Has anyone tried modifying the MINIRT.GZ (to include the aic7xxx module)
the process is described here:
http://rz-obrian.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de/knoppix-usb/
Would that be worth a try? Or is the aic7xxx support broken, or what?

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