i'm taking a look at some i82566 quirks that may be bios related. this is complicated by the fact that i don't have such a machine. 82566 is the gbe controller integrated into many intel ich8 southbridges. (the thinkpad t61 in particular.) these device ids are of interest: case 0x1049: /* mm */ case 0x104a: /* dm */ case 0x104d: /* v */ if you are currently using such a beast, successfully or not, i would appreciate the output of cat /dev/kmesg which you can send me off list.
thanks. - erik