Well, I have confirmed the problem. Looks there is something crazy about how the ethernet and modem (even though the IP1000 doesn't actually have a modem) are setup. If I disable the ICH4 ethernet and enable the AC97 ICH4 modem, sure as shit it boots up everytime (VGA too) and all IRQS look great. If I enable both of them EVERYTHING gets IRQ 0, and I have issues. If I enable ethernet and disable the modem (this is the way it should be) EVERYTHING gets IRQ 0, and I have issues.....
Anyone seen this kind of thing before? I have no idea how to fix this one....