> For now, I've compiled a 2.6.19-rc3 kernel without DMA support which boots fine > (and fast). I'm about to test a 2.6.19-rc3 kernel _with_ DMA to see if the bug > has been fixed sometime after the 2.6.8 kernels. Please try the 2.6.18 from backports.org - that is what we plan to ship in etch. -- dann frazier