kernel panic when I tried to install linux.

From: "google-rambo88" <rambo88@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 1 May 2007 14:16:02 +0900

Hi,
when I tried to install linux , I got error messages as
followings...

RAMDISK : Could not find valid Ram Disk image starting at 0
VFS : Could not open root boot device "NULL" or unknown block
(8,3)
please append correct "root" boot option.
Kernel Panic : not syncing : VFS : unable to mount root fs on
unknown block device (8,3)

And there are many Kernel dump message...
.
.
.
HDD is recoginzed on CMOS bios... but I don't know why linux can't
find HDD to install.
.
I'd like to know What is problem? How can I fix it?

Thansk...

.

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