kernel-2.6.18-1.2200.fc5 boot hang

[Jack Howarth]

    It appears we have found the origin of the problem
with the new 2.6.18-1.2200.fc5 kernel hanging during
the initial boot on an Asus A8N-SLI Premium motherboard.
The identical machine which booted this kernel fine did
not have ide=nodma passed to the kernel. Removing this
from the grub.conf of the problem machine allowed it to
boot the newer kernel fine. Oddly the previous 2.6.17-1.2187_FC5
kernel doesn't have a problem with the ide=nodma option.
Odd.
                 Jack