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Suffa

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May 11, 2013
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My mac wakes up during sleep every now and then for no obvious reason.

Wake for network access is turned of, no schedules activated..

LOG:

Jan 17 01:58:43 Xs-imac kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.SleepTimer (SleepTimer)
Jan 17 09:10:53 Xs-imac kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.PME (User)
Jan 17 09:14:24 Xs-imac kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EHC1
Jan 17 14:51:25 Xs-imac kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.SleepTimer (SleepTimer)
Jan 17 16:08:15 Xs-imac kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EHC1
Jan 17 16:17:58 Xs-imac kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EHC1
Jan 17 22:35:24 Xs-imac kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.SleepTimer (SleepTimer)
Jan 18 02:35:16 Xs-imac kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.SleepTimer (SleepTimer)
Jan 18 10:38:25 Xs-imac kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.PME (User)
Jan 18 10:49:40 Xs-imac kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EHC1


I want to know what "EC.SleepTimer" and "EC.PME (User)" is. From what i understand, EHC1 is me waking the computer from sleep via keyboard or mouse.
 
My mac wakes up during sleep every now and then for no obvious reason.

Wake for network access is turned of, no schedules activated..

LOG:

Jan 17 01:58:43 Xs-imac kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.SleepTimer (SleepTimer)
Jan 17 09:10:53 Xs-imac kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.PME (User)
Jan 17 09:14:24 Xs-imac kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EHC1
Jan 17 14:51:25 Xs-imac kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.SleepTimer (SleepTimer)
Jan 17 16:08:15 Xs-imac kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EHC1
Jan 17 16:17:58 Xs-imac kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EHC1
Jan 17 22:35:24 Xs-imac kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.SleepTimer (SleepTimer)
Jan 18 02:35:16 Xs-imac kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.SleepTimer (SleepTimer)
Jan 18 10:38:25 Xs-imac kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EC.PME (User)
Jan 18 10:49:40 Xs-imac kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EHC1


I want to know what "EC.SleepTimer" and "EC.PME (User)" is. From what i understand, EHC1 is me waking the computer from sleep via keyboard or mouse.

What's the output of pmset -g assertionslog ?
 
Active Profiles:
AC Power -1*
Currently in use:
standby 1
Sleep On Power Button 1
womp 0
halfdim 1
hibernatefile /var/vm/sleepimage
darkwakes 0
autorestart 0
networkoversleep 0
disksleep 10
sleep 0
autopoweroffdelay 14400
hibernatemode 0
autopoweroff 1
ttyskeepawake 1
displaysleep 7
standbydelay 4200
 
Why is this? Seems a bit stupid to me since "hibernatemode" already is set to 0, and it still activates it:confused:

Or is this some kind of new legislation that a computer must go to real sleep (hibernation) after som hours, in order to save energi?
 
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Even though the relay is set to 4 hours, I't wakes up way before that. Can't tell much much earlier, probably about 1,5 hour haha
 
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