> > smiley, did the kernel with *sdC0dma support print anything different? > > Yes, it did. I noticed that the DMA kernel prints "nomp: no mp > structure" at bootup.
that's related to how interrupts are delivered. it doesn't have anything directly to do with ide. > But I didn't save kmesg from the failed installs, > so I can't give you any more diffs than that. okay, no biggie. but i guess the reason for the failure will remain a mystery for now. i'll chalk it up as, likely a driver falure. - erik
