Could you maybe try an other development of a Linux distribution using kernel 2.6.20 or higher? For example, Fedora 7 Test 2 (https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel- list/2007-March/msg00025.html) which ships with kernel 2.6.21rc1.
If the problem also appears there, it would be worth reporting a bug upstream at http://bugzilla.kernel.org -- kernel 2.6.20-5 doesn't boot with sata-hd https://launchpad.net/bugs/78288 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
