diff --git a/x86/grub/grub-0.97-special-device-names.patch b/x86/grub/grub-0.97-special-device-names.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8c6bf6ba2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x86/grub/grub-0.97-special-device-names.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
+# This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
+# 
+# Filename: package/.../grub/grub-0.97-special-device-names.patch
+# Copyright (C) 2007 The OpenSDE Project
+# 
+# More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
+# 
+# This patch file is dual-licensed. It is available under the license the
+# patched project is licensed under, as long as it is an OpenSource license
+# as defined at http://www.opensource.org/ (e.g. BSD, X11) or under the terms
+# of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
+# Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
+# version.
+# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
+
+--- grub-0.97/lib/device.c.orig	2006-12-18 20:48:51.949360000 +0200
++++ grub-0.97/lib/device.c	2006-12-18 20:49:51.737096500 +0200
+@@ -861,7 +861,13 @@
+       if (strcmp (dev + strlen(dev) - 5, "/disc") == 0)
+ 	strcpy (dev + strlen(dev) - 5, "/part");
+     }
+-  sprintf (dev + strlen(dev), "%d", ((partition >> 16) & 0xFF) + 1);
++  sprintf (dev + strlen(dev), "%s%d", 
++   /* Compaq smart and others */
++   (strncmp(dev, "/dev/ida/", 9) == 0 ||
++   strncmp(dev, "/dev/ataraid/", 13) == 0 ||
++   strncmp(dev, "/dev/cciss/", 11) == 0 ||
++   strncmp(dev, "/dev/rd/", 8) == 0) ? "p" : "",
++   ((partition >> 16) & 0xFF) + 1);
+   
+   /* Open the partition.  */
+   fd = open (dev, O_RDWR);