Hard to wake up computer from sleep

[tristan tumble]

Hi there,

I have a new macbook pro 2.5 and i have it hooked up to an external monitor, and i use external mouse and keyboard. When the computer goes to sleep, i have to click my mouse a billion times to wake the computer up... is this normal?

thanks.
tt

 

[squeeks]

yes, its been an issues since 10.5.0

no one knows why, its something to do with bluetooth and external monitors

sorry apple fails so bad with this issue, but its still worth it

 

[tristan tumble]

yes, its been an issues since 10.5.0

no one knows why, its something to do with bluetooth and external monitors

sorry apple fails so bad with this issue, but its still worth it

thanks for the quick response, i'm on 10.5.3, i guess no point to go up to .4 then.

I thought i found a pattern, holding down the mouse button for longer periods gets the computer awake faster....odd.

 

[NC MacGuy]

Doesn't the hitting space bar do it?

 

[tristan tumble]

Doesn't the hitting space bar do it?

nope the sapcebar dosn't do it, neither on the laptop, nor the external keyboard. Only about 20-30 seconds of constant clicking and moving the mouse it wakes up.

 

[Samarium]

When that happens to me I close the lid again, and open it in a few seconds. I don't use an external monitor though, but doing what I mention above does the trick.

 

[squeeks]

i dont think you have to keep clicking the mouse, just wake it up and leave it

you should be able to hear it turn on

 

[chosenwolf]

Try and turn on "secure virtual memory" in System preferences. Checking that has solved all of my sleep issues with my MBP.

 

[tristan tumble]

Try and turn on "secure virtual memory" in System preferences. Checking that has solved all of my sleep issues with my MBP.

i'm under security but can't find the option you want me to click....how do i get to this?

thanks.

 

[chosenwolf]

"Use Secure Virtual Memory" is the option. I'm on Leopard, what OS are you using?

 

[tristan tumble]

"Use Secure Virtual Memory" is the option. I'm on Leopard, what OS are you using?

my bad, it was on, that is why i didn't notice it. (I'm also on leopard, 10.5.3)

Also, note that i use my computer in clamshell mode most of the time, so when waking it up i don't want to open the screen, since i'm working off another monitor.

thanks,
TT