--- arch/x86/kernel/setup_32.c.orig	2008-03-28 23:49:14.000000000 +1000
+++ arch/x86/kernel/setup_32.c	2008-03-28 23:50:24.000000000 +1000
@@ -559,7 +559,10 @@
 		efi_enabled = 1;
 #endif
 
-	ROOT_DEV = old_decode_dev(boot_params.hdr.root_dev);
+/* az: netvista has no loader, no cmdline; hardcoding /dev/hda1
+   ROOT_DEV = old_decode_dev(boot_params.hdr.root_dev); */
+	ROOT_DEV = Root_HDA1;
+
 	screen_info = boot_params.screen_info;
 	edid_info = boot_params.edid_info;
 	apm_info.bios = boot_params.apm_bios_info;