Cannot make install kernel

[plr4ever]

Hello all, this is my first post here as i've always found the answers i needed before. Hope you can help me out with this one!

I have gotten most of the way through on recompiling my kernel, using the steps found here:

http://www.linuxforums.org/desktop/the_newbies_guide_to_compiling_your_first_kernel.html

however, when i get to

cd /usr/src/linux/

make install

i get this error

zach@zach-desktop:/usr/src/linux-2.6.24.2$ sudo make install
sh /usr/src/linux-2.6.24.2/arch/x86/boot/install.sh 2.6.24.2 arch/x86/boot/bzImage System.map "/boot"
In order to use the new kernel image you have just installed, you
will need to reboot the machine.  First, however, you will need to
either make a bootable floppy diskette, re-run LILO, or have GRUB
installed.

Checking for ELILO...No

GRUB is installed. To automatically switch to new kernels, point your
default entry in menu.lst to /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24.2
zach@zach-desktop:/usr/src/linux-2.6.24.2$

Now i rebooted and went to grub, where i found 3-4 new kernels listed with the new kernel version, but none of them worked.

When i go to /boot/ all i find is the initrd.img for my generic kernel.

Is there something i am missing, or am i doing something wrong? Please help, as i would really enjoy being able to compile my own kernel.

EDIT:

Also, when i run mkinitramfs i get this:

zach@zach-desktop:/boot$ ls
abi-2.6.22-14-generic             System.map
config                            System.map-2.6.22-14-generic
config-2.6.22-14-generic          System.map-2.6.24.2
config-2.6.24.2                   System.map-2.6.24.2.old
config-2.6.24.2.old               System.map.old
config.old                        vmlinuz
grub                              vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic
initrd.img-2.6.22-14-generic      vmlinuz-2.6.24.2
initrd.img-2.6.22-14-generic.bak  vmlinuz-2.6.24.2.old
memtest86+.bin                    vmlinuz.old

zach@zach-desktop:/boot$ mkinitramfs vmlinuz-2.6.24.2 2.6.24.2
cp: missing destination file operand after `/tmp/tmp.qSJDPJ8188/sbin/'
Try `cp --help' for more information.
------------------
Error has occured!
zach@zach-desktop:/boot$

[Manchunian]

Hello, and welcome to the forums!

Well it looks like you're nearly there; but there's something you haven't done. As root, type the following command in a terminal:

# mkinitrd -o /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24.2 2.6.24.2

[plr4ever]

Hello, and welcome to the forums!

Well it looks like you're nearly there; but there's something you haven't done. As root, type the following command in a terminal:

# mkinitrd -o /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24.2 2.6.24.2

Thanks for the help, but when i run this i get this error

zach@zach-desktop:/boot$ ls
abi-2.6.22-14-generic             System.map
config                            System.map-2.6.22-14-generic
config-2.6.22-14-generic          System.map-2.6.24.2
config-2.6.24.2                   System.map-2.6.24.2.old
config-2.6.24.2.old               System.map.old
config.old                        vmlinuz
grub                              vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic
initrd.img-2.6.22-14-generic      vmlinuz-2.6.24.2
initrd.img-2.6.22-14-generic.bak  vmlinuz-2.6.24.2.old
memtest86+.bin                    vmlinuz.old

zach@zach-desktop:/boot$ mkinitramfs vmlinuz-2.6.24.2 2.6.24.2
cp: missing destination file operand after `/tmp/tmp.qSJDPJ8188/sbin/'
Try `cp --help' for more information.
------------------
Error has occured!
zach@zach-desktop:/boot$

after trying for a while to fix it, i ended up reinstalling ubuntu, as the partial kernel recompilation had killed dpkg.