The original upstream fix is present in the 2.6.27-11.22 kernel in intrepid-proposed, but this fix only covers the "Dell Inc." case; rolling back the bug state, since it appears another fix is still needed here.
Andrew, the date of "intrepid-updates" is actually the deadline after which updates for intrepid *stop* being published; this fix can be made available to users of Ubuntu 8.10 any time before that, developer time allowing.
The original upstream fix is present in the 2.6.27-11.22 kernel in intrepid-proposed, but this fix only covers the "Dell Inc." case; rolling back the bug state, since it appears another fix is still needed here.
Andrew, the date of "intrepid-updates" is actually the deadline after which updates for intrepid *stop* being published; this fix can be made available to users of Ubuntu 8.10 any time before that, developer time allowing.