Minimum memory and Compaq smartarray on 7.1

["Rob Round" <rob web-sites com>]

I had RH 7.0 installed on a Compaq Proliant 2500 with 128M Ram and Smart
Array 2/P card. I'm trying to either do a fresh install or upgrade to 7.1
but no matter which way I go I get the same result.  On install, it detects
the boot medium and starts the install.  When it gets to the "running
anaconda" bit, it fails due to lack of memory.  I know there is a 16MB bios
limitation with this machine, so when I specify linux mem=128M at boot time,
it doesn't detect the root device.

VFS: Kernel Panic.  Unable to find root device. 48:08 (or something like
that...I'm trying to remember :-)

Anyway, if I specify root=/dev/ida/c0d0p6 on the command line which is what
Compaq says to use, I still get the same result.

7.0 is installed and runs great.  I have even used the SmartStart utilities
to try and install, even going as far as a system erase.  I have the machine
configured with the smartstart utilities as raid5.

Any Suggestions?  I guess I could upgrade the packages, but that's just too
easy.:-)

Thanks.