Error booting after installing

Hello, I have installed arch linux, with the legacy-ide option in the boot, needed to use the right /dev/hda6 partition.
After installing everything, when I boot the new system, I get the next error:
kinit: cannot open root device hda6(3,6)
I think this is because the image is built with some kind of mistake, but I don't know why.
/dev/hda6 is the / partition, then I use /dev/hda5 for /home and /dev/hda8 for swap.
I don't really know why hda6(3,6), where this 3 comes from?
Thank you! I'm really looking forward to run for the very first time archlinux in my laptop.

I had the same problem. I could solve with this:
This ISOs include a small, but nasty bug,
which may lead to a non functional initramdisk,
if you use all defaults suggested by setup.
2 workarounds before installing:
First workaround before entering setup:
mount -t ramfs none /dev
/etc/start_udev
now setup works as it should!
Second workaround:
while using setup:
edit /etc/mkinitcpio to not include autodetect in HOOKS= array
1 workaround if you already installed and system doesn't boot:
use the kernel26-fallback.img as initrd in your bootloader
after successfull boot just fix the ramdisk:
mkinitcpio -p kernel26
I apologize for any non functional default initramdisk by using this ISO.
greetings
tpowa

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Okay, it works now (after creating /mnt/home anew and rebooting). However, I wonder why did tp_smapi touch my mount points in the first place?
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