That isn't normal, unless it has something do do with PowerNap.
Let me get this straight: So when you unplug the charger the screen turns on, then a few seconds later shuts off?
Could you share results of
syslog | grep -i "wake reason"
from Terminal?
I dont understand what you are saying...
Do you mean the display goes to sleep?
That isn't normal, unless it has something do do with PowerNap.
Log will show if rMBP woke up and what was the reason.
One of the November updates for MBP messed up some things in power management, it's possible this rMBP started waking up on AC connect/disconnect.
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It is normal for acwake 1.
I'[m fairly certain the OP is talking about the Apple logo on the back of the display, not the display itself.
OP - This is normal, AFAIK the logo only lights up when you're plugged in, but I don't spend a lot of time looking at the back of the screen while I'm using my MBP, so I could be incorrect there. Either way I probably wouldn't worry about it.
I'[m fairly certain the OP is talking about the Apple logo on the back of the display, not the display itself.
If the lid is closed and the mac is asleep and then unplug whatever plug the Apple will always lit up, the display will get active but since the lid is closed will go into sleep again.
Mikes-MacBook-Pro:~ Mike$ syslog |grep -i "Wake reason"Could you share results of
syslog | grep -i "wake reason"
from Terminal?
I have seen this happen on my MBA. In my case, I think it has something to do with clamshell mode. I typically have the MBA plugged into an apple ATD and as such, it is plugged into power and the thunderbolt connector most of the time.
When I pull it out of its stand to take it with me, I unplug the magsafe cable and the thunderbolt cable. I do notice that for a few seconds the logo lights up and then goes dark. I had always assumed this was related to the display and me essentially taking it out of clamshell mode.
Not sure, OP, why this would happen for you. As someone mentioned, could be related to power-nap somehow.
Yes that's exactly what I have. Sometimes it lights up but other times it doesn't. I've noticed that it lights up only when the rMBP gets into deep sleep or something like that (20-24 hours of charging).Sometimes my MBP turns on when I take out the power plug, other times it stays asleep.
Been having a few more issues with these new updates lately, too...
Dec 11 10:50:26 Mikes-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.ACAttach (Maintenance)
Dec 11 10:50:35 Mikes-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.ACDetach (Maintenance)
Dec 6 04:08:57 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: RTC (Alarm)
Dec 6 06:09:15 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: RTC (Alarm)
Dec 6 06:18:43 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EHC1
Dec 6 11:22:11 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 6 14:05:08 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EHC1
Dec 6 14:07:25 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EHC1
Dec 6 14:53:17 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 6 15:15:17 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.ACAttach (Maintenance)
Dec 6 16:53:12 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 6 17:22:43 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.ACDetach (Maintenance)
Dec 6 17:23:17 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen EHC1 (User)
Dec 6 17:30:35 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 6 18:13:45 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 6 18:55:07 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 6 19:10:51 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.ACAttach (Maintenance)
Dec 6 19:26:26 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 6 22:27:04 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.ACAttach (Maintenance)
Dec 7 00:52:31 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: RTC (Alarm)
Dec 7 00:56:29 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 7 06:05:03 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.SleepTimer (SleepTimer)
Dec 7 06:41:45 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 7 11:56:50 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 7 14:04:00 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 7 15:31:08 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.ACDetach (Maintenance)
Dec 7 15:31:38 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen EHC1 (User)
Dec 7 15:58:23 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 7 16:20:29 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 7 16:46:12 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EHC1
Dec 7 17:19:08 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 7 17:28:16 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 7 17:41:49 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.ACAttach (Maintenance)
Dec 7 17:42:31 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.ACAttach (Maintenance)
Dec 7 17:43:13 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: XHC1
Dec 7 17:46:15 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 7 19:28:46 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.ACDetach (Maintenance)
Dec 7 19:29:21 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.ACAttach (Maintenance)
Dec 7 19:41:07 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidClose (Maintenance)
Dec 7 20:55:41 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 7 21:41:56 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 7 23:42:03 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 8 01:27:11 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidClose (Maintenance)
Dec 8 03:27:29 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: RTC (Alarm)
Dec 8 05:19:59 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.SleepTimer (SleepTimer)
Dec 8 06:36:01 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 8 07:01:03 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EHC1
Dec 8 07:53:19 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 8 08:16:41 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.ACDetach (Maintenance)
Dec 8 15:30:17 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 8 15:59:16 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.ACDetach (Maintenance)
Dec 8 15:59:43 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 8 19:20:32 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EHC1
Dec 8 19:25:15 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 8 20:25:40 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 8 22:08:34 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 8 22:29:02 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.ACDetach (Maintenance)
Dec 8 22:30:09 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 8 23:07:31 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 9 02:40:41 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: RTC (Alarm)
Dec 9 04:40:59 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: RTC (Alarm)
Dec 9 05:37:54 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EHC1
Dec 9 06:07:24 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 9 07:16:09 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 9 08:00:37 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.ACDetach (Maintenance)
Dec 9 11:11:14 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 9 12:33:59 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 9 14:45:59 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 9 18:47:05 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 9 20:10:16 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EHC1
Dec 9 20:45:06 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 10 01:32:08 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: RTC (Alarm)
Dec 10 03:32:26 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: RTC (Alarm)
Dec 10 05:32:44 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: RTC (Alarm)
Dec 10 05:35:26 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EHC1
Dec 10 06:50:51 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 10 08:27:40 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 10 09:10:24 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 10 09:40:49 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: XHC1
Dec 10 11:02:03 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EHC1
Dec 10 12:03:46 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 10 13:08:33 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 10 14:20:53 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.ACDetach (Maintenance)
Dec 10 14:22:22 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 10 16:07:31 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 10 16:43:39 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 10 17:27:00 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 11 03:22:19 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.ACDetach (Maintenance)
Dec 11 03:23:32 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.ACAttach (Maintenance)
Dec 11 05:54:58 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EHC1
Dec 11 06:49:10 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EHC1
Dec 11 11:10:10 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 11 11:54:42 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.ACDetach (Maintenance)
Dec 11 11:56:54 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 11 12:45:07 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 11 13:47:50 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EHC1
Dec 11 14:41:33 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EHC1
Dec 11 15:28:02 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 11 15:46:43 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 11 16:45:34 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.ACDetach (Maintenance)
Dec 11 16:46:06 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 11 16:57:14 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 11 18:03:09 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.ACAttach EHC1 (Maintenance)
Dec 11 20:11:39 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EHC1
Dec 12 04:43:02 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: RTC (Alarm)
Dec 12 06:43:21 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: RTC (Alarm)
Dec 12 06:45:12 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EHC1
Dec 12 08:39:59 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EHC1
Dec 12 12:33:04 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
Dec 12 13:17:16 Tharindus-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)
yes, it's 0: (I've installed all the available updates)OK, your Mac thinks it's supposed to wake on AC attach/detach. Check acwake (pmset -g). If it's 0 and you have installed MacBook Pro/Air update (2.0, it was released at the beginning of November and it resurfaced recently), you may have similar problem as other users. No 100% working solution at the moment.