problems installing kernel (on conserving old config)

[ufosoda]

I have been using Red Hat Linux 7.0 (modified? 2.2.16 kernel) since its release and i'm happy with it, but I'm anxious to have the new 2.4.0 kernel working on my sistem. I have downloaded the source and followed the NHF on upgrading kernels....

the following commands in the NHF have been issued with success:

su-
cd/usr/src
ls -l

# showed that /usr/src/linux was a link to # /usr/src/linux-2.2.16

rm /usr/src/linux

# take note that I downloaded bz2 format

bzcat linux-2.4.0.tar.bz2 | tar xv
mv /usr/src/linux /usr/src/linux-2.4.0
ln -s /usr/src/linux-2.4.0 /usr/src/linux
cd/usr/src/linux
make mrproper

now I have problems getting past that...what I want to do now is preserve my previous configuration options using the
command:
"cp /usr/src/linux-2.2.16/.config /usr/src/linux

and continue my installation from there...hopefully without problems...

but I can't find ".config" in /usr/src/linux-2.2.16 !!!!!!

what can I do??? rememba that I'm using red hat...maybe that's the problem...

any help would be greatly appreciated! http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/smile.gif
ufosoda