diff --git a/architecture/sparc/kernel26-disable.lst b/architecture/sparc/kernel26-disable.lst
index 5df581975..e4208ae66 100644
--- a/architecture/sparc/kernel26-disable.lst
+++ b/architecture/sparc/kernel26-disable.lst
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ CONFIG_SCSI_BUSLOGIC	2004-09-14	2.6.7
 CONFIG_SCSI_EATA	2004-09-14	2.6.7
 CONFIG_SERIAL_8250	2004-09-14	2.6.7
 CONFIG_MDA_CONSOLE	2004-09-14	2.6.7
+CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDESCSI	2004-09-25	2.6.8.1
diff --git a/target/bootdisk/kernel.conf b/target/bootdisk/kernel.conf
index a6e093da7..5880cbd84 100644
--- a/target/bootdisk/kernel.conf
+++ b/target/bootdisk/kernel.conf
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 # 
 # --- ROCK-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
 
+# ide cd support in the kernel - we want to install from cd, don't we?
+CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDECD=y
+
 # the useful magic rq
 CONFIG_DEBUG_KERNEL=y
 CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ=y