InsomniaX Snow Leopard
04. Sep 2009 
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I have released a very quick fix for Snow Leopard, please wait for macupdate to update the listing. This quick fix is not guaranteed to work and may not work on any systems lower then 10.6
Also to all those who use this program it would be greatly appreciated if donations could be made, or even gift packs mailed to me.
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great, thank you! Will test and donate afterwards.
Edit:
Does not work for me. Actually the behaviour ist the same as in 1.3.3. Activating InsomniaX enables sleepless mode, but the Menubar icon is not there. Activitymonitoe shows InsomniaX Process. Maybe I should do some clean install. Is there any additional data exept Insomniax.app and ~/Library/Application Support/InsomniaX/Insomnia_r6.kext?
I also noticed that Insomnia_r6.kext has a strange icon. It looks like normal folder but with some kind of stop sign in the lower right corner. Could this mean that the kernel extensio was not installed correctly?
I have reuploaded a new version please try this one
Works great no issues here make sure to follow the repair/remove instruction prior. This forced a new Kext install for me.
Thanks again, donation already sent.
works now, thank you. Donation sent.
Thanks, it works now, however, as the kext is written for 32bit mode, it still won’t work in Snow Leopard when booted into 64bit mode.
The kext needs to be rewritten for the 64 bit kernel for that, but thanks for the quick fix.
works – THANKS. I have been using my windows partition this was bugging me so much. Donation sent, and appreciate the update!!!
The Option “Sleep Display” does not work. Any Suggestions?
I tried to install version 1.3.4 on OS X 10.5.8 and it didn’t work. The program didn’t even show up in the Activity Monitor when I tried to run it.
Before I tried to install version 1.3.4, I was running version 1.3.3 with no problems.
Now that I removed version 1.3.4, I can no longer get version 1.3.3 to work. When choosing “Enable Insomnia” of the menu, the program bombs, and I have to restart my machine :/
I tried removing all kexts and preferences and reinstalling several
times to no avail.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Well… it looks like I finally got version 1.3.3 to work again. After I removed InsomniaX again, I rebooted and tried to install it again.
This time it worked.
I’m curious if someone can confirm (or deny) the existence of a 1.3.3a version… I could have sworn that was the version I was running before I tried to install version 1.3.4, and I can’t seem to find it.
Thanks very much for the update. But “Sleep Display” no longer works for me with 1.3.4 running on Snow Leopard. That’s a real shame as I use this feature as much as the sleepless feature.
Insomnia feature working, sleep display not working (but this is not a problem for me, I use the lower left corner of the screen to shut the screen off).
Thanks!
PS: Small donation sent!
Donation sent. I hope it helps! 1.3.4 didn’t work for me in 64bit kernel mode.
thank you for the update, I was able to load it and it does work, however, I have confirmed what everyone else has been stating, the “Sleep Display” command does not function.
btw: donation sent, thank you for all of your hard work
have a great weekend
You can sleep the display by pressing ^⇧⏏
Thanks for update insomnia to use it with Snow Leopard.
The option Sleep Display does not function
I’ve been testing the kext in 64-bit mode (only minor changes were needed) and it seems to be working. A little more testing is necessary though.
It seems that I still have some strange issues with Insomnia when I disable it when I’m running in closed lid mode. My external monitor goes black and has to reset. I think the machine may actually go to sleep for a second and then wake back up. Not sure.
Insomnia should not be necessary to keep the computer running if an external monitor is connected.
Doesn’t work for me.
Does not work for me.
I have the new MacBook Pro with SL installed by Apple.
I try to compile from source but does not work.
1.3.4 crashes on startup on Leopard. =/
great. works perfectly on my snow leopard.
one thing that would be cool though: whenever i close the lid without disabling the display via exposè first, the backlight stays on.
would be really cool if insomniax would sleep the display when the lid is closed. ^^
just installed it on snowleopard fully updated and the sleep display isn’t working…i’m running 32bit kernel…haven’t tried on 64 yet….anyways…also hybernation does not even show up…
I appreciate if you can pimp that code
thanks!
New version doesn’t work on my 13″ MacBook Unibody with MacOs 10.5 Leopard
My screen freezes when I click on “Enable Insomnia” and a hard reboot is needed.
After some cleanups and reinstalations, i gave up and turned back to 1.3.3, which is working fine.
I think you should keep a link to version 1.3.3
Had a real hard time to find it on the net.
I added a 32-bit/64-bit compatible recode of the insomnia KEXT at https://code.launchpad.net/insomniat/trunk/1.0 not sure if it will work with insomniaX
I’ve made a few modifications to my KEXT, this would not work with the way InsomniaX is working which is loading kext will disable sleep and unloading will enable it again.
But the KEXT can be kept loaded and a CLI command
insomniat –enable
insomniat –disable
can control the sleep behavior
https://launchpad.net/insomniat/configurable/2.0
Only tested on 64-bit mode
On my Snow Leopard MacBook Pro it installs, but when I close the lid, my baby goes to sleep. A working version would be worth 20 bucks to me. I really miss InsomniaX. Of course Apple should have a pref pane in system preferences to allow users to define the behavior of closing the lid. Not everything is better in OS X.
Hi there.
First of all, insomniax rules! Thank you very much for this useful piece of software.
That being said, lets move to the problem: me! I screwed up, unninstalled insomniax and tryed do install again (latest version). Doesn’t work at all in my 10.5. (in fact it crashes the system.
Is there an “old” version available besides 0.5?
Thanks a lot.
I tried the remove trick, it does not work on my MacBook Pro running the 64 bit kernel of 10.6.1 . Here’s the output I get from kextutil:
sudo kextutil -l InsomniaX/Insomnia_r6.kext
InsomniaX/Insomnia_r6.kext has problems:
Warnings:
Kexts should declare dependencies on either com.apple.kernel* or com.apple.kpi.* libraries, not both.
Executable does not contain code for architecture:
x86_64
Dependency Resolution Failures:
64-bit kexts must use com.apple.kpi.* libraries, not com.apple.kernel* libraries.
Also, step 4 of the removal technique is misleading:
4. Delete ~/Application Support/InsomniaX
correction:
4. Delete ~/Library/Application Support/InsomniaX
1.3.5 caused a kernel panic on my MacBook Pro running Snow Leopard.
Rebooted and tried again. Activity monitor showed that a kernel task was taking up 105% CPU when I enabled insomnia. Quitting made it go back to normal.
Under SL 64bit, it only prevents sleep on Lid close, but not when I chose Sleep from Apple Menu, then it goes to sleep. Does it mean to be so?
*With InsomniaT 1.0 and 2.0
I had to clean install snow leopard blindly using voiceover many times before I realized my mistake. I forgot to turn off SECURE VIRTUAL MEMORY, it’s not that I didn’t turn it off, it’s that I didn’t reboot before installing InsomniaX.
Now at least my computer won’t go to sleep in clamshell mode. The SLEEP DISPLAY command is not working, but that’s livable for now as I discovered that SHIFT CTRL EJECT will do the job.
To the programmer, thank you very much for this piece of software. It’s the only way I am able to use an external monitor in mirrored mode, force the laptop display to stop hogging resources (the screen is broken), and use the keyboard/trackpad of my mbp.
1.3.5 and 1.3.4 dont work on Mac OS X Leopard (10.5). When i try to enable insomnia, screen freezes, a weird error appears and says you need to restard the system (also in chinese too lol)
Also1.3.3 is still working fine but its really hard to find a working link. All the links go to current version.
So please fix the current version of InsomniaX for Leopard or put a link for 1.3.3 version.
A small donation sent. Thank you very much.
I enabled “Hibernation” in Leopard without realizing Secure Virtual Memory was on. Now I have all types of sleep issue problems, namely that it won’t sleep when I close the lid.
I didn’t “Break” the hardware, did I?
Is it just a software issue?
Would a clean install help?
Does anyone have any answers for me?
GREAT program, other than that darn SVM thing.
Hi! I was having trounle to enable InsomniaX on mi macbook, so i tries to update, tried to do it with the app, and didnt work, so i downloaded the newer version form MacUpdate and installed the app..
when i tried to run it my mac asked me to restart inmediatily, and whe i did, there was a report screen, i send the report to Apple, but i would like to let you now about that, so im pasting the report 4 u
PROBLEM DETAILS
Interval Since Last Panic Report: 2167847 sec
Panics Since Last Report: 1
Anonymous UUID: C2F514F7-57BF-4069-9FFC-8D1E7D633701
Sat Nov 14 00:47:17 2009
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x001AA802): Double fault at 0x001334ec, thread:0x8e935d0, trapno:0×8, err:0×0),registers:
CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0x6a7dfff8, CR3: 0x0119d000, CR4: 0×00000660
EAX: 0×00000001, EBX: 0×00000049, ECX: 0×00133507, EDX: 0×00133507
ESP: 0x6a7e0000, EBP: 0x6a7e0018, ESI: 0×00000000, EDI: 0x068c2e00
EFL: 0×00010206, EIP: 0x001334ec
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x4f4e28 : 0x12b4c6 (0x45f91c 0x4f4e5c 0x13355c 0×0)
0x4f4e78 : 0x1aa802 (0x46951c 0x1334ec 0x8e935d0 0×8)
0x4f4f58 : 0x1a2543 (0x4f4f70 0×0 0×0 0×0)
0x6a7e0018 : 0x38fe91 (0xffa55a00 0xff4ab401 0xfe956803 0xfd2ad007)
0x6a7e0038 : 0x13290d (0×49 0×133507 0x956803fe 0x2ad007fd)
0x6a7e0148 : 0x1334a9 (0x5af9f988 0x6a7e019c 0x13346b 0×133507)
0x6a7e0178 : 0x40a6e0 (0x5af9f988 0x6a7e019c 0×133507 0×10)
0x6a7e01a8 : 0x5af9f4f5 (0x5af9f988 0x5af9f78c 0xe956803f 0×24)
0x6a7e01e8 : 0x4132c9 (0xa74be80 0xe0034100 0x68c2e00 0×0)
0x6a7e0238 : 0×413547 (0x68c2e00 0xe0034100 0xa74be80 0×0)
0x6a7e0268 : 0x40f990 (0xa74be80 0x6a7e032c 0x803fe956 0x3f1511)
0x6a7e02a8 : 0x41327d (0x68c2e00 0×413514 0x6a7e032c 0x67e6d80)
0x6a7e02c8 : 0x4134fa (0x68c2e00 0×413514 0x6a7e032c 0×1)
0x6a7e0308 : 0x41359c (0x68c2e00 0×6802300 0×413514 0x6a7e032c)
0x6a7e0348 : 0x44a830 (0x68c2e00 0xe0034100 0×0 0×0)
0x6a7e0368 : 0x44d0ba (0x68c2e00 0×216 0x6a7e0418 0x3f1511)
Backtrace continues…
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
org.binaervarianz.driver.insomnia(1.0.0d1)@0x5af9e000->0x5afa0fff
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
Mac OS version:
9L31a
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 9.8.0: Wed Jul 15 16:55:01 PDT 2009; root:xnu-1228.15.4~1/RELEASE_I386
System model name: MacBook3,1 (Mac-F22788C8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 10003320202010
unloaded kexts:
org.binaervarianz.driver.insomnia 1.0.0d1 – last unloaded 9982737762980
loaded kexts:
org.binaervarianz.driver.insomnia 1.0.0d1 – last loaded 10003311885577
com.symantec.kext.SymAPComm 11.0.0
com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower 1.4.2
at.obdev.nke.LittleSnitch 2.1.08
com.symantec.kext.ips 1.3.1f6
com.symantec.kext.internetSecurity 1.2.1f6
com.apple.driver.InternalModemSupport 2.4.0
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 2.0.2
com.apple.driver.USBCameraFirmwareLoader 1.0.9
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAPlatformDriver 1.7.1a2
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAHardwareConfigDriver 1.7.1a2
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 1.7.1a2
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9d0
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 2.7.5
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 2.1.8f2
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 2.8.15
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 6.0.3
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight 1.6.0
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelGMAX3100 5.4.8
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 1.7.1a2
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 113
com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor 2.1.1d2
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 1.7.7
com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver 1.0.6
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 3.4.0a17
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleTyMCEDriver 1.0.0d28
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelGMAX3100FB 5.4.8
com.apple.driver.CSRUSBBluetoothHCIController 2.1.8f2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 3.4.6
com.apple.driver.CSRHIDTransitionDriver 2.1.8f2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTrackpad 1.7.4f1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyEventDriver 1.7.4f1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 1.7.4f1
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 2.1.1
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 2.1.1
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 2.7.91
com.apple.iokit.IOATAPIProtocolTransport 1.5.3
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 3.9.7
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelPIIXATA 2.0.1
com.apple.driver.AirPortBrcm43xx 366.91.21
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 3.4.9
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 3.4.9
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 1.2.2
com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 1.1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 1.7.0
com.apple.iokit.AppleYukon2 3.1.13b2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 3.4.6
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 1.2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI 3.3.5
com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 158.10.5
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 1.2.3
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.4
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPCI 1.2.5
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 1.2.5
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 1.4
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 1.2.5
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.4
com.apple.security.seatbelt 107.12
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 1.6.77
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 3
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 76.2.0
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 199
com.apple.BootCache 30.4
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 1.7.1a2
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 9.4
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 1.7.1a2
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.6.9fc5
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.1
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com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 1.7.3
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 2.3.1d1
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 1.7.3
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com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 2.1.8f2
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 3.4.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 3.2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 2.1.1
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com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.2.0
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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
Model: MacBook3,1, BootROM MB31.008E.B02, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2 GHz, 4 GB
Graphics: kHW_IntelGMA965Item, GMA X3100, spdisplays_builtin, 144 MB
Memory Module: global_name
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0×88), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.10.91.21)
Bluetooth: Version 2.1.8f2, 2 service, 0 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: WDC WD3200BEVT-00ZCT0, 298.09 GB
Parallel ATA Device: MATSHITACD-RW CW-8221
USB Device: Built-in iSight, (null) mA
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, (null) mA
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, (null) mA
USB Device: IR Receiver, (null) mA
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Display doesn’t sleep anymore when closing the lid in snow leopard! i can see through the small opening between bottom and top case that it still emits light.
Please fix!
Hello! Thank you for such beatiful programm. Version 1.3.5 perfectly works on my macbook unibody Snow Leo 10.6.2
But on my’s girlfriend macbook old with Leopard 10.5.8 it crashes, and other versions too. I read all in this topic, and found that version 1.3.3 must work with 10.5.8
Is any place for downloading old versions? Interesting in 1.3.3
Thank you!
Here’s a download link for InsomniaX 1.3.3a:
http://applecations.antidesign.net/archives/40/insomniax/
Though the file says 1.3.3 and the installer claims 1.3.2, the About box says 1.3.3a.
Works for me on OSX 10.5.8, whereas 1.3.5 crashes the kernel!
Would be nice to keep the old versions available, since updates have major breakage.
1.3.5 sleep display function isn’t working for me in Snow Leopard
Works great except for the sleep display function. I’m also on Snow Leopard, MBP13. And is there a way to change the menubar icon? it’s the only colored icon on my menubar and it’s annoying me haha thanks!
oh found the replacement for the icon. the sleep display function is now the only problem. thank you for the app.
Great piece of software! Works wonders in 10.6.2.
Not sure if there is a fix for the Sleep Display but I’ve at least set my Energy Settings to put the display to sleep after 1 min which still allows music, etc to continue to play but puts the display asleep.
Hi, first off, great app. i use it all the time. however, i was just wondering just how it works. how does it keep the computer from recognizing that the lid is closed and forcing the computer to go to sleep?
Thanks!
Gold! you save my day