Remains the fact that the CD/DVD-ROM is not detected and this don't allow
to install Debian using the 2.6 kernel.
Also installing with the 2.4 and then switching to 2.6 kernel lost the DVD-ROM.
It seems that when SATA driver loads, it allocates the ports required by
IDE-CD driver that then fails to enable the DVD-ROM.
In Knoppix (using 2.6.6 kernel) all works fine!
Daniele
P.S. Someone read these emails?