> > specify "mount root=/dev/hda3" but it still prompts for root floppies.
What
> > am I missing??
>
> mount root=/dev/hda3 noinitrd

Thanks, but I tried that too without success. It seems like the bare-bone
kernel on the boot floppy did not support the options I tried. Per Thomas
request (above), I created a new boot disk using mkrescue, and now it works
fine.

Lars