InsomniaX Changelog

What's new in InsomniaX 2.1.8

Oct 11, 2014
  • Added sensor detection and alerts should no sensors be detected for safety system
  • Added Sleep Display Hotkey
  • Insomnia is now r11:
  • Fixed issue where system did not sleep after unload with lid closed
  • Fixed issue where system would not prevent sleep on lid close for first lid event

New in InsomniaX 2.1.6 (Sep 29, 2014)

  • Fixed issue with CPU Safety sensitivity
  • Fixed issue where CPU Safety could not be disabled
  • Added notifications for automated functions
  • Added debug preference setting to enabling verbose logging
  • Added "Disable Lid/Idle Sleep For..." functions
  • Added "Disable Lid/Idle Sleep on AC" functions
  • Added detection to disable "Insomnia" functions when not running on a MacBook device
  • Various code corrections

New in InsomniaX 2.1.5 Pre (Sep 29, 2014)

  • Fixed issue with CPU Safety causing high CPU usage
  • CPU Safety now correctly identifies the CPU sensor on new MBPr (Future versions will detect CPU automatically)
  • Added diagnostics functionality
  • CPU Safety now presents a dialog when it enables lid sleep again
  • Corrections in various other components

New in InsomniaX 2.1.4 Pre (Sep 22, 2014)

  • Note: This release requires at least Mac OSX 10.9!
  • Insomnia is now r10 (Code signed for 10.10)
  • InsomniaX now compiled with ARC instead of GC
  • AC/Battery load options have been removed due to misunderstandings for most users

New in InsomniaX 2.1.3 (Jan 7, 2013)

  • Insomnia is now r9 (Fixes issue where system will not sleep when unloaded with lid closed)
  • Fixed issue with CPU Safety menu item not working correctly
  • Insomnia will not load if it detects org.binaervarianz.driver.insomnia loaded
  • CPU Safety has been lowered to 80 degrees celsius
  • Status Icons are changed to use two different sections to better visualise modes
  • Retina support has been added

New in InsomniaX 2.1.1 (Aug 20, 2012)

  • Reverted Insomnia to r7 from InsomniaX 2.0.1 due to issues
  • Fixed issue with Insomnia.kext to have correct identfier
  • Compiled for Lion (10.7)

New in InsomniaX 2.0.1 (Apr 28, 2012)

  • Compiled for 10.7 in 64bit, this is the supported platform
  • One of the greatest features added in this release is the option for “CPU Safety” this feature will poll the SMC for the CPU temperatures and if it exceeds 90c it will automatically unload Insomnia and resume lid sleep as a safety measure, this should help prevent cases where laptops are accidentally put into a bag with lid sleep disabled.
  • You can changed the safety temperature by using the command “defaults write com.semaja2.InsomniaX CPUSafetyTemp 90.0″

New in InsomniaX 1.3.5 (Sep 17, 2009)

  • Now functional in Snow Leopard retail
  • Fixed bug relating to versions of OSX less then 10.6
  • Hibernation has been hidden but not removed please read the readme if you use this feature, bugs have also been fixed in the hibernation for 10.6

New in InsomniaX 1.3.4 (Sep 4, 2009)

  • Updated for Snow Leopard.