open when I put the computer to sleep?
Finally... just a side note... I resent (he says somewhat jokingly) this machine being referred to as "obsolete." There's nothing wrong with it at all. But thanks Apple for letting me know I'm obsolete. Not the first time I've been down this road with you!!! 🙂 LOL.
P.S. For those who will notice that Time Machine is not configured, I back up my drives using Super Duper and clone them to a separate volume.
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EtreCheck version: 4.3.1 (4D024)
Report generated: 2018-05-26 02:40:32
Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com
Runtime: 2:43
Performance: Excellent
Problem: Beachballing
Description:
Computer not waking from sleep properly after cloning boot volume to a new SSD. Getting spinning beach ball and have to do a hard restart instead. Have reset PRAM, reset SMC, and run First Aid in Disk Utility.
Major Issues:
Anything that appears on this list needs immediate attention.
No Time Machine backup - Time Machine backup not found.
Obsolete hardware - This machine may be considered obsolete.
Minor Issues:
These issues do not need immediate attention but they may indicate future problems.
Heavy RAM usage - This machine is using a large amount of RAM.
Clean up - There are orphan files that could be removed.
Unsigned files - There is unsigned software installed. They appear to be legitimate but should be reviewed.
32-bit Apps - This machine has 32-bits apps that may have problems in the future.
Abnormal shutdown - Your machine shut down abnormally.
Hardware Information:
Mac Pro (Early 2008) - Obsolete!
Mac Pro Model: MacPro3,1
1 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon (Xeon(R)) CPU: 4-core
32 GB RAM - At maximum
DIMM Riser B/DIMM 1 - 4 GB DDR2 FB-DIMM 800 ok
DIMM Riser B/DIMM 2 - 4 GB DDR2 FB-DIMM 800 ok
DIMM Riser A/DIMM 1 - 4 GB DDR2 FB-DIMM 800 ok
DIMM Riser A/DIMM 2 - 4 GB DDR2 FB-DIMM 800 ok
DIMM Riser B/DIMM 3 - 4 GB DDR2 FB-DIMM 800 ok
DIMM Riser B/DIMM 4 - 4 GB DDR2 FB-DIMM 800 ok
DIMM Riser A/DIMM 3 - 4 GB DDR2 FB-DIMM 800 ok
DIMM Riser A/DIMM 4 - 4 GB DDR2 FB-DIMM 800 ok
Video Information:
ATI Radeon HD 2600 - VRAM: 256 MB
Apple Cinema HD Display 1920 x 1200
Drives:
disk0 - OWC Mercury Electra 6G SSD 120.03 GB (Solid State - TRIM: Yes)
External Generic 6 Gigabit Serial ATA
disk0s1 - EFI [EFI] 210 MB
disk0s2 - S*****1 (Journaled HFS+) 119.69 GB
disk1 - OWC Mercury Electra 3G SSD 60.02 GB (Solid State - TRIM: Yes)
Internal SATA 3 Gigabit Serial ATA
disk1s1 - EFI [EFI] 210 MB
disk1s2 - S****6 (Journaled HFS+) 59.16 GB
disk1s3 - Recovery HD [Recovery] 650 MB
disk2 - ST4000DM000-1F2168 4.00 TB (Mechanical)
Internal SATA 3 Gigabit Serial ATA
disk2s1 - EFI [EFI] 210 MB
disk2s2 - B*****4 (Journaled HFS+) 4.00 TB
Mounted Volumes:
disk0s2 - S*****1 119.69 GB (85.60 GB free)
Journaled HFS+
Mount point: /
disk1s2 - S****6 59.16 GB (18.35 GB free)
Journaled HFS+
Mount point: /Volumes/S****6
disk2s2 - B*****4 4.00 TB (2.02 TB free)
Journaled HFS+
Mount point: /Volumes/B*****4
Network:
Interface en0: Ethernet 1
One IPv4 address
Interface en1: Ethernet 2
One IPv4 address
Interface fw0: FireWire
System Software:
OS X El Capitan 10.11.6 (15G20015)
Time since boot: Less than an hour
System Load: 1.79 (1 min ago) 1.91 (5 min ago) 1.71 (15 min ago)
Security:
System |
Status |
Gatekeeper |
Mac App Store and identified developers |
System Integrity Protection |
Enabled |
Unsigned Files:
Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.micromat.TechToolProAgent.plist
Executable: /Library/PreferencePanes/TechTool Protection.prefPane/Contents/PlugIns/TechToolProAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/TechTo olProAgent
Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK
Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.micromat.TechToolProDaemon.plist
Executable: /Library/PreferencePanes/TechTool Protection.prefPane/Contents/PlugIns/TechToolProDaemon.app/Contents/MacOS/TechT oolProDaemon
Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK
Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.brother.LOGINserver.plist
Executable: /Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities/Server/LOGINserver.app/Contents/MacOS/LOGIN server
Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK
32-bit Applications:
115 32-bit apps
Kernel Extensions:
/Library/Extensions
[Not Loaded] SATSMARTDriver.kext (Oskar Groth, 0.10 - SDK 10.9)
[Not Loaded] TrimDriver.kext (Oskar Groth, 1.0 - SDK 10.12)
/Library/StartupItems/BRESINKx86Monitoring
[Not Loaded] BRESINKx86Monitoring.kext (2.0)
/System/Library/Extensions
[Loaded] Soundflower.kext (1.4.2)
[Not Loaded] SiliconImage3132.kext (1.2.5)
Startup Items:
SiCoreService Path: /Library/StartupItems/SiCoreService
System Launch Agents:
[Not Loaded] |
7 Apple tasks |
[Loaded] |
162 Apple tasks |
[Running] |
71 Apple tasks |
System Launch Daemons:
[Not Loaded] |
45 Apple tasks |
[Loaded] |
156 Apple tasks |
[Running] |
89 Apple tasks |
[Other] |
One Apple task |
Launch Agents:
[Running] |
com.micromat.TechToolProAgent.plist (? f0e959d1 - installed 2016-12-17) |
[Other] |
com.adobe.ARMDCHelper.cc24aef4a1b90ed56a725c38014c95072f92651fb65e1bf9c8e43c37a2 3d420d.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-02-13) |
[Running] |
com.brother.LOGINserver.plist (? a1772de2 - installed 2011-10-28) |
Launch Daemons:
[Loaded] |
com.adobe.ARMDC.SMJobBlessHelper.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-02-13) |
[Loaded] |
uk.co.canimaansoftware.ClamXavHelperUpdater.plist (? 32024acc - installed 2016-10-22) |
[Running] |
com.cleverfiles.cfbackd.plist (? 65468217 - installed 2013-01-23) |
[Running] |
com.micromat.TechToolProDaemon.plist (? adcc4666 - installed 2016-12-17) |
[Loaded] |
com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-04-28) |
[Running] |
org.cindori.TEHelper.plist (Oskar Groth - installed 2018-05-17) |
[Loaded] |
com.adobe.ARMDC.Communicator.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-02-13) |
[Loaded] |
uk.co.canimaansoftware.ClamXavHelper.plist (? cc6c61a6 - installed 2016-10-22) |
[Loaded] |
com.rogueamoeba.instanton-agent.plist (? c3a85319 - installed 2016-02-15) |
User Launch Agents:
[Other] |
com.spotify.webhelper.plist (? 0 - installed 2014-04-20) |
[Loaded] |
com.google.keystone.agent.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2018-02-03) |
[Loaded] |
uk.co.canimaansoftware.clamxav.UninstallWatcher.plist (? 0 - installed 2016-10-22) |
[Other] |
com.adobe.ARM.***.plist (? 0 - installed 2013-01-28) |
[Other] |
com.adobe.ARM.***.plist (? 0 - installed 2012-12-05) |
User Login Items:
iTunesHelper Application (Apple - installed 2016-10-15)
(/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
Activity Monitor Application (Apple - installed 2018-04-17)
(/Applications/Utilities/Activity Monitor.app)
Dropbox Application (Dropbox, Inc. - installed 2018-05-22)
(/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Hardware Monitor Application (? - installed 2012-10-31)
(/Volumes/B*****4/M*************s/ ******S/H*****************p)
Internet Plug-ins:
FlashPlayer-10.4-10.5: 10.1.102.64 (installed 2012-10-30)
Default Browser: 601 (installed 2016-09-17)
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: 2.4.4.2 (installed 2013-02-12)
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: 17.012.20098 (installed 2017-11-29)
FlashPlayer-10.6: 29.0.0.171 (installed 2018-05-09)
Silverlight: 5.1.20125.0 (installed 2014-12-13)
Original Flash Player: 10.1.102.64 (installed 2012-10-30)
QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (installed 2018-04-17)
Flash Player: 29.0.0.171 (installed 2018-05-09)
PepperFlashPlayer: 29.0.0.171 (installed 2018-05-09)
AdobePDFViewer: 18.009.20050 (installed 2017-11-29)
iPhotoPhotocast: 7.0 (installed 2012-10-30)
JavaAppletPlugin: 15.0.1 (installed 2013-01-13)
Safari Extensions:
ShopAtHome.com extension.safariextz - - http://www.shopathome.com (installed 2014-07-30) |
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Flash Player (installed 2018-04-28)
Flip4Mac WMV (installed 2012-05-15)
Growl (installed 2009-10-27)
StuffIt AVR (installed 2013-02-10)
TechTool Protection (installed 2016-12-17)
Time Machine:
Time Machine Not Configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
Process (count) |
Source |
% of CPU |
Location |
Google Chrome Helper (37) |
Google, Inc. |
4 |
|
WindowServer |
Apple |
3 |
|
plugin-container (3) |
Mozilla Corporation |
1 |
|
kernel_task |
Apple |
1 |
|
Google Chrome |
Google, Inc. |
1 |
Top Processes by Memory:
Process (count) |
Source |
RAM usage |
Location |
Google Chrome Helper (37) |
Google, Inc. |
4.50 GB |
|
kernel_task |
Apple |
1.31 GB |
|
plugin-container (3) |
Mozilla Corporation |
594 MB |
|
firefox |
Mozilla Corporation |
412 MB |
|
Google Chrome |
Google, Inc. |
307 MB |
Top Processes by Energy Use:
Process (count) |
Source |
Energy (0-100) |
Location |
WindowServer |
Apple |
3 |
|
Google Chrome Helper (37) |
Google, Inc. |
2 |
|
Google Chrome |
Google, Inc. |
1 |
|
plugin-container (3) |
Mozilla Corporation |
1 |
|
sysmond |
Apple |
1 |
Virtual Memory Information:
Available RAM |
24.88 GB |
Free RAM |
21.22 GB |
Used RAM |
7.12 GB |
Cached files |
3.66 GB |
Swap Used |
0 B |
Software Installs (past 30 days):
Name |
Version |
Install Date |
Adobe Flash Player |
29.0.0.171 |
2018-05-09 |
Adobe Pepper Flash Player |
29.0.0.171 |
2018-05-09 |
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (18.011.20040) |
18.011.20040 |
2018-05-14 |
SuperDuper! |
3.1.7 |
2018-05-17 |
Clean up:
~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.adobe.ARM.***.plist
/Volumes/M****D/A**********s/A**************p/C******s/M***S/U*****r/A********** *******************p/C******s/M***S/A*************************r
Executable not found
~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.spotify.webhelper.plist
/Volumes/B****y/U***s/s***e/L*****y/A*****************t/S*****y/S**************r
Executable not found
~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.adobe.ARM.***.plist
/Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/MacOS/Updater/Adobe Reader Updater Helper.app/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Reader Updater Helper
Executable not found
Diagnostics Information (past 7 days):
2018-05-26 02:02:57 Last Shutdown Cause: 0 - Power loss
2018-05-22 19:37:30 iTunes.app CPU (5 times)
/Applications/iTunes.app
End of report
iMac Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.6), Troubleshooting General Problems