In message <200407070806.21387.wulf@ping.net.au>, Berndt Josef Wulf writes:
>On Wed, 7 Jul 2004 02:49, Steven M. Bellovin wrote:
>> In message <200407062122.11179.wulf@ping.net.au>, Berndt Josef Wulf writes:
>> >G'day,
>> >
>> >ACPI enabled kernels configured for a Dell Inspiron 8600 exhibit the follow
>ing
>> >problem:
>> 
>> Also see PR port-i386/25789
>> 
>> 		--Steve Bellovin, http://www.research.att.com/~smb
>> 
>> 
>
>Yes, this is a similar problem I was seeing here. It now works after enabling
>options ACPI_PCI_FIXUP and commenting out options ACPI_ACTIVATE_DEV.
>Both, my wi0 and cd0 device are now operational.
>

Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to do the trick for me -- I've been 
corresponding on this in the last few days.

		--Steve Bellovin, http://www.research.att.com/~smb