Kernel panic: No init found

[KupperManfred@t-online.de (kuppermanfred)]

Hi,

i'm installing debian the third time now on my laptop from cd: cause of 
bad video-card i had to restart four times.
cd boot prompt: bf24 vga=791 apm=on
ended in a fading colormonitor and system hangs up: tried rescue
cd boot prompt: rescbf24 vga=791 apm=on
it starts penguin is drawn in all colors
screen is prompted with messages and ends in
Kernel panic: No init found

can't do anything, after a while screen gets blank (I assume its apm!)

please help newbie

manfred kupper