compiling (or rather, failing to compile) a kernel

[Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com>]

I have been trying to get to grips with compiling a custom kernel.  I have 
been shying away for too long.

I am following Stephen's marvellous work, and had got this far:

http://users.wowway.com/~zlinuxman/Kernel.htm#Unpack

But I get errors the end of which is below.  I tried to copy and paste all the 
error reports that Konsole gave me, but could not manage it.  Advice, please!

Thanks,
Lisi

<quote>
tar: linux-source-3.2/sound/firewire/Makefile: Cannot open: No such
file or directory
tar: linux-source-3.2/sound/i2c: Cannot mkdir: No such file or directory
tar: linux-source-3.2/sound/i2c/i2c.c: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar: linux-source-3.2/sound/i2c/cs8427.c: Cannot open: No such file or 
directory
tar: linux-source-3.2/sound/i2c/tea6330t.c: Cannot open: No such file
or directory
tar: linux-source-3.2/sound/i2c/other: Cannot mkdir: No such file or directory
tar: linux-source-3.2/sound/i2c/other/ak4117.c: Cannot open: No such
file or directory
tar: linux-source-3.2/sound/i2c/other/tea575x-tuner.c: Cannot open: No
such file or directory
tar: linux-source-3.2/sound/i2c/other/ak4114.c: Cannot open: No such
file or directory
tar: linux-source-3.2/sound/i2c/other/ak4113.c: Cannot open: No such
file or directory
tar: linux-source-3.2/sound/i2c/other/ak4xxx-adda.c: Cannot open: No
such file or directory
tar: linux-source-3.2/sound/i2c/other/Makefile: Cannot open: No such
file or directory
tar: linux-source-3.2/sound/i2c/other/pt2258.c: Cannot open: No such
file or directory
tar: linux-source-3.2/sound/i2c/Makefile: Cannot open: No such file or 
directory
tar: linux-source-3.2/Kbuild: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors
lisi@Titan:/usr/src$
</quote>