> >...and still doesn't come back from suspend now, either. :-/
> >In fact, it reset hard enough that dmesg was completely cleared out
> >(although that could be because MSGBUF is higher on my usual kernel.)
> >	Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
> >	Product Name: Inspiron 6000
> 
> Can you try again with the sysctl 'machdep.acpi_vbios_reset=0' set before 
> you go to sleep? The display probably won't come back, but if the 
> caps-lock key toggles an LED, that is a good sign :-) You should be able 
> to blindly reboot it that way..

None of the LEDs blink, and the keyboard doesn't seem to work at all -
but it does resume from suspend without immediately rebooting. This is
probably a good sign. Here's the dmesg from your kernel.


Copyright (c) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,
    2006, 2007
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    The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.

NetBSD 4.99.26 (GENERIC) #0: Fri Aug  3 18:05:57 EDT 2007
	jmcneill@silver.invisible.ca:/export/home/jmcneill/branches/jmcneill-pm/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC
total memory = 1279 MB
rbus: rbus_min_start set to 0x80000000
avail memory = 1245 MB
timecounter: Timecounters tick every 10.000 msec
timecounter: Timecounter "i8254" frequency 1193182 Hz quality 100
BIOS32 rev. 0 found at 0xffe90
SMBIOS rev. 2.3 @ 0xf80e0 (44 entries)
Dell Inc. Inspiron 6000                   
mainbus0 (root)
cpu0 at mainbus0 apid 0: (boot processor)
cpu0: Intel Pentium M (Dothan) (686-class), 1862.11 MHz, id 0x6d8
cpu0: features afe9fbff<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,MTRR>
cpu0: features afe9fbff<PGE,MCA,CMOV,PAT,CFLUSH,DS,ACPI,MMX>
cpu0: features afe9fbff<FXSR,SSE,SSE2,SS,TM,SBF>
cpu0: features2 180<EST,TM2>
cpu0: "Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1.86GHz"
cpu0: I-cache 32 KB 64B/line 8-way, D-cache 32 KB 64B/line 8-way
cpu0: L2 cache 2 MB 64B/line 8-way
cpu0: ITLB 128 4 KB entries 4-way, 2 4 MB entries fully associative
cpu0: DTLB 128 4 KB entries 4-way, 8 4 MB entries 4-way
cpu0: using thermal monitor 1
cpu0: Enhanced SpeedStep (1308 mV) 1867 MHz
cpu0: Enhanced SpeedStep frequencies available (MHz): 1867 1600 1333 1067 800
cpu0: calibrating local timer
cpu0: apic clock running at 132 MHz
cpu0: 64 page colors
cpu0: WARNING: power management not supported
ioapic0 at mainbus0 apid 1
ioapic0: pa 0xfec00000, version 20, 24 pins
ioapic0: misconfigured as apic 0
ioapic0: remapped to apic 1
ioapic0: WARNING: power management not supported
acpi0 at mainbus0: Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
acpi0: using Intel ACPI CA subsystem version 20060217
acpi0: X/RSDT: OemId <DELL  , CPi R  ,27d5091c>, AslId <ASL ,00000061>
acpi0: SCI interrupting at int 9
timecounter: Timecounter "ACPI-Fast" frequency 3579545 Hz quality 1000
ACPI-Fast 24-bit timer
mpacpi: could not get bus number, assuming bus 0
ACPI Object Type 'Processor' (0x0c) at acpi0 not configured
ACPI Object Type 'Processor' (0x0c) at acpi0 not configured
acpiacad0 at acpi0 (ACPI0003): ACPI AC Adapter
acpiacad0: WARNING: power management not supported
acpibat0 at acpi0 (PNP0C0A-1): ACPI Battery (Control Method)
acpibat0: WARNING: power management not supported
acpilid0 at acpi0 (PNP0C0D): ACPI Lid Switch
acpilid0: WARNING: power management not supported
acpibut0 at acpi0 (PNP0C0C): ACPI Power Button
acpibut0: WARNING: power management not supported
acpibut1 at acpi0 (PNP0C0E): ACPI Sleep Button
acpibut1: WARNING: power management not supported
PNP0C01 [System Board] at acpi0 not configured
PNP0A03 [PCI/PCI-X Host Bridge] at acpi0 not configured
PNP0C01 [System Board] at acpi0 not configured
PNP0C01 [System Board] at acpi0 not configured
pckbc1 at acpi0 (PNP0F13): aux port
pckbc1: irq 12
pckbc1: WARNING: power management not supported
pckbc2 at acpi0 (PNP0303): kbd port
pckbc2: io 0x60,0x64,0x62,0x66 irq 1
pckbc2: generic device class power management enabled
pckbc2: supported states: D0 D3
PNP0B00 [AT Real-Time Clock] at acpi0 not configured
attimer1 at acpi0 (PNP0100): AT Timer
attimer1: io 0x40-0x43,0x50-0x53 irq 2
attimer1: WARNING: power management not supported
pcppi1 at acpi0 (PNP0800)
pcppi1: io 0x61,0x63,0x65,0x67
midi0 at pcppi1: PC speaker (CPU-intensive output)
midi0: WARNING: power management not supported
sysbeep0 at pcppi1
sysbeep0: WARNING: power management not supported
pcppi1: WARNING: power management not supported
PNP0C01 [System Board] at acpi0 not configured
PNP0000 [AT Interrupt Controller] at acpi0 not configured
PNP0200 [AT DMA Controller] at acpi0 not configured
npx1 at acpi0 (PNP0C04)
npx1: io 0xf0-0xff irq 13
npx1: reported by CPUID; using exception 16
npx1: WARNING: power management not supported
PNP0C0F [PCI interrupt link device] at acpi0 not configured
PNP0C0F [PCI interrupt link device] at acpi0 not configured
PNP0C0F [PCI interrupt link device] at acpi0 not configured
PNP0C0F [PCI interrupt link device] at acpi0 not configured
acpitz0 at acpi0: ACPI Thermal Zone
acpitz0: passive cooling mode only
acpitz0: critical 99.0C
acpitz0: WARNING: power management not supported
apm0 at acpi0: Power Management spec V1.2
acpiacad0: AC adapter online.
acpibat0: battery info: Sanyo, LION, DELL C54476 1569
apm0: WARNING: power management not supported
acpi0: WARNING: power management not supported
pckbd0 at pckbc2 (kbd slot)
pckbc2: using irq 1 for kbd slot
pckbd0: generic device class power management enabled
pckbd0: supported states: D0 D1 D3
wskbd0 at pckbd0: console keyboard
wskbd0: WARNING: power management not supported
pms0 at pckbc2 (aux slot)
pckbc2: using irq 12 for aux slot
wsmouse0 at pms0 mux 0
wsmouse0: WARNING: power management not supported
pms0: generic device class power management enabled
pms0: supported states: D0 D3
pcppi1: attached to attimer1
pci0 at mainbus0 bus 0: configuration mode 1
pci0: i/o space, memory space enabled, rd/line, rd/mult, wr/inv ok
pci0: generic device class power management enabled
pci0: supported states: D0 D3
pchb0 at pci0 dev 0 function 0
pchb0: Intel 82915PM/GM/GMS,82910GML Host Bridge (rev. 0x03)
pchb0: generic device class power management enabled
pchb0: supported states: D0 D3
agp0 at pchb0: can't find internal VGA device config space
agp0: WARNING: power management not supported
ppb0 at pci0 dev 1 function 0: Intel 82915PM/GM PCI Express Bridge (rev. 0x03)
ppb0: generic device class power management enabled
ppb0: supported states: D0 D3
pci1 at ppb0 bus 1
pci1: i/o space, memory space enabled, rd/line, wr/inv ok
pci1: generic device class power management enabled
pci1: supported states: D0 D3
vga1 at pci1 dev 0 function 0: ATI Technologies Radeon Mobility M300 (M22) 5460 (rev. 0x00)
wsdisplay0 at vga1 kbdmux 1: console (80x25, vt100 emulation), using wskbd0
wsmux1: connecting to wsdisplay0
wsdisplay0: WARNING: power management not supported
vga1: display device class power management enabled
vga1: supported states: D0 D3
direct rendering for vga1 unsupported
uhci0 at pci0 dev 29 function 0: Intel 82801FB/FR USB UHCI Controller (rev. 0x03)
uhci0: interrupting at ioapic0 pin 16 (irq 11)
uhci0: generic device class power management enabled
uhci0: supported states: D0 D1 D3
usb0 at uhci0: USB revision 1.0
uhub0 at usb0
uhub0: Intel UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1
uhub0: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered
uhub0: WARNING: power management not supported
usb0: WARNING: power management not supported
uhci1 at pci0 dev 29 function 1: Intel 82801FB/FR USB UHCI Controller (rev. 0x03)
uhci1: interrupting at ioapic0 pin 17 (irq 10)
uhci1: generic device class power management enabled
uhci1: supported states: D0 D1 D3
usb1 at uhci1: USB revision 1.0
uhub1 at usb1
uhub1: Intel UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1
uhub1: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered
uhub1: WARNING: power management not supported
usb1: WARNING: power management not supported
uhci2 at pci0 dev 29 function 2: Intel 82801FB/FR USB UHCI Controller (rev. 0x03)
uhci2: interrupting at ioapic0 pin 18 (irq 9)
uhci2: generic device class power management enabled
uhci2: supported states: D0 D1 D3
usb2 at uhci2: USB revision 1.0
uhub2 at usb2
uhub2: Intel UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1
uhub2: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered
uhub2: WARNING: power management not supported
usb2: WARNING: power management not supported
uhci3 at pci0 dev 29 function 3: Intel 82801FB/FR USB UHCI Controller (rev. 0x03)
uhci3: interrupting at ioapic0 pin 19 (irq 7)
uhci3: generic device class power management enabled
uhci3: supported states: D0 D1 D3
usb3 at uhci3: USB revision 1.0
uhub3 at usb3
uhub3: Intel UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1
uhub3: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered
uhub3: WARNING: power management not supported
usb3: WARNING: power management not supported
ehci0 at pci0 dev 29 function 7: Intel 82801FB/FR USB EHCI Controller (rev. 0x03)
ehci0: interrupting at ioapic0 pin 16 (irq 11)
ehci0: BIOS has given up ownership
ehci0: EHCI version 1.0
ehci0: companion controllers, 2 ports each: uhci0 uhci1 uhci2 uhci3
ehci0: generic device class power management enabled
ehci0: supported states: D0 D3
usb4 at ehci0: USB revision 2.0
uhub4 at usb4
uhub4: Intel EHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 2.00/1.00, addr 1
uhub4: 8 ports with 8 removable, self powered
uhub4: WARNING: power management not supported
usb4: WARNING: power management not supported
ppb1 at pci0 dev 30 function 0: Intel 82801BAM Hub-PCI Bridge (rev. 0xd3)
ppb1: generic device class power management enabled
ppb1: supported states: D0 D3
pci2 at ppb1 bus 3
pci2: i/o space, memory space enabled
pci2: generic device class power management enabled
pci2: supported states: D0 D3
bce0 at pci2 dev 0 function 0: Broadcom BCM4401-B0 10/100 Ethernet
bce0: interrupting at ioapic0 pin 18 (irq 9)
bmtphy0 at bce0 phy 1: BCM4401 10/100 media interface, rev. 0
bmtphy0: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto
bmtphy0: WARNING: power management not supported
bce0: Ethernet address 00:14:22:e5:34:d7
bce0: WARNING: power management not supported
cbb0 at pci2 dev 1 function 0: Ricoh 5C476 PCI-CardBus bridge (rev. 0xb3)
cbb0: WARNING: power management not supported
fwohci0 at pci2 dev 1 function 1: Ricoh 5C552 PCI-CardBus bridge/Firewire (rev. 0x08)
fwohci0: interrupting at ioapic0 pin 18 (irq 9)
fwohci0: OHCI version 1.10 (ROM=0)
fwohci0: No. of Isochronous channels is 4.
fwohci0: EUI64 38:4f:c0:00:1f:61:05:21
fwohci0: Phy 1394a available S400, 2 ports.
fwohci0: Link S400, max_rec 2048 bytes.
fwohci0: WARNING: powerhook_establish is deprecated; please see devpm(4)
ieee1394if0 at fwohci0: IEEE1394 bus
fwip0 at ieee1394if0: IP over IEEE1394
fwip0: WARNING: power management not supported
fwohci0: Initiate bus reset
ieee1394if0: WARNING: power management not supported
fwohci0: WARNING: power management not supported
Ricoh product 0x0822 (SD Host Controller system, interface 0x01, revision 0x17) at pci2 dev 1 function 2 not configured
iwi0 at pci2 dev 3 function 0: Intel PRO/Wireless LAN 2915ABG Mini-PCI Adapter (rev. 0x05)
iwi0: interrupting at ioapic0 pin 17 (irq 10)
iwi0: 802.11 address 00:13:ce:89:ae:0e
iwi0: WARNING: powerhook_establish is deprecated; please see devpm(4)
iwi0: 11a rates: 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
iwi0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps
iwi0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
iwi0: WARNING: power management not supported
cbb0: interrupting at ioapic0 pin 19 (irq 255)
cbb0: WARNING: powerhook_establish is deprecated; please see devpm(4)
cardslot0 at cbb0 slot 0 flags 0
cardbus0 at cardslot0: bus 4
cardbus0: WARNING: power management not supported
pcmcia0 at cardslot0
pcmcia0: WARNING: power management not supported
cardslot0: WARNING: power management not supported
auich0 at pci0 dev 30 function 2: i82801FB (ICH6) AC-97 Audio
auich0: interrupting at ioapic0 pin 16 (irq 11)
auich0: ac97: SigmaTel STAC9752/53 codec; headphone, 20 bit DAC, 20 bit ADC, SigmaTel 3D
auich0: ac97: ext id a01<AC97_23,AMAP,VRA>
auich0: WARNING: powerhook_establish is deprecated; please see devpm(4)
auich0: WARNING: power management not supported
pcib0 at pci0 dev 31 function 0
pcib0: Intel 82801FBM ICH6M LPC Interface Bridge (rev. 0x03)
pcib0: WARNING: power management not supported
piixide0 at pci0 dev 31 function 2
piixide0: Intel 82801FBM Serial ATA Controller (ICH6) (rev. 0x03)
piixide0: bus-master DMA support present
piixide0: primary channel wired to compatibility mode
piixide0: primary channel interrupting at ioapic0 pin 14 (irq 14)
atabus0 at piixide0 channel 0
atabus0: generic device class power management enabled
atabus0: supported states: D0 D1 D3
piixide0: secondary channel wired to compatibility mode
piixide0: secondary channel interrupting at ioapic0 pin 15 (irq 15)
atabus1 at piixide0 channel 1
atabus1: generic device class power management enabled
atabus1: supported states: D0 D1 D3
piixide0: generic device class power management enabled
piixide0: supported states: D0 D3
isa0 at pcib0
isapnp0 at isa0 port 0x279: ISA Plug 'n Play device support
isapnp0: WARNING: power management not supported
isa0: WARNING: power management not supported
isapnp0: no ISA Plug 'n Play devices found
mainbus0: WARNING: power management not supported
APICBASE fee00900
timecounter: Timecounter "clockinterrupt" frequency 100 Hz quality 0
auich0: measured ac97 link rate at 47997 Hz, will use 48000 Hz
audio0 at auich0: full duplex, mmap, independent
audio0: audio device class power management enabled
audio0: supported states: D0 D3
Kernelized RAIDframe activated
wd0 at atabus0 drive 0: <TOSHIBA MK1031GAS>
wd0: drive supports 16-sector PIO transfers, LBA48 addressing
wd0: 95396 MB, 193821 cyl, 16 head, 63 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 195371568 sectors
wd0: WARNING: power management not supported
wd0: 32-bit data port
wd0: drive supports PIO mode 4, DMA mode 2, Ultra-DMA mode 5 (Ultra/100)
wd0(piixide0:0:0): using PIO mode 4, Ultra-DMA mode 5 (Ultra/100) (using DMA)
atapibus0 at atabus1: 2 targets
cd0 at atapibus0 drive 0: <Optiarc DVD RW AD-5540A, , 2.01> cdrom removable
cd0: WARNING: power management not supported
cd0: 32-bit data port
cd0: drive supports PIO mode 4, DMA mode 2, Ultra-DMA mode 2 (Ultra/33)
atapibus0: WARNING: power management not supported
cd0(piixide0:1:0): using PIO mode 4, Ultra-DMA mode 2 (Ultra/33) (using DMA)
boot device: wd0
root on wd0a dumps on wd0b
root file system type: ffs