[Fwd: Compile 2.6 kernel]

[Wes Reneau <wes@lugot.org>]

I've searched far and wide all to no avail. I need some help compiling

the 2.6 kernel. and I'm confused about something.

I have kernel-image-2.6.0-1-686_2.6.0-2_i386.deb and I also have the 
kernel source from kernel.org.  Which should I use, and how do I go 
about doing either.

I've tried dpkg -i kernel-image-2.6.0-1-686_2.6.0-2_i386.deb and get the 
following error.

  /You are attempting to install an initrd kernel image (version
  2.6.0-1-686)/
  /but you do not seem to have a mkinitrd command in the path. This will/
  /break the installation. I am aborting now./

  /Could not find mkinitrd in path. at /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst
  line 183./
  /dpkg: error processing kernel-image-2.6.0-1-686_2.6.0-2_i386.deb
  (--install):/
  / subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1/
  /Errors were encountered while processing:/
  / kernel-image-2.6.0-1-686_2.6.0-2_i386.deb/


I this the best way or would compiling the kernel myself be the best 
way, I've run Xconfig and saved the kernel but now what do I do?  Al l 
the information I have is based on 2.4 and the 2.6 info is very sketchy 
or it appears that way to me.