init/Kconfig:263: can't open file "usr/Kconfig" ==> when trying to configure new kernel

["debian" <debian2@searo.be>]

hello,

i have a 2.6.8.-3-686 etch debian system.
i want to manually download and install a new kernel because of some
errors when installing vmware for linux.
so i downloaded the new kernel 2.6.19.2 and when i do a "make
menuconfig", i get:

ca-phlinux:/usr/src/linux-2.6.19.2# make menuconfig
scripts/kconfig/mconf arch/i386/Kconfig
init/Kconfig:263: can't open file "usr/Kconfig"
make[1]: *** [menuconfig] Error 1
make: *** [menuconfig] Error 2
ca-phlinux:/usr/src/linux-2.6.19.2# uname -a
Linux ca-phlinux 2.6.18-3-686 #1 SMP Mon Dec 4 16:41:14 UTC 2006 i686
GNU/Linux
ca-phlinux:/usr/src/linux-2.6.19.2#


i already tried:

ca-phlinux:/usr/src/linux-2.6.19.2# make-kpkg clean
exec make -f /usr/share/kernel-package/ruleset/minimal.mk clean
/usr/share/kernel-package/ruleset/minimal.mk:53: No .config file found
====== making target minimal_clean [new prereqs: ]======
Cleaning.
test ! -f .config || cp -pf .config config.precious
test ! -e stamp-building || rm -f stamp-building
test ! -f Makefile || \
            make    ARCH=i386 distclean
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.19.2'
scripts/Makefile.clean:17: /usr/src/linux-2.6.19.2/sound/usb/Makefile:
No such file or directory
make[3]: *** No rule to make target
`/usr/src/linux-2.6.19.2/sound/usb/Makefile'.  Stop.
make[2]: *** [sound/usb] Error 2
make[1]: *** [_clean_sound] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.19.2'
make: *** [minimal_clean] Error 2


also:

ca-phlinux:/usr/src/linux-2.6.19.2# make mrproper
scripts/Makefile.clean:17: /usr/src/linux-2.6.19.2/sound/usb/Makefile:
No such file or directory
make[2]: *** No rule to make target
`/usr/src/linux-2.6.19.2/sound/usb/Makefile'.  Stop.
make[1]: *** [sound/usb] Error 2
make: *** [_clean_sound] Error 2



I really need to do this...
thanks.
greetz,
Philippe




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