Comments on: Is Your Mac Slow to Wake from Sleep? Try this pmset Workaround

By: banger

banger — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:04:12 +0000

same warning message when I try to revert to default….

Last login: Mon Jan 28 20:40:50 on console
localhost:~ kyu-roo$ sudo pmset -a standbydelay 4200
Password:
Warning: Idle sleep timings for “AC Power” may not behave as expected.
- Disk sleep should be non-zero whenever system sleep is non-zero.
localhost:~ kyu-roo$

By: banger

banger — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:02:04 +0000

I’m pretty sure this is causing damage to my hardrive.. after I lift my lid now…. the drive sounds like it is having a heart attack… it chokes and splutters… loud cranking and grinding noises… I’m sure this is not good…. now I have to figure out how to ‘reverse’ this?…. not happy.

By: banger

banger — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 09:11:27 +0000

@dexterfm thanks…. I tried your tip now I’m not sure….

Warning: Idle sleep timings for “AC Power” may not behave as expected.
- Disk sleep should be non-zero whenever system sleep is non-zero.
localhost:~ kyu-roo$

By: dexterfm

dexterfm — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:17:01 +0000

@banger: You have to copy this command “sudo pmset -a standbydelay 43200″ leaving no trailing spaces at the end of the number, otherwise Terminal will think that is your password. Just enter that line as it is in the parentheses and then enter your pass at prompt.

By: Kuray

Kuray — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:01:49 +0000

What if i set hibernation mode to 25 [or 1(I don't see any difference)] and set standby mode to 30 seconds.

As for as I know in mode 1 and 25 goes to standby mode automatically.

I want more battery power. Waiting is not important.

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 04:49:04 +0000

OMG – thank you for this. I was wondering why I could use my MBA on a semi-frequent basis, and things woke up quickly, but if I let it sit for a longer timeframe (okay, not really “long”) it would sit and sit and sit before I could enter my wake password. I set to 24 hours instead of 12 – that schedule will work out best for me, I think.

YAY!

By: banger

banger — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 02:51:54 +0000

localhost:~ kyu-roo$ sudo pmset -a standbydelay 43200

WARNING: Improper use of the sudo command could lead to data loss
or the deletion of important system files. Please double-check your
typing when using sudo. Type “man sudo” for more information.

To proceed, enter your password, or type Ctrl-C to abort.

Password:
Sorry, try again.
Password:

By: MacJonny

MacJonny — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 01:27:35 +0000

see a relevant apple discussion we had a few months ago on this issue with reasons why this is not perfect…

https://discussions.apple.com/message/19424041#19424041

By: parakeet

parakeet — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:13:04 +0000

Interesting. I ran into this a while back on a MacBook Pro and my solution was to disable the Hibernate Mode which stops sleepimage from being used, also done with pmset

sudo pmset -a hibernatemode 0

And turn it back on with

sudo pmset -a hibernatemode 1

YMMV