diff -ruN dist-2.4.12+patches/drivers/ide/ide-pci.c cvs-2.4.12+patches/drivers/ide/ide-pci.c
--- dist-2.4.12+patches/drivers/ide/ide-pci.c	Mon Oct 15 10:21:50 2001
+++ cvs-2.4.12+patches/drivers/ide/ide-pci.c	Mon Oct 15 10:21:49 2001
@@ -584,7 +584,8 @@
 	ide_hwif_t *hwif, *mate = NULL;
 	unsigned int class_rev;
 	static int secondpdc = 0;
-
+	int pci_class_ide;
+	
 #ifdef CONFIG_IDEDMA_AUTO
 	if (!noautodma)
 		autodma = 1;
@@ -653,7 +654,8 @@
 		/* Its attached to something else, just a random bridge. 
 		   Suspect a fastrak and fall through */
 	}
-	if ((dev->class & ~(0xfa)) != ((PCI_CLASS_STORAGE_IDE << 8) | 5)) {
+	pci_class_ide = ((dev->class >> 8) == PCI_CLASS_STORAGE_IDE);
+        if (!pci_class_ide && ((dev->class >> 8) != PCI_CLASS_STORAGE_OTHER)) {
 		printk("%s: not 100%% native mode: will probe irqs later\n", d->name);
 		/*
 		 * This allows offboard ide-pci cards the enable a BIOS,
@@ -666,8 +668,19 @@
 		printk("%s: will probe irqs later\n", d->name);
 		pciirq = 0;
 	} else if (!pciirq) {
-		printk("%s: bad irq (%d): will probe later\n", d->name, pciirq);
-		pciirq = 0;
+		if (pci_class_ide) {
+			/* this is the normal path for most IDE devices */
+			if (d->init_chipset) {
+				pciirq = d->init_chipset(dev, d->name);
+			} else {
+				printk(KERN_INFO 
+					"%s standard IDE device detected\n", 
+					d->name);
+			}
+		} else {
+			printk(KERN_WARNING 
+				"%s: bad irq (0): will probe later\n", d->name);
+		}
 	} else {
 		if (d->init_chipset)
 			(void) d->init_chipset(dev, d->name);