Re: How to make mac OS Big Sur v11.6.4 to never sleep when using battery in a 2020 Intel MBP?

From	ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
Subject	Re: How to make mac OS Big Sur v11.6.4 to never sleep when using battery in a 2020 Intel MBP?
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc, comp.sys.mac.misc, comp.sys.mac.software, comp.sys.mac.system, comp.sys.mac.systems
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Date	2022-02-20 17:00 -0600

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In comp.sys.mac.software Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
> On 2022-02-19, Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:
> > In comp.sys.mac.software Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
> >> On 2022-02-19, Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:
> >> > In comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc David Brooks <BDB@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> >> >> On 18/02/2022 21:50, Jolly Roger wrote:
> >> >> > On 2022-02-18, Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:
> >> >> >> Hello.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> How do I tell mac OS Big Sur v11.6.4 to never sleep when using in a 2020
> >> >> >> Intel MBP? I only want to set this as a test since I'm trying to figure
> >> >> >> out why this MBP crashes when waking up after sleeping once in a while.
> >> >> >> So far on power AC connection, it never crashes with sleep disabled.
> >> >> >> macOS Big Sur v11.6.(3&4) doesn't have an option to do that. I only can
> >> >> >> disable its power nap and display sleep.
> >> >> >>   
> >> >> >> Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)
> >> >> > 
> >> >> > There should be an option in System Preferences > Energy Saver called
> >> >> > "Prevent your Mac from automatically sleeping when the display is off".
> >> >> > Enabling that option will cause the computer to stay awake even when the
> >> >> > display sleeps.
> >> >> > 
> >> >> > If you want the display to never sleep, set the "Turn display off after"
> >> >> > setting to "Never". If you do that, it's probably best to make sure you
> >> >> > have a screen saver enabled too.
> >> >> > 
> >> >> > Otherwise, as the saying goes, "There's an app for that". I've used
> >> >> > Amphetamine for years to prevent sleep when certain apps or processes
> >> >> > are running, and it's a nice tool to have handy for such a thing:
> >> >> > 
> >> >> > <https://apps.apple.com/us/app/amphetamine/id937984704?mt=12>
> >> >
> >> >> Interesting. I'd not happened across this before.
> >> >
> >> >> Do you also recommend THIS facility?
> >> >
> >> >> https://github.com/x74353/Amphetamine-Enhancer
> >> >
> >> >> Thanks.
> >> >
> >> > Ooh. Interesting that Enhancer is from GitHub (not Apple's app store), 
> >> > but it requires the original Amphetamine from Apple's App Store. I 
> >> > wonder why not offer from Github too?
> >
> >> That's explained on the same page under the "Why is a Separate App
> >> Needed?" heading... Try reading it. ; )
> >
> > I saw that, but why doesn't original Amphetamine have a downloadable 
> > version from GitHub instead of App Store?

> Because the developer wants it to be available on the App Store. Is
> there an actual problem here, or are you just trying to manufacture one
> out of thin air?>

Yes, because I'm old school and still prefer to download outside of stores.
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How to make mac OS Big Sur v11.6.4 to never sleep when using battery in a 2020 Intel MBP? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2022-02-18 14:06 -0600
  Re: How to make mac OS Big Sur v11.6.4 to never sleep when using battery in a 2020 Intel MBP? David Brooks <BDB@invalid.invalid> - 2022-02-18 20:15 +0000
    Re: How to make mac OS Big Sur v11.6.4 to never sleep when using battery in a 2020 Intel MBP? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2022-02-18 20:31 -0600
      Re: How to make mac OS Big Sur v11.6.4 to never sleep when using battery in a 2020 Intel MBP? David Brooks <BDB@invalid.invalid> - 2022-02-19 08:26 +0000
      Re: How to make mac OS Big Sur v11.6.4 to never sleep when using battery in a 2020 Intel MBP? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2022-02-19 14:08 +0000
      Re: How to make mac OS Big Sur v11.6.4 to never sleep when using battery in a 2020 Intel MBP? Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> - 2022-02-19 17:07 +0000
        Re: How to make mac OS Big Sur v11.6.4 to never sleep when using battery in a 2020 Intel MBP? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2022-02-19 12:07 -0600
          Re: How to make mac OS Big Sur v11.6.4 to never sleep when using battery in a 2020 Intel MBP? Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> - 2022-02-19 18:56 +0000
          Re: How to make mac OS Big Sur v11.6.4 to never sleep when using battery in a 2020 Intel MBP? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2022-02-20 06:09 +0000
  Re: How to make mac OS Big Sur v11.6.4 to never sleep when using battery in a 2020 Intel MBP? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2022-02-18 21:50 +0000
    Re: How to make mac OS Big Sur v11.6.4 to never sleep when using battery in a 2020 Intel MBP? David Brooks <BDB@invalid.invalid> - 2022-02-18 22:43 +0000
      Re: How to make mac OS Big Sur v11.6.4 to never sleep when using battery in a 2020 Intel MBP? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2022-02-18 20:39 -0600
        Re: How to make mac OS Big Sur v11.6.4 to never sleep when using battery in a 2020 Intel MBP? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2022-02-19 13:10 +0000
          Re: How to make mac OS Big Sur v11.6.4 to never sleep when using battery in a 2020 Intel MBP? David Brooks <BDB@invalid.invalid> - 2022-02-19 17:39 +0000
          Re: How to make mac OS Big Sur v11.6.4 to never sleep when using battery in a 2020 Intel MBP? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2022-02-19 12:09 -0600
            Re: How to make mac OS Big Sur v11.6.4 to never sleep when using battery in a 2020 Intel MBP? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2022-02-20 06:11 +0000
              Re: How to make mac OS Big Sur v11.6.4 to never sleep when using battery in a 2020 Intel MBP? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2022-02-20 17:00 -0600
                Re: How to make mac OS Big Sur v11.6.4 to never sleep when using battery in a 2020 Intel MBP? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2022-02-21 16:29 +0000
          Re: How to make mac OS Big Sur v11.6.4 to never sleep when using battery in a 2020 Intel MBP? Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> - 2022-02-19 19:05 +0000
            Re: How to make mac OS Big Sur v11.6.4 to never sleep when using battery in a 2020 Intel MBP? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2022-02-19 14:35 -0600
              Re: How to make mac OS Big Sur v11.6.4 to never sleep when using battery in a 2020 Intel MBP? Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> - 2022-02-20 07:21 +0000
                Re: How to make mac OS Big Sur v11.6.4 to never sleep when using battery in a 2020 Intel MBP? Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> - 2022-02-20 10:07 +0000
                Re: How to make mac OS Big Sur v11.6.4 to never sleep when using battery in a 2020 Intel MBP? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2022-02-20 17:08 -0600
      Re: How to make mac OS Big Sur v11.6.4 to never sleep when using battery in a 2020 Intel MBP? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2022-02-19 13:05 +0000
        Re: How to make mac OS Big Sur v11.6.4 to never sleep when using battery in a 2020 Intel MBP? David Brooks <BDB@invalid.invalid> - 2022-02-19 17:28 +0000
    Re: How to make mac OS Big Sur v11.6.4 to never sleep when using battery in a 2020 Intel MBP? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2022-02-18 20:40 -0600
      Re: How to make mac OS Big Sur v11.6.4 to never sleep when using battery in a 2020 Intel MBP? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2022-02-19 13:11 +0000
        Re: How to make mac OS Big Sur v11.6.4 to never sleep when using battery in a 2020 Intel MBP? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2022-02-19 12:32 -0600
          Re: How to make mac OS Big Sur v11.6.4 to never sleep when using battery in a 2020 Intel MBP? Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> - 2022-02-19 18:58 +0000
          Re: How to make mac OS Big Sur v11.6.4 to never sleep when using battery in a 2020 Intel MBP? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2022-02-20 06:13 +0000
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