Kernel panic: No init found.

[diana tanase <dt520180@uni.edu>]

Hi,
I've been trying to install Debian (kernel version 2.20) on Sony Vaio 
PCG-GT1. Since I don't have a working CD-ROM I went ahead and created a 
floppy image (I'm not really sure I'm using the right images but this is 
another story). After inserting the rescue.bin disk it mounts the ext2 
partition and asks me to insert the root.bin disk, and after hitting 
enter I get ...
>Warning: unable to open an initial console.
>Kernel panic: No init found. Try passing init=option to kernel

Could anyone give me a hint about what should I do. I tried to set the 
init option  but since I'm a newbie to Linux I must have been doing it 
wrong.
Thank you.

Diana.