kernel installation problem

["jenea" <puishor@gmail.com>]

Hi!

I tried to build a new kernel and install it following the steps
described in
  http://www.digitalhermit.com/linux/Kernel-Build-HOWTO.html
All goes ok till I  get to

 " To create the initrd, do the following:

		$ mkinitrd /boot/initrd-2.6.0.img 2.6.0
 "
they also says

"
 Some versions of mkinitrd may require other options to specify the
location of the new kernel. On SuSe 9.0, for example, the following
syntax is required:

		$ mkinitrd -k vmlinux-VERSION -i initrd-VERSION

"

None of them works on my system ;I have mkinitrd v 1.201 , my system's
kernel is v  2.4.27-1-386 ; I use debian distro.
When I type ( I try to build 2.6.10 kernel ) :

  > mkinitrd /boot/initrd-2.6.10.img 2.6.10

it gives me mkinitrd help , saying how to use it:

  /usr/sbin/mkinitrd [OPTION]... <-o outfile> [version]

When I type :

 >$ mkinitrd -k vmlinux-2.6.10 -i initrd-2.6.10

I get the same result ( mknitrd help ).
Could somebody help me with this stuff ?

Best regards,
              Eugen.