Kernel 2.4 problems on K7

[Scott Nanni]

I am sure I am not the only one, as I have heard quite a bit about this but I am just gonna throw this one out there... I have tried several 2.4 kernels, debian stock 2.4.16-k7, 2.4.18-k7 as well as custom kernels 2.4.16, 2.4.18, 2.4.19 from kernel.org If I load my usb (usb-ohci) or alsa sound (snd-card-ali5451) I get errors like   hda: { timed out } hda: DMA Disabled   then it usually begins to tear up my filesystem spitting out pages of errors.   I have a Presario 906US model pc, AMD Mobile Athlon XP 1500+ ACPI-compliant system, its an ALi chipset M1535+ (Southbridge) ATI U1 (Northbridge) I am currently using Ext2, but I have tried Ext3 as well. these problems dont seem to happen with the 2.2.20 kernel.. but I would like to get my sound working as well as my ACPI features so that I can ditch the windows XP and I would like Ext3 support.. the USB is not really an issue I dont know where to go from here.. its been hell, and I have found many good documents, patches, etc.. and still no luck yet.   Additional note, when I compile my own 2.4.x kernel if I use the K7 arch setting and the MCE is enabled the kernel wont boot.. now I have a feeling this is not cpu damage, but some strange unmapped/incompatible functions of this Mobile XP cpu. but again, my main concerns are getting the ACPI Thermal zone, power management, sound, and other main essentials working.. I am not worried about over optimizing at this point.. if anyone can shed some light on this please help.. I have compiled many kernels and so far I gotta boot a different one for each piece of hardware to work..