> I tried the new kernel on an eb164, the IDE drive appears to
> configure correctly (same messages as a July kernel which
> worked fine, as did kernels before that) but any attempt to
> use it returns "device not configured".

Do you have a correct disk label on the drive?  A similar problem
tripped me up during my recent install of the hp300 port on a
brand new SCSI drive.  (I don't know much about Alpha systems,
though...)

- H=E5vard