diff -r 7cbc1fc8dbea buildconfigs/linux-defconfig_xen_x86_64
--- a/buildconfigs/linux-defconfig_xen_x86_64	Tue May 16 18:54:41 2006
+++ b/buildconfigs/linux-defconfig_xen_x86_64	Mon May 22 17:23:31 2006
@@ -934,8 +934,8 @@
 #
 # Please see Documentation/ide.txt for help/info on IDE drives
 #
-# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE_SATA is not set
-# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HD_IDE is not set
+CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE_SATA=y
+CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HD_IDE=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDISK=m
 CONFIG_IDEDISK_MULTI_MODE=y
 # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDECS is not set
diff -r 7cbc1fc8dbea tools/python/xen/xm/create.py
--- a/tools/python/xen/xm/create.py	Tue May 16 18:54:41 2006
+++ b/tools/python/xen/xm/create.py	Mon May 22 17:23:31 2006
@@ -903,10 +903,15 @@
         else:
             err("%s" % ex.faultString)
     except Exception, ex:
+        #main.py has good error messages that let the user know what failed.
+        #unless the error is a create.py specific thing, it should be handled
+        #at main. The purpose of this general-case 'Exception' handler is to
+        #clean up create.py specific processes/data but since create.py does
+        #not know what to do with the error, it should pass it up.
         import signal
         if vncpid:
             os.kill(vncpid, signal.SIGKILL)
-        err(str(ex))
+        raise ex
 
     dom = sxp.child_value(dominfo, 'name')