diff -u libsmbios-0.13.10/debian/rules libsmbios-0.13.10/debian/rules
--- libsmbios-0.13.10/debian/rules
+++ libsmbios-0.13.10/debian/rules
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 # dh-make output file, you may use that output file without restriction.
 # This special exception was added by Craig Small in version 0.37 of dh-make.
 
+include /usr/share/dpatch/dpatch.make
+
 # Uncomment this to turn on verbose mode.
 #export DH_VERBOSE=1
 INSTDIR=$(CURDIR)/debian
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@
 		
 
 build: build-stamp
-build-stamp: config.status
+build-stamp: patch-stamp config.status
 	dh_testdir
 
 	# Compile the package.
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@
 
 	touch build-stamp
 
-clean:
+clean: unpatch
 	dh_testdir
 	dh_testroot
 	rm -f build-stamp configure-stamp
diff -u libsmbios-0.13.10/debian/changelog libsmbios-0.13.10/debian/changelog
--- libsmbios-0.13.10/debian/changelog
+++ libsmbios-0.13.10/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+libsmbios (0.13.10-1ubuntu1.1) hardy-proposed; urgency=low
+
+  * debian/control:
+    - Add dpatch to build-depends
+  * debian/rules:
+    - Add dpatch support:
+  * debian/patches/01_password_checking.dpatch:
+    - Stub out another function for checking the status
+      of a bios or admin password. (LP: #189814)
+
+ -- Mario Limonciello <mario_limonciello@dell.com>  Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:07:23 -0500
+
 libsmbios (0.13.10-1ubuntu1) hardy; urgency=low
 
   * Fix build failures with g++-4.3.
diff -u libsmbios-0.13.10/debian/control libsmbios-0.13.10/debian/control
--- libsmbios-0.13.10/debian/control
+++ libsmbios-0.13.10/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Jose Luis Tallon <jltallon@adv-solutions.net>
 Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 4.2.0), autotools-dev, libtool (>= 1.5.24),
-	libxml2-dev, libcppunit-dev, doxygen, graphviz, python
+	libxml2-dev, libcppunit-dev, doxygen, graphviz, python, dpatch
 Standards-Version: 3.7.2
 Section: libs
 
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- libsmbios-0.13.10.orig/debian/patches/01_password_checking.dpatch
+++ libsmbios-0.13.10/debian/patches/01_password_checking.dpatch
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#! /bin/sh /usr/share/dpatch/dpatch-run
+## 01_password_checking.dpatch by  <mario_limonciello@dell.com>
+##
+## All lines beginning with `## DP:' are a description of the patch.
+## DP: Stubs out password status checking functions.
+
+@DPATCH@
+diff -urNad libsmbios-0.13.10~/include/smbios/ISmi.h libsmbios-0.13.10/include/smbios/ISmi.h
+--- libsmbios-0.13.10~/include/smbios/ISmi.h	2008-07-18 15:03:15.000000000 -0500
++++ libsmbios-0.13.10/include/smbios/ISmi.h	2008-07-18 15:03:16.000000000 -0500
+@@ -110,7 +110,9 @@
+     void setServiceTag(const std::string &password, const std::string &newTag);
+     std::string getAssetTag();
+     void setAssetTag(const std::string &password, const std::string &newTag);
+-    
++
++    bool getPasswordStatus(u16 which);
++
+     u32 readNVStorage         (u32 location, u32 *minValue, u32 *maxValue);
+     u32 readBatteryModeSetting(u32 location, u32 *minValue, u32 *maxValue);
+     u32 readACModeSetting     (u32 location, u32 *minValue, u32 *maxValue);
+diff -urNad libsmbios-0.13.10~/libraries/smi/Smi.cpp libsmbios-0.13.10/libraries/smi/Smi.cpp
+--- libsmbios-0.13.10~/libraries/smi/Smi.cpp	2008-07-18 15:03:15.000000000 -0500
++++ libsmbios-0.13.10/libraries/smi/Smi.cpp	2008-07-18 15:03:50.000000000 -0500
+@@ -275,6 +275,27 @@
+         return hasPw;
+     }
+ 
++    bool getPasswordStatus(u16 which)
++    {
++        if( which != 9 && which != 10 )
++            throw ParameterErrorImpl("Internal programming error. Argument must be either 9 or 10.");
++        try
++        {
++            u32 args[4] = {0,}, res[4] = {0,};
++            doSimpleCallingInterfaceSmi(which, 0, args, res);
++            //1 = pass not installed, 3 = pass not installed, and only setable by an admin
++            if( (res[0] & 0xFF) == 1 || ( res[0] & 0xFF ) == 3)
++                return false;
++            return true;
++        }
++        catch(const exception &)
++        {
++            //if we caught any exceptions, try the next method
++        }
++        u8 max,min,props;
++        return getPasswordPropertiesII(which,max,min,props);
++    }
++
+     static u32 getAuthenticationKeyII(const string &password)
+     {
+         u32 authKey = 0;
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- libsmbios-0.13.10.orig/debian/patches/00list
+++ libsmbios-0.13.10/debian/patches/00list
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+01_password_checking