--- linux-2.6.8/drivers/message/i2o/driver.c.orig	2004-08-18 17:59:08.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.8/drivers/message/i2o/driver.c	2004-08-18 20:31:27.451288416 +0200
@@ -102,7 +102,13 @@
 	DBG("Register driver %s\n", drv->name);
 
 	if(drv->event) {
-		drv->event_queue = create_workqueue(drv->name);
+/*
+ * create_workqueue(name, freezer_flag)
+ *                        ^^ PF_SYNCTHREAD if needed for syncing data to disk.
+ *                           PF_NOFREEZE if also needed for writing the image.
+ *                           0 otherwise.
+ */
+		drv->event_queue = create_workqueue(drv->name, 0);
 		if(!drv->event_queue)
 		{
 			printk(KERN_ERR "i2o: Could not initialize event queue "
--- linux-2.6.8/drivers/message/i2o/iop.c.orig	2004-08-18 17:59:08.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.8/drivers/message/i2o/iop.c	2004-08-18 20:53:48.639396832 +0200
@@ -561,8 +561,19 @@
 	writel(0, &msg->tcntxt); //FIXME: use reasonable transaction context
 	writel(0, &msg->body[0]);
 	writel(0, &msg->body[1]);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_PAE
+/*
+ * sizeof(dma_addr_t) == 8
+ * sizeof(void *) == 4
+ * don't cast 'dma_addr_t' to 'void *'.
+*/
+	writel((u32) ((u64)c->status.phys), &msg->body[2]);
+	writel((u32)(((u64)c->status.phys) >> 32), &msg->body[3]);
+#else
 	writel(i2o_ptr_low((void *)c->status.phys), &msg->body[2]);
 	writel(i2o_ptr_high((void *)c->status.phys), &msg->body[3]);
+#endif
 
 	i2o_msg_post(c,m);
 
@@ -875,8 +886,13 @@
 	writel(0, &msg->tcntxt); // FIXME: use resonable transaction context
 	writel(0, &msg->body[0]);
 	writel(0, &msg->body[1]);
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_PAE
+	writel((u32) ((u64)c->status_block.phys), &msg->body[2]);
+	writel((u32)(((u64)c->status_block.phys) >> 32), &msg->body[3]);
+#else
 	writel(i2o_ptr_low((void *)c->status_block.phys), &msg->body[2]);
 	writel(i2o_ptr_high((void *)c->status_block.phys), &msg->body[3]);
+#endif
 	writel(sizeof(i2o_status_block), &msg->body[4]); /* always 88 bytes */
 
 	i2o_msg_post(c,m);
@@ -992,8 +1008,13 @@
 	writel(MSG_FRAME_SIZE<<16|0x80, &msg->body[1]);	/* Outbound msg frame
 						size in words and Initcode */
 	writel(0xd0000004, &msg->body[2]);
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_PAE
+	writel((u32) ((u64)c->status.phys), &msg->body[2]);
+	writel((u32)(((u64)c->status.phys) >> 32), &msg->body[3]);
+#else
 	writel(i2o_ptr_low((void *)c->status.phys), &msg->body[3]);
 	writel(i2o_ptr_high((void *)c->status.phys), &msg->body[4]);
+#endif
 
 	i2o_msg_post(c, m);