diff -urN linux-2.4.0-t3-6/drivers/ide/ide.c linux-2.4.0-t3-6.1/drivers/ide/ide.c
--- linux-2.4.0-t3-6/drivers/ide/ide.c	Sat Jul  8 02:01:18 2000
+++ linux-2.4.0-t3-6.1/drivers/ide/ide.c	Sat Jul  8 22:42:09 2000
@@ -481,13 +481,19 @@
  */
 static inline int drive_is_ready (ide_drive_t *drive)
 {
+	byte stat = 0;
 	if (drive->waiting_for_dma)
 		return HWIF(drive)->dmaproc(ide_dma_test_irq, drive);
 #if 0
 	udelay(1);	/* need to guarantee 400ns since last command was issued */
 #endif
-//	if (GET_STAT() & BUSY_STAT)	/* Note: this may clear a pending IRQ!! */
-	if (IN_BYTE(IDE_ALTSTATUS_REG) & BUSY_STAT)
+
+	if (IDE_CONTROL_REG)
+		stat = GET_ALTSTAT();
+	else
+		stat = GET_STAT();	/* Note: this may clear a pending IRQ!! */
+
+	if (stat & BUSY_STAT)
 		return 0;	/* drive busy:  definitely not interrupting */
 	return 1;		/* drive ready: *might* be interrupting */
 }
diff -urN linux-2.4.0-t3-6/include/linux/ide.h linux-2.4.0-t3-6.1/include/linux/ide.h
--- linux-2.4.0-t3-6/include/linux/ide.h	Sat Jul  8 02:01:29 2000
+++ linux-2.4.0-t3-6.1/include/linux/ide.h	Sat Jul  8 22:53:04 2000
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@
 
 #define GET_ERR()		IN_BYTE(IDE_ERROR_REG)
 #define GET_STAT()		IN_BYTE(IDE_STATUS_REG)
+#define GET_ALTSTAT()		IN_BYTE(IDE_CONTROL_REG)
 #define OK_STAT(stat,good,bad)	(((stat)&((good)|(bad)))==(good))
 #define BAD_R_STAT		(BUSY_STAT   | ERR_STAT)
 #define BAD_W_STAT		(BAD_R_STAT  | WRERR_STAT)