Bug#218360: Installation fails with Kernel panic: I have no root and I want to scream.

["John C. Silvia" <john@cadamier.com>]

Package: install
Version: 30r1
Severity: critical

I'm using the ISO image: debian-30r1-sparc-binary-1.iso

I'm attempting to install it on a Tatung UltraSparc 360mhz system with a 9gb
SCSI disk, SCSI CD-ROM, built-in ethernet, 256mb ram, Etc.  The system has a
working potato install already and it runs great.  I wanted to replace the
running system with the latest version.

When I boot the CD, it detects the disks and ethernet adapters okay, it
displays the penguin okay, and then it loads the usb drivers, mouse drivers,
net4, IP, TCP, Net4 Unix domain sockets, RAMDISK compressed image found at
block 0, then it reports the following:

cdc errorFreeing initrd memory: 1131k freed
Kernel panic: I have no root and I want to scream
 Press L1-A to return to the boot prom

This happens on any installation or rescue cdboot attempt.

Thanks.

John C. Silvia