iMac being woken up remotely.

chris meredith · chris meredith #1 (**permalink**)

03-13-2012, 01:23 PM

Hi,
My iMac has taken to waking up spontaneously, which is annoying, especially in the night.
On checking the console immediately afterwards, I find this message:

13/03/2012 09:55:59 com.parallels.vm.prl_pcproxy[231] QKqueueFileSystemWatcherEngine::addPaths: open: No such file or directory

I used to have parallels installed on this machine, but have completely uninstalled it.

I interpret this as parallels HQ computers trying to contact my machine and causing it to start up.
Any ideas on how to stop this?
Thanks.
C.

dekan · dekan #2 (**permalink**)

03-13-2012, 04:36 PM

Can you see if "System Preferences" -> "Energy Saver" the option "Wake for Network Access" is checked and uncheck if it is?

chris meredith · chris meredith #3 (**permalink**)

03-14-2012, 05:29 AM

Hi,
no, that is not checked.
C

chas_m · chas_m #4 (**permalink**)

03-14-2012, 05:48 AM

From that log, I would say that it's pretty obvious that you have not, in fact, fully uninstalled Parallels.

chris meredith · chris meredith #5 (**permalink**)

03-14-2012, 05:59 AM

Hi,
Thanks for that.
searched my hard drive and found in ‘library’ two items in ‘launch agents’ and one in ‘launch daemons’ referring to parallels. So I’ve deleted those, and I’ll report back on what happens.
The odd thing is, I uninstalled parallels months ago, but this has only been happening over the past few days.
Weird.
C

chris meredith · chris meredith #6 (**permalink**)

03-14-2012, 06:23 AM

That didn’t do it.
This is the console from the last wake up:
14/03/2012 10:12:51 kernel The USB device Bluetooth USB Host Controller (Port 1 of Hub at 0x1a100000) may have caused a wake by issuing a remote wakeup (3)

So what’s that?
C

chris meredith · chris meredith #7 (**permalink**)

03-14-2012, 06:53 AM

Right,
I think I’ve solved it this time.
I disconnected the bluetooth connection to the wireless keyboard and the trackpad, then re-connected them.
So far, no wake-ups.
I’ll post again if it comes back.
Thanks for the help.
C.

chas_m #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 22, 2010 Location: Victoria, BC Posts: 13,700 Mac Specs: 2009 MacBook Pro, Black speakers, Black Benq second monitor, black iPhone 4, Black 2012 iPad, etc.	03-14-2012, 05:48 AM From that log, I would say that it's pretty obvious that you have not, in fact, fully uninstalled Parallels. Cheers, chas_m -- My essay for switchers and newbies
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chris meredith #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 13, 2012 Posts: 21	03-13-2012, 01:23 PM Hi, My iMac has taken to waking up spontaneously, which is annoying, especially in the night. On checking the console immediately afterwards, I find this message: 13/03/2012 09:55:59 com.parallels.vm.prl_pcproxy[231] QKqueueFileSystemWatcherEngine::addPaths: open: No such file or directory I used to have parallels installed on this machine, but have completely uninstalled it. I interpret this as parallels HQ computers trying to contact my machine and causing it to start up. Any ideas on how to stop this? Thanks. C.
	QUOTE Thanks

dekan #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 16, 2007 Posts: 756	03-13-2012, 04:36 PM Can you see if "System Preferences" -> "Energy Saver" the option "Wake for Network Access" is checked and uncheck if it is?
	QUOTE Thanks

chris meredith #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 13, 2012 Posts: 21	03-14-2012, 05:59 AM Hi, Thanks for that. searched my hard drive and found in ‘library’ two items in ‘launch agents’ and one in ‘launch daemons’ referring to parallels. So I’ve deleted those, and I’ll report back on what happens. The odd thing is, I uninstalled parallels months ago, but this has only been happening over the past few days. Weird. C
	QUOTE Thanks

chris meredith #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 13, 2012 Posts: 21	03-14-2012, 06:23 AM That didn’t do it. This is the console from the last wake up: 14/03/2012 10:12:51 kernel The USB device Bluetooth USB Host Controller (Port 1 of Hub at 0x1a100000) may have caused a wake by issuing a remote wakeup (3) So what’s that? C
	QUOTE Thanks

chris meredith #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 13, 2012 Posts: 21	03-14-2012, 06:53 AM Right, I think I’ve solved it this time. I disconnected the bluetooth connection to the wireless keyboard and the trackpad, then re-connected them. So far, no wake-ups. I’ll post again if it comes back. Thanks for the help. C.
	QUOTE Thanks

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