I am an experienced Linux user and have been enjoying the befits of the family imac. But I must say this has me stumped trying to get this going on my HP DV6654us notebook. I have had no issue with Ubuntu or Suse Linux and SATA drives but I think that is the issue here. I have attached the hwinfo if someone would be so kind as to help with the setup info I may need.

hwinfo --short
cpu:
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5250 @ 1.50GHz, 1000 MHz
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5250 @ 1.50GHz, 1000 MHz
keyboard:
/dev/input/event1 AT Translated Set 2 keyboard
mouse:
/dev/input/mice Macintosh mouse button emulation
/dev/input/mice SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad
graphics card:
Intel Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller
Intel 965 GM
sound:
Intel 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller
storage:
Intel 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) SATA AHCI Controller
Intel 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) IDE Controller
network:
eth0 Realtek RTL8101E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller
wlan0 Intel PRO/Wireless 4965 AG or AGN Network Connection
network interface:
pan0 Ethernet network interface
wlan0 WLAN network interface
wmaster0 Network Interface
eth0 Ethernet network interface
lo Loopback network interface
disk:
/dev/sda WDC WD2500BEVS-2
partition:
/dev/sda1 Partition
/dev/sda2 Partition
/dev/sda5 Partition
cdrom:
/dev/sr0 HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-T20N
usb controller:
Intel 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1
Intel 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3
Intel 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2
Intel 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1
Intel 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2
Intel 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5
Intel 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Contoller #4
bios:
BIOS
bridge:
Intel 82801HEM (ICH8M) LPC Interface Controller
Intel 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge
Intel 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 6
Intel 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 2
Intel 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 1
Intel Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Memory Controller Hub
hub:
Linux 2.6.27-11-generic uhci_hcd UHCI Host Controller
Linux 2.6.27-11-generic uhci_hcd UHCI Host Controller
Linux 2.6.27-11-generic uhci_hcd UHCI Host Controller
Linux 2.6.27-11-generic ehci_hcd EHCI Host Controller
Linux 2.6.27-11-generic uhci_hcd UHCI Host Controller
Linux 2.6.27-11-generic uhci_hcd UHCI Host Controller
Linux 2.6.27-11-generic ehci_hcd EHCI Host Controller
memory:
Main Memory
firewire controller:
Ricoh R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller
unknown:
FPU
DMA controller
PIC
Timer
Keyboard controller
Ricoh xD-Picture Card Controller
Ricoh R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter
Ricoh R5C843 MMC Host Controller
Ricoh R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter
Intel 82801H (ICH8 Family) SMBus Controller
Chicony Electronics HP Webcam

Looks great, download a distro and try good luck

Thanks for your reply, This not really helpful because I can't see optional HD it only. I tried rd=disk0 it worked once and never again on reboot. I could use a little more step by step for this one please.

What distro did you installed? did you customize? how?

Can you tell me how in the world you got Intel 4965ABGN to work with OSx, I have a Acer 6920 I have the OS X 10.5.7 working perfectly without a flaw, but I can't get two hardware items to work, first Intel Pro 4965 abgn and Realtek HD Audio, please help, as I hate using the system for the office work only.