Here's a patch for the quirk. I'll split this off from the sata-menu discussion. Jesse, I presume this also fixes the problem for you? This change makes quirk_intel_ide_combined() dependent on the precise conditions under which it is needed: * IDE is built in * IDE SATA option is not set * ata_piix or ahci drivers are enabled This fixes an issue where some modular configurations would not cause the quirk to be enabled. Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik