kernel panic: i have no root and i want to scream

[Elijah <desiderata@softhome.net>]

Hello,

got this error upon booting to debian, here's some details on the boot
messages:
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DC398:0 adapters found
3ware Storage Controller device for Linux v1.02.00.016
3w-xxxx: No cards with valid units found.
request_module[scsi_hostadapter]:
Root fs not mounted
...
... 
Kernel panic: I have no root and I want to scream
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here's my grub menu.lst
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title Debian 
        root (hd0,1)
        kernel /vmlinuz ro root=LABEL=/ vga=788
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I've reintalled Debian woody 3 times, and one with the default configs
and still got the error. This series of errors occured right after a
fresh repartition and reformat of my hd ... Help!


Elijah