sarge and sid issues with VFS: Cannot open root device

[Eric Smith <es@fruitcom.com>]

I can install and boot potato no problem however using the sarge install
CD and installing either sarge or sid, I have the same error message.
Have tried various partitioning strategies and "root=" commands.

FWIW - thus spake dmesg:

VFS: Cannot open root device "302" or 03:02
Please append a correct "root=" boot option
Kernel Panic: VFS: unable to mount root fs on 03:02

Perhaps it has to do with defining a
root=/dev/discs/... or some other path

Thanks for any  suggestions.

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Eric Smith