APM doesn't really work

["David Kanter" <KANTERD@bcbsil.com>]

I compiled a new kernel last night with APM support. When I boot up, I get the message about APM BIOS. However, it doesn't work all that well.

I run Window Maker, and after the selected dead time (as set in my BIOS), the CPU and monitor go to sleep (before going to sleep, the box has been running xscreensaver for about 25 minutes). But a few minutes after going to sleep, it spontaneously wakes up and starts xscreensaver.

My .xsessions is:
xscreesaver &
exec wmaker

Why does the CPU wake up by itself, or so it seems? Could something be going on in the background that wakes it up?

Thanks,
Dave