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mfruit · **Workaround for no-restart-after-sleep? [Resolved] -** 04-21-2009, 12:48 AM

Hi,

Even though I know that I can't restart after the unit has gone to sleep, I keep trying to do so. After a few black screens, I was wondering if there is a workaround for this. Is there a patch or something so that if you try to restart, it gets routed to shutdown instead?

Thanks.

Edit: Resolved here.

tetany · **Re: Workaround for no-restart-after-sleep? -** 04-21-2009, 04:16 AM

The problem:
The apple menu selection for "restart" no worky...
So try this:
Touch the power button lightly once - a window should appear giving options for restart, sleep, shutdown, cancel.
This does the trick for me!

chazzek · **Re: Workaround for no-restart-after-sleep? -** 04-22-2009, 01:06 AM

Interesting idea, but I don't know if anyone has produced such a patch. I did what you're doing for a while, too, until I rewired my brain to always hit "shutdown". It took a few days.

ukbodypilot · **Re: Workaround for no-restart-after-sleep? -** 04-22-2009, 01:38 AM

Good advice above. Pressing the power key quickly and then clicking restart works every time.

Wow it is ***HARD*** not to use the menu, I am programmed like a robot! I might have to put some tape on the screen where the Restart menu item appears!!! ;-)

mechdrew · **Re: Workaround for no-restart-after-sleep? -** 04-22-2009, 03:02 AM

Huh, mine hangs, but all I have to do is press Esc and a few seconds later I see the Dell screen. Weird.

conq · **Re: Workaround for no-restart-after-sleep? -** 04-22-2009, 03:27 AM

Thats odd i can restart from the menu after sleep. Am i missing something or is this a prob that affects all installs?

mfruit · **Re: Workaround for no-restart-after-sleep? -** 04-22-2009, 07:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by conq

Thats odd i can restart from the menu after sleep. Am i missing something or is this a prob that affects all installs?

Really? I assume this was a known issue. I just tried it and after closing the machine to put it to sleep, I opened it and then tried to restart. I get a black screen and I can't get it to respond at all. Neither pressing the power button or the Esc key does anything. I have to do a power off via holding down the power button.

This is on a 10.5.6 install with DellEFI 1.1. What versions are you guys running?

saltatory · **Re: Workaround for no-restart-after-sleep? -** 04-22-2009, 12:14 PM

I just restarted after sleep as well, with no problems. Mine install was 10.5.6 retail with DellEFI 1.1, minus printer drivers and a lot of language files. I've never had problems with sleep on my mini.

chazzek · **Re: Workaround for no-restart-after-sleep? -** 04-22-2009, 03:36 PM

This might be a case of buggy hardware in some Minis.

solar · **Re: Workaround for no-restart-after-sleep? -** 04-22-2009, 05:24 PM

I am also having this problem but I am used to it and can live with it.
But.. If anybody would like to have a look what is causing this.. Greatly appreciated.

Could it be because i (and others) have 2gb ram?

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chazzek Senior Member Posts: 317 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Los Angeles	Re: Workaround for no-restart-after-sleep? - 04-22-2009, 01:06 AM Interesting idea, but I don't know if anyone has produced such a patch. I did what you're doing for a while, too, until I rewired my brain to always hit "shutdown". It took a few days. Dell Mini 9 \| Mac OS X 10.6.2 \| 2 Jigabytes RAM \| 32 Jigabyte STEC SSD \| Bios A05 NetbookInstaller 0.8.3 \| USB Legacy Mode off \| No camera

ukbodypilot Member Posts: 49 Join Date: Mar 2009	Re: Workaround for no-restart-after-sleep? - 04-22-2009, 01:38 AM Good advice above. Pressing the power key quickly and then clicking restart works every time. Wow it is *HARD* not to use the menu, I am programmed like a robot! I might have to put some tape on the screen where the Restart menu item appears!!! ;-)

conq Member Posts: 36 Join Date: Feb 2009	Re: Workaround for no-restart-after-sleep? - 04-22-2009, 03:27 AM Thats odd i can restart from the menu after sleep. Am i missing something or is this a prob that affects all installs? Mini 9\|32GB RunCore\|2GB RAM\|1.3MP Cam\|A05 BIOS\|Dualboot OSX 10.5.7 + Win XP Pro Mini 10V\|Intel X25-M 80GB SSD\|2 GB RAM\|A03 BIOS\|Dualboot OSX 10.5.7 + Win XP Pro

saltatory Senior Member Posts: 110 Join Date: Apr 2009	Re: Workaround for no-restart-after-sleep? - 04-22-2009, 12:14 PM I just restarted after sleep as well, with no problems. Mine install was 10.5.6 retail with DellEFI 1.1, minus printer drivers and a lot of language files. I've never had problems with sleep on my mini.

solar Junior Member Posts: 28 Join Date: Mar 2009	Re: Workaround for no-restart-after-sleep? - 04-22-2009, 05:24 PM I am also having this problem but I am used to it and can live with it. But.. If anybody would like to have a look what is causing this.. Greatly appreciated. Could it be because i (and others) have 2gb ram?

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