Bruno Flavio wrote:

> I just installed NetBSD 1.5-RELEASE on my Dell Insipron 5000e laptop,
> and due to a bug in the apm code(which causes grief linux/openbsd and
> netbsd), I cannot boot my laptop.

  You can download an updated BIOS for the Compal 38W2 (which is what
the Dell Inspiron 5000e actually is :-) from

  http://software.tuxtops.com/

  Cheers
      ,
   Rene