diff -urN linux-2.4.22.org/drivers/ide/ide.c linux-2.4.22/drivers/ide/ide.c
--- linux-2.4.22.org/drivers/ide/ide.c	2003-11-23 23:01:39.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.4.22/drivers/ide/ide.c	2003-11-23 23:02:29.000000000 +0100
@@ -2349,8 +2349,8 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD640
 			case -14: /* "cmd640_vlb" */
 			{
-				extern void init_cmd640_vlb (void);
-				init_cmd640_vlb();
+//				extern void init_cmd640_vlb (void);
+//				init_cmd640_vlb();
 				goto done;
 			}
 #endif /* CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD640 */
diff -urN linux-2.4.22.org/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c linux-2.4.22/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
--- linux-2.4.22.org/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c	2003-11-23 23:01:39.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.4.22/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c	2003-11-23 23:05:18.000000000 +0100
@@ -1416,22 +1416,30 @@
 #ifdef MODULE
 extern int (*ide_xlate_1024_hook)(kdev_t, int, int, const char *);
 
-int init_module (void)
+static int ideprobe_real_done = 0;
+
+int ideprobe_init_module (void)
 {
 	unsigned int index;
+
+	if (ideprobe_real_done)
+    		return -EBUSY;
 	
 	for (index = 0; index < MAX_HWIFS; ++index)
 		ide_unregister(index);
 	ideprobe_init();
 	create_proc_ide_interfaces();
 	ide_xlate_1024_hook = ide_xlate_1024;
+	ideprobe_real_done = 1;
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void cleanup_module (void)
+void ideprobe_cleanup_module (void)
 {
 	ide_probe = NULL;
 	ide_xlate_1024_hook = 0;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ideprobe_init_module);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ideprobe_cleanup_module);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 #endif /* MODULE */
diff -urN linux-2.4.22.org/drivers/ide/ide-probe-mini.c linux-2.4.22/drivers/ide/ide-probe-mini.c
--- linux-2.4.22.org/drivers/ide/ide-probe-mini.c	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.4.22/drivers/ide/ide-probe-mini.c	2003-11-23 23:08:21.000000000 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ *  linux/drivers/ide/ide-probe-mini.c	Version 1
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 1994-1998  Linus Torvalds & authors (see below)
+ */
+
+#include <linux/config.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/kmod.h>
+
+#ifdef MODULE
+extern int ideprobe_init_module(void);
+
+int init_module (void)
+{
+    return ideprobe_init_module();
+}
+
+extern void ideprobe_cleanup_module(void);
+
+void cleanup_module (void)
+{
+    ideprobe_cleanup_module();
+}
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+#endif /* MODULE */
diff -urN linux-2.4.22.org/drivers/ide/Makefile linux-2.4.22/drivers/ide/Makefile
--- linux-2.4.22.org/drivers/ide/Makefile	2003-11-23 23:01:39.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.4.22/drivers/ide/Makefile	2003-11-23 23:02:29.000000000 +0100
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #
 
 
-export-objs := ide-iops.o ide-taskfile.o ide-proc.o ide.o ide-probe.o ide-dma.o ide-lib.o setup-pci.o ide-io.o ide-disk.o
+export-objs := ide-iops.o ide-taskfile.o ide-proc.o ide.o ide-probe.o ide-probe-mini.o ide-dma.o ide-lib.o setup-pci.o ide-io.o ide-disk.o
 
 all-subdirs	:= arm legacy pci ppc raid
 mod-subdirs	:= arm legacy pci ppc raid
@@ -28,9 +28,8 @@
 
 # Core IDE code - must come before legacy
 
-ide-core-objs	:= ide-iops.o ide-taskfile.o ide.o ide-lib.o ide-io.o ide-default.o ide-proc.o
-ide-detect-objs	:= ide-probe.o ide-geometry.o
-
+ide-core-objs	:= ide-iops.o ide-taskfile.o ide.o ide-lib.o ide-io.o ide-default.o ide-proc.o ide-probe.o ide-geometry.o
+ide-detect-objs	:= ide-probe-mini.o
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEPCI),y)
 ide-core-objs += setup-pci.o