Hardware compatibility mode for i386?

[Mikhail Ramendik <mr@ramendik.ru>]

Hello,

I was thinking of the issue I had with disabling DMA.

A common idea is to just disable DMA on CD/DVD by default. But this may slow 
down installs from full sets.

I have another proposal: an "Install - Hardware Compatibility Mode" selection 
in the boot menu. This should disable all DMA and include any other kernel 
options that would resolve any possible hardware incompatibility, for example 
possibly disabling the framebuffer? The idea is to have a "catch-all" menu 
option if the normal install just fails to start correctly.

-- 
Yours, Mikhail Ramendik