Hi, at the moment linux kernel 2.2.0-pre2 is working okay on my AlphaPC 164sx The UltraDMA seems to be very good for the system performance :) I'll tell you as soon as I have a bigger system uptime :)) 4:46am up 1:23, 7 users, load average: 1.13, 1.36, 1.67 cu gerhard