Old Macbook won't wake from sleep

[belltoes]

Hi there,

I have Linux Lite installed on an old 2006 Macbook and it won't wake from sleep when I close the lid. When the lid opens, the login screen shows briefly, then the monitor seems to turn off. (It seems as though the monitor is off when the lid is closed as well, so the screen does come on for a few seconds to show the log in screen). I have to then hold the power button and the computer shuts down. Then I have to press it again to turn on the computer.

I've only been able to find things related to nvidia drivers for Macbook Pro, but this machine has integrated graphics.

Thanks in advance for any insight!

[belltoes]

I still haven't found anything, except that many people recommend keeping a partition of OSX to keep firmware updates, mostly they cite battery life help. Well, this computer's battery failed quite some time ago and was replaced with a cheap China battery which is also failing but I'm not going to replace it until it dies once the power cord is removed, and by then maybe I will give up on this 8-year old computer.

I'm hoping it's not a firmware issue?

It really seems like it does "wake," i.e., I see the login screen, but then something interrupts it and it goes back to an unwakable sleep. I does make noise like it's powering down when I press the power button, then I have to do it again to turn it back on.

Honestly, I'm not that techie so my solution now is to install a new distro that will make waking from sleep "just work." Of course, the last DVD this computer made was the Linux Lite disc I made -- I can read but no longer write discs now. This Mac is also one of the apparently *hard* ones to get to boot from USB. I've tried several methods.

Looks like I will have to beg a friend to burn me a few live CDs until I find one that plays nice with this hunk of plastic. Seems faster than trying to figure out how to mount the ISO from the hard drive (too complex for me) and figuring out how to "bless" the stupid USB without OSX. Still kinda hoping for some help today, though.

[LL-user]

Hi belltoes,

When you open the lid again/ waking it up from sleep are you able to switch to a console successfully?

You would do this by pressing:

Ctrl + Alt + F1

Am not sure, but according to your description it sounds like that the computer is still running - except the screen.

(Ctrl + Alt + F7 would take you back to the Xsession)