> > capability.
>
> Oooh, thanks for the info.  I just updated my kernel to use viaide instead
> of pciide and now the system behaves perfectly (I tested by ripping a CD).
isn't pciide "generic" IDE now?

so no DMA - this explains high CPU usage

> Though I got bad behavior from the CD in the first attempt... it's probably
> media fault (I switched it and everything was ok) but I'll retry on next
> reboot, just to be sure.
>
> Thanks, Jason.
>
> --
> Julio M. Merino Vidal <jmmv@menta.net>
> The NetBSD Project - http://www.NetBSD.org/
>