Bryan's Tips and Tricks

Problem with your Mac Going to sleep and then coming out of sleep? (Mac OS X 10.4.10 Tiger)

For the longest time I thought that putting my MacBook to sleep just put it into a low power mode. Little did I know. I figured this out when I started having issues with it coming and going from sleep. Aparently OS X does create some kind of sleepimage file. Deleting it and then restarting seemingly fixed all of my sleeping problems......Well my MacBook Pro's sleeping problems. lol

Here's How:

Open Terminal (Located in your Applications Folder under Utilities.)

type in cd /var/vm then press enter.

type in ls then press enter.

You should see the sleepimage file there.

type in sudo rm sleepimage then press enter.

it will ask you for your password.....type it in and press enter.

type in ls then press enter.

You should no longer see the sleepimage file.

type in exit then press enter.

Quit from Terminal like you would any other application.

Restart your computer. OS X will now recreate the sleepimage file and you should be set.

Here is an explanation of the commands we used today:

cd : Changes the directory to whatever you specify. *Note: To change to a directory that has a space in it, you have to put the directory in single quotes: example: cd 'My Music Folder'

ls : Lists the files and folders in the current directory.

sudo : Makes you a Super User for a given command. Allows you to modify things that belong to someone else or the system.

rm : Removes a directory (folder) or file. *Note: To remove a directory or file that has a space in it, you have to put the directory in single quotes: example: rm 'My Music Folder'

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