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| From | Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.system |
| Date | 2015-04-08 19:00 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <2015040819001242956-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMme.com> (permalink) |
| References | <1m2l957.e2sk20byhki1N%dempson@actrix.gen.nz> <mg448h$oe3$1@dont-email.me> |
| Subject | Re: falling asleep during downloads |
On 2015-04-08 20:50:15 +0000, J Burns said: > On 4/8/15, 10:18 AM, David Empson wrote: >> J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> While downloading with Firefox, I set the sleep delay for 2 minutes. The >>> display went black in 4. When I woke it, I saw that the download had >>> stopped. In a moment it resumed, so I guess the remote server hadn't >>> given up on me. >> >> That's Firefox's fault, not Apple's. >> >> I did a similar test. For reference, I'm running Yosemite 10.10.2. I set >> my display sleep delay to 1 minute. (My Retina MacBook Pro automatically >> sleeps the computer after the display is sleeping if nothing is keeping >> it active.) Running from Battery, with Power Nap disabled. >> >> I started a big download from a relatively slow server which would take >> more than ten minutes. >> >> Results: >> >> Safari 8.0.4: display went to sleep after a minute. I waited a couple >> more minutes and was able to confirm the computer was still awake as I >> could ping it from another device. Woke it up and the download had >> progressed. >> >> Firefox 37.0.1: display went to sleep after a minute. About two minutes >> later the computer had gone to sleep and I couldn't ping it. Woke it up >> and the download had paused. >> >> Conclusion: Safari was tickling the activity detector which prevents the >> computer going to sleep, even though the display was asleep. Firefox >> wasn't, so the system assumed it was idle and went to sleep. >> >> (I don't have any other browsers installed so didn't bother testing >> anything else.) >> >>> My only network connection is Ethernet. My normal sleep delay is 15 >>> minutes. It's not often that I need a download to continue longer than >>> that, after I walk away. In such a situation, I need only tell Energy >>> Saver not to sleep. >>> >>> As I've seen it for 2 and probably 3 versions of OS X, I think it's >>> intentional. >> >> No, it is an oversight in Firefox, not using the Mac OS X APIs which >> tell the system that the application is doing a background task and >> sleep should be deferred. >> >> Try Safari instead. > > Thanks. In the past, I've had sleep interrupt big Apple update > downloads, but I don't recall any trouble with Safari. ...and now you can update to OSX10.10.3. It was surprisingly quick and painless. Safari is at 8.0.5, and Photos is here. I will poke at it to see what sort of reaction I get, but I work with a Creative Cloud workflow with Lightroom & PS. I might use Photos for managing my iPhone pics. -- Regards, Savageduck
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falling asleep during downloads J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2015-04-06 17:31 -0400
Re: falling asleep during downloads Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-04-06 18:01 -0400
Re: falling asleep during downloads dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2015-04-07 08:41 +1000
Re: falling asleep during downloads J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2015-04-06 18:55 -0400
Re: falling asleep during downloads dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-04-07 11:30 +1200
Re: falling asleep during downloads J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2015-04-06 20:15 -0400
Re: falling asleep during downloads dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-04-07 12:43 +1200
Re: falling asleep during downloads J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2015-04-06 23:49 -0400
Re: falling asleep during downloads dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-04-07 18:08 +1200
Re: falling asleep during downloads J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2015-04-07 14:11 -0400
Re: falling asleep during downloads dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-04-09 02:18 +1200
Re: falling asleep during downloads J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2015-04-08 16:50 -0400
Re: falling asleep during downloads Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-04-08 19:00 -0700
Re: falling asleep during downloads J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2015-04-09 11:09 -0400
Re: falling asleep during downloads J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2015-04-08 17:07 -0400
Re: falling asleep during downloads dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-04-09 11:42 +1200
Re: falling asleep during downloads J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2015-04-08 21:10 -0400
Re: falling asleep during downloads Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-04-09 12:40 +0000
Re: falling asleep during downloads Ed Anson <EdAnson@comcast.net> - 2015-04-06 21:35 -0400
Re: falling asleep during downloads J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2015-04-07 00:36 -0400
Re: falling asleep during downloads Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-04-07 02:46 +0000
Re: falling asleep during downloads J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2015-04-07 00:43 -0400
Re: falling asleep during downloads Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-04-07 10:52 -0400
Re: falling asleep during downloads Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-04-08 09:57 +0000
Re: falling asleep during downloads J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2015-04-08 16:46 -0400
Re: falling asleep during downloads Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-04-09 12:36 +0000
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