ok I guess, I'll have to just wait and watch, but really is it possible with a bit of code tinkering into the anaconda stuff and kudzu that can get the initrd to set the /dev/proc well?
I'm sure it is difficult but if I can get the esmith server to run on a HPT 370 RAID ide controller that makes life a bit more easier. (also in this case note that system performance should theoritacally increase as the mirror'ed disk is written in hardware and so there is no software overhead). Also in this case copying (mirroring) from one disk to the other is simply done in hardware, with minimum instances to be controlled in software like in 'raidtools'.
Anyone who has asolutition please let it out am willing to take a try at all options available.
cheers,
aniston