Sarge Install help (kernel panic)

[Simon Buchanan <nmc@orcon.net.nz>]

OK.... just completed primary mail server. HW is Tyan Tiger i3320 mobo, 
dual 2.8 xeon nocona, 2GB kingston ECC registered ram, 3ware 9000 4 
port SATA with 4 x 200GB drives. installed sarge using 'linux26' 
install... the lan and raid card are all recognised perfect... 
partitioned the drive, proceeded with install, eject disk and reboot. 
re-booting fine until this bit:

booting message, yada yada...
...
SCSI subsystem initialized
pivot_root: no suck file or directory
/sbin/init: 42: cannot open dev/console: no such file
Kernel panic: Attempted to kill init!

Then it just stops. eh?

Any help at this stage is GREATLY needed!

Simon