Jul 29, '03 09:38:00AM • Contributed by: Anonymous
The solution that I found was that to login as the root user and trashing the PowerManagement.bundle folder in /System -> Library -> System Configuration. I then logged in via Ethernet to my iBook 800 and transferred a copy of the healthy folder onto the affected computer, changed ownership to "System," logged out from the root user, restarted, and then logged in as the regular user. I then tested everything, and it all worked fine, including letting it to go to sleep a couple of times without issues.
I guess it can work from any healthy Mac as long as its running the same version of the system. A person using the same fix but running a Power Mac G4 tower, did get initial positive results but then developed issues with display configurations on his dual display setup. Since my iMac has no specialty video cards, I guess it worked well.
[robg adds: I can't confirm this one; has anyone out there applied the same fix? Also, if you don't have a second Mac, you may be able to find a non-corrupted version of the PowerManagement.bundle by exploring the system restore disks...]
