[plug] hdparm -d1 /dev/hdc

[Craig Ringer]

> 00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. Bus Master IDE (rev 06)
> [robd at rubber robd]$ uname -a
> Linux rubber 2.4.7-10 #1 Thu Sep 6 16:46:36 EDT 2001 i686 unknown
> [robd at rubber robd]$
> 
>  
>  > Alternately, just upgrade to 2.4.21.
> 
> Ok -- I could give this a go

That'd be the issue. 2.4.7 is rather old, and the 'via' ata chipset 
driver probably doesn't have KT266-specific DMA support.

Craig Ringer