I am on the phase of kernel installation

i want to do the kernel configuration

what should i do

when doing

make menuconfig

i get a menu based kernel configuration what should i do next i do not know the answers to all the questions

it is written in the cvs version that it can be skipped by copying the hosts configuration file.

where are those files and what are there names.

plz help

If you have a normal system with normal hardware (ie a typical VGA card, IDE harddisks, cdromm, etc) the default kernel configuration will often be good enough to get you started.

The kernel enables support for Intel Network cards by default. If you have a differnet card, you'll have to select the proper one if you want network access.

As for your host system's kernel configuration files:
they should be under /usr/src/linux/.config or /usr/src/linux-version/.config

If not, you have to install the kernel development package(s) that come with your distribution.