Endless Sleep

[bigboy99]

My G4 Power Book (Tiger 10.4.3) has started going into "deep" sleep after about three hours of rest, and the only way to recover is to reboot with the power button.

I recently had to use the DVD to repair a minor free space issue on the HD, and the disk verifies okay now.

Could there be a connection between the two? The issue started after the repair, but doesn't happen every time sleep is started.

BB99

 

[mad jew]

Well, first step would be to try resetting the PMU.

However, before going much further, can you tell us a bit more about this free space problem and what you did to repair it? 🙂

 

[bigboy99]

Well, first step would be to try resetting the PMU.

However, before going much further, can you tell us a bit more about this free space problem and what you did to repair it? 🙂

The HD failed a verification after an external drive was disconnected before its activity was finished. "Volume Bit Map needs repair - minor", and "Invalid Volume free block count" error messages. I booted from the Install disk, and repaired the problems with the Disk Utility app.

 

[generik]

Have you tried opening the lid, closing it again, then open it yet again?

Sometimes it works for me.

 

[Will Cheyney]

Sounds like something that happened to me.
Best was to repair it is to backup, and reinitialise before you get a total HD crash.

 

[bigboy99]

Sounds like something that happened to me.
Best was to repair it is to backup, and reinitialise before you get a total HD crash.

I'm reluctant to reinitialize at this time over such a minor issue. The disk passes verification, and I backup the important files regularly. The PMU reset option also looks like something I'd try before a reintilization.

I reset the energy options to the extremes, then back to normal, and the issue hasn't returned so far.

 

[yellow]

I agree, a reinstallation is a very extreme step and should only be resorted to as a lastish resort. There's quite a few troubleshooting steps to go through first. As noted previously, a PMU reset is your next, best step.