In the kernel section of the Release Notes, step 4 (quoted below), tells where to place the file called .config, by copying the desired file into a directory. I am unable to tell from step 4, exactly WHICH directory the .config file is supposed to end up in. For example, if I was working with the source for a 2.6.9 kernel, should the .config file be in /usr/src/redhat/BUILD/kernel-2.6.9/linux-2.6.9 or /usr/src/redhat/SPECS/kernel-2.6.9/linux-2.6.9 or where? I'm sorry to be so dense about this, especially if the answer turns out to be extremely obvious. Also, I'm sorry I didn't save an old Red Hat 7.x system on which I built many kernels, so I would have something to use as a reference. Thanks for any help. ------- Step 4 of the kernel section ------- 4. In resulting tree, the configurations for the specific kernels shipped in Fedora Core 3 are in the /configs/ directory. For example, the i686 SMP configuration file is named /configs/kernel-<version>-i686-smp.config. Issue the following command to place the desired configuration file in the proper place for building: cp <desired-file> ./.config -- MM