problems with Via KT133(A) chipsets

[Mark Hahn]

> announced it is looking into BIOS fixes as well.  As for linux fixes, I
> scanned the kernel mailing list archives, and while problems with Via
> chipsets seem to have been known for some time, I didn't see any cure-all
> fix mentioned.  Running the drives in slower PIO mode seems to be the only

no: Alan's had a fix in his 2.4.3-ac kernels for a while;
they'll probably be in the eventual 2.4.4 from Linus.