How to wake mac up using apple remote?

[neo179neo]

Hey all,

Slight little problem, got a 2011 mini and use it as HTPC with plex, however when its sleeping it wont wake on me using apples remote, is there a fix at all?

Thanks

 

[houstonwkv]

it is possible

If you can downgrade to snow leopard that is the easiest way to gain that functionality back.
Otherwise

install
http://www.iospirit.com/products/remotebuddy/
and its driver

then set it up fully

- test to see if you can wake it up with the remote

if you Cant then uninstall remotebuddy and it should work.

I did this successfully with a macbook pro last summer after I figured out that lion removed that functionality.


If you are on snow leopard already I would still give remote buddy a try.

*if you want to try to save some $, then try just installing http://www.iospirit.com/labs/candelair/ first*

 

[neo179neo]

Not planning on downgrading, is there any other way without paying for software?

 

[useme2305]

Iospirit's Remote Buddy software and drivers are incredible and a must have if you want to do crazy stuff with that little remote.

 

[T'hain Esh Kelch]

There are some people reporting that upgrading to Mountain Lion fixes the problem. The other solution is to use the darkwake kernel option on boot as described here. I just came across it today also, and I'm going to try it out this evening.

I'm also quite annoyed by it!

 

[houstonwkv]

Not planning on downgrading, is there any other way without paying for software?

To quote myself

if you want to save the $ just download the driver
and you can use the free remote buddy

 

[neo179neo]

Yes mountain lion has indeed fixed the problem, well on my mac mini it has!

RESULT!!!