G3 PowerBook (Lombard/Bronze) 400 MHz 320 MB RAM OS X 10.1.1 / OS 9.2.1
Beginning with the initial 10.1 install, once in approximately every 8-10 times I put it to sleep (while booted in X) it doesn't do so. It goes into a "nearly off" state from which the only thing that works is a total reboot. This happens no matter the method of trying to begin sleep (i.e. Apple menu>Sleep, power button>select sleep button in dialog window, closing the cover). Usually the screen flashes twice and it sleeps. On the bad times the screen flashes once then is dimmed almost to the point of not being on at all, and then the system just sits there. I have waited it out for as long as an hour but there is still enough light generated by the screen to light the apple on the outside of the cover and the thing is hot as can be.
I have reinstalled (for other reasons) the OS twice. Diagnostics do not report a problem.
There is no problem going to sleep when booted in 9. What is interesting though is that the screen flashes just once.
Any clues?
Thanks,
Tim tlance@redacted.invalid
In article NotAbitOFspam*tlance-4781E4.15052806122001@redacted.invalid, Tim Lance NotAbitOFspam*tlance@redacted.invalid wrote:
There is no problem going to sleep when booted in 9. What is interesting though is that the screen flashes just once.
The screen flashes once when you go to sleep in 9 ? Do you have anything plugged-into it ? Airport card, USB mouse or printer, PCMCIA card ?
Simon.
In article B83858059668141057@redacted.invalid, slavins@redacted.invalid@redacted.invalid (Simon Slavin) wrote:
In article NotAbitOFspam*tlance-4781E4.15052806122001@redacted.invalid, Tim Lance NotAbitOFspam*tlance@redacted.invalid wrote:
There is no problem going to sleep when booted in 9. What is interesting though is that the screen flashes just once.
The screen flashes once when you go to sleep in 9 ? Do you have anything plugged-into it ? Airport card, USB mouse or printer, PCMCIA card ?
Simon.
Sometimes there is a firewire adapter PCMCIA card, but whether or not makes no difference.
Tim
In article NotAbitOFspam*tlance-4781E4.15052806122001@redacted.invalid, Tim Lance NotAbitOFspam*tlance@redacted.invalid wrote:
G3 PowerBook (Lombard/Bronze) 400 MHz 320 MB RAM OS X 10.1.1 / OS 9.2.1
Beginning with the initial 10.1 install, once in approximately every 8-10 times I put it to sleep (while booted in X) it doesn't do so. It goes into a "nearly off" state from which the only thing that works is a total reboot. This happens no matter the method of trying to begin sleep (i.e. Apple menu>Sleep, power button>select sleep button in dialog window, closing the cover). Usually the screen flashes twice and it sleeps. On the bad times the screen flashes once then is dimmed almost to the point of not being on at all, and then the system just sits there. I have waited it out for as long as an hour but there is still enough light generated by the screen to light the apple on the outside of the cover and the thing is hot as can be.
I have reinstalled (for other reasons) the OS twice. Diagnostics do not report a problem.
There is no problem going to sleep when booted in 9. What is interesting though is that the screen flashes just once.
Any clues?
Thanks,
Tim tlance@redacted.invalid
I used to have this problem until I went to 10.1.1. It just disappeard. Magic, I guess. :-)
Steve
In article motsteve-0912011055430001@redacted.invalid, motsteve@redacted.invalid (carltons) wrote:
In article NotAbitOFspam*tlance-4781E4.15052806122001@redacted.invalid, Tim Lance NotAbitOFspam*tlance@redacted.invalid wrote:
G3 PowerBook (Lombard/Bronze) 400 MHz 320 MB RAM OS X 10.1.1 / OS 9.2.1
Beginning with the initial 10.1 install, once in approximately every 8-10 times I put it to sleep (while booted in X) it doesn't do so. It goes into a "nearly off" state from which the only thing that works is a total reboot. This happens no matter the method of trying to begin sleep (i.e. Apple menu>Sleep, power button>select sleep button in dialog window, closing the cover). Usually the screen flashes twice and it sleeps. On the bad times the screen flashes once then is dimmed almost to the point of not being on at all, and then the system just sits there. I have waited it out for as long as an hour but there is still enough light generated by the screen to light the apple on the outside of the cover and the thing is hot as can be.
I have reinstalled (for other reasons) the OS twice. Diagnostics do not report a problem.
There is no problem going to sleep when booted in 9. What is interesting though is that the screen flashes just once.
Any clues?
Thanks,
Tim tlance@redacted.invalid
I used to have this problem until I went to 10.1.1. It just disappeard. Magic, I guess. :-)
Steve
It is better with 10.1.1 but not gone.
Tim
In article NotAbitOFspam-C03D4E.21080308122001@redacted.invalid, Tim Lance NotAbitOFspam@redacted.invalid wrote:
Sometimes there is a firewire adapter PCMCIA card, but whether or not makes no difference.
Something is stopping your machine from sleeping properly. I suspect hardware or INITs. Boot your machine without the FireWire card and without INITs (hold the shift key down) and see if it still gives you the flash on sleeping.
Simon.
In article B83C49FC96683A7FB@redacted.invalid, slavins@redacted.invalid@redacted.invalid (Simon Slavin) wrote:
In article NotAbitOFspam-C03D4E.21080308122001@redacted.invalid, Tim Lance NotAbitOFspam@redacted.invalid wrote:
Sometimes there is a firewire adapter PCMCIA card, but whether or not makes no difference.
Something is stopping your machine from sleeping properly. I suspect hardware or INITs. Boot your machine without the FireWire card and without INITs (hold the shift key down) and see if it still gives you the flash on sleeping.
Simon.
It happens in X - ni INITS to keep from starting up. Like I said, it makes no difference about the Firewire card.
Tim