Jeff Garzik wrote:

> Here's a potentially better patch, if you guys (or anyone else) would 
> be willing to give it a quick test...?
>
>     Jeff

Not good at all ...

(eye-copied from the console @ boot time)

2.6.5-rc3 + this patch:

sata_via (0000:00:0f.0): PATA sharing not supported (0x2)
via_sata: probe of (0000:00:0f.0) failed with error -5

with following panic

unable to mount root...

wrt sata_via, no more messages are written...

Regards,
Petr