Compaq Contura Aero and 2.6

From: Asbjørn Sloth Tønnesen (newsgroups_at_asbjorn.biz)
Date: 06/06/05 

Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2005 12:01:48 +0200

Is there any one who have got 2.6 running succesfully on the Aero?

[...]
hda: 38154MB, CHS=4864/255/63
 hda: hda1[EZ1] hda2[EZ2]
[...]
VFS: Cannot open root device "hda3" or unknown-block(3,3)
Please append a correct "root=" boot option
Kernel Panic - not syncin: VFS: unable to mount root fs on
unknown-block(3,3)

I has based my 2.6 config[1], on Uli's 2.4.23 config[2]. The kernel is
2.6.11.11 patched with the BadMEM patch (2.6.11)

Quote from Uli's homepage[3]
> For the harddisk it was recommended for me to choose the "Enhanced
> IDE/MFM/RLL disk/cdrom/tape/floppy support". The "Old disk only driver
> on primary interface" didn't work for me. I also had to check the
> "Include IDE/ATA-2 DISK support" to make the kernel see my 6 GB
> harddisk - otherwise it saw only the first partitions.

I have tried both. It didn't work.

Any ideas how to ignore the EZ-drive BIOS? I haven't been able to find
anything on EZ-drive and 2.6, so I don't know if it is a general problem
with EZ-drive.

My Aero:
  Compaq Contura Aero 4/33C
  33 mhz
  20 mb ram
  40 gb hdd
  Avaya 802.11b card

[1] http://asbjorn.it/junk/aero-config
[2] http://www.ulihansen.kicks-ass.net/aero/linux/config
[3] http://www.ulihansen.kicks-ass.net/aero/linux/kernel.htm#configuring 

--
Best Regards
Asbjørn Sloth Tønnesen

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