Auto Booting

[Dick Miller]

This problem just started yesterday. I shutdown my IMac (10.4.9) last night, it was on this morning. I shutdown to go out to lunch, came home to find computer running. Shutdown and went upstairs, as I was entering the room (about 5 minutes later) the computer started up all on its own. I checked System Pref., nothing was set in the schedule. The only new software I installed was an update to Eyetv, but I removed that about an hour later. Any ideas as to why my IMac is turning its self on ?
 

[Dick Miller]

This is from the system log. Means nothing to me.

Apr 19 15:44:28 Dicks-Intel-IMac loginwindow[75]: Login Window Started Security Agent
Apr 19 15:44:29 Dicks-Intel-IMac configd[41]: executing /System/Library/SystemConfiguration/Kicker.bundle/Contents/Resources/enable-network
Apr 19 15:44:29 Dicks-Intel-IMac configd[41]: posting notification com.apple.system.config.network_change
Apr 19 15:44:29 Dicks-Intel-IMac lookupd[90]: lookupd (version 369.6) starting - Thu Apr 19
15:44:29 2007
Apr 19 15:44:30 Dicks-Intel-IMac configd[41]:   target=enable-network: disabled
Apr 19 15:44:31 Dicks-Intel-IMac mDNSResponder: Adding browse domain local.
aped[72]: TechToolProtecti[230] is running as the super-user. It is not possible for Application Enhancer to affect this process in any manner whatsoever.
Apr 19 15:54:34 Dicks-Intel-IMac /System/Library/ScriptingAdditions/Keychain Scripting.app/Contents/MacOS/Keychain Scripting: Access granted to process "Cocktail" for item "Cocktail" in keychain "login.keychain"
Apr 19 15:54:34 Dicks-Intel-IMac authexec: executing /System/Library/ScriptingAdditions/StandardAdditions.osax/Contents/MacOS/uid
Apr 19 15:54:34 Dicks-Intel-IMac authexec: executing /System/Library/ScriptingAdditions/StandardAdditions.osax/Contents/MacOS/uid

[kelly]

Me either. Where's tacit?

What's in your Preferences > Account > Startup Items ?

[Dick Miller]

I sure hope Tacit comes along soon, I cant keep my computer shut down for more than 20-30 minutes.

[Xairbusdriver]

My guess(es): It may not really be shutting down completely. Do you stay around to see that the screen goes black and the power light ( assuming that 2ft iMac has one ) goes out? Does the drive go silent?

Or, the Mac thinks it was shut down because of a power failure and you have "Restart after power failure" set to "Yes". Or, more likely, the byte that holds the value for that last preference is set incorrectly to 1.

Have you checked the Apple Forums/KnowledgeBase?

[kelly]

Newer machine? You need to talk to Apple about the Power Supply.

[Dick Miller]

Thanks for the advice guys. I think the problem is with the eye-tv upgrade. I e-mailed them and they stated it was possible for eye-tv to boot the computer and suggested I reset the SMC, which I have done. I also downgraded to the previous version of the software. I guess I'll know later tonight if it worked. Thanks again.

Dick

[krissel]

Other than that, do you have Cocktail set to do maintenance at any particular time?

[Dick Miller]

Well reseting the SMC seems to have worked, the computer stayed off all night. Thanks again everyone.

Dick

[Gregg]

No need to call Ghostbusters.

[Dick Miller]