X31 + IDE/ZIF + KingSpec SSD problem.

[Python.p]

Hi,

i have X31 i want to refresh this beutiful machine.... I bought http://www.ebay.com/itm/181116021734?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT because i have one more Kingspec 1,8 ZIF SSD (from dead D420)

I have problem with that unit.
The good: BIOS find them and recognize.
The bad: a not ablet to boot live linux errno=-16 ( i tryed CrunchBang, Xubuntu, Mint - all non-pae) after that i tried Puppy and it works.

The problem is, when i boot puppy (to RAM), i install it in SSD, all going right. I manage partion on SSD, only one big + flagged for boot, grub is instaled. reboot and here we go, sda1. problem:

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find --set-root --ignore-flopies --ignore-cd /puppy_tahr_6.0.sfs
Error 15: file not found 

2nd option - sdb1/boot

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setting root to (hd0,0)
...

decompressing Linux... Parsing ELF... No relocation needed.. done.
booting the kernel.
Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to root fs on unknown-block(0,0)
...
...
random: nonblocking pool is initialized

i have no clue how to manage it...

[Bibin]

I don't know how to solve your problem, but I can comment on using an X31 or X32 for linux... the only video drivers that work currently are the VESA framebuffer, or the open-source radeon drivers, both of which perform very poorly for even basic things like rendering a terminal in X. You might actually have a better time on an X30, as while its CPU is much slower the intel video is properly supported for minimal acceleration.
The exact same problem manifests in all ATI-equipped T4x machines and the T30.