2.6.8-gentoo-r3 insall problem

[GrimSage]

I am having a probblem installing the 2.6.8 kernel.
I do an emerge gentoo-dev-sources
make menuconfig
set everything up
then do a make && make insall_modules && make install
and everythign gets copied over to /boot except kernel-2.6.8-gentoo-r3
all the other fiels are there so I am not sure what is going on. If anyone can help me please help.

I want ot install the new 2.6 kernel...


Specs
Dell Inspiron 8500


I should add this is my first time with gentoo. ANd pretty much my first time installing linux this way. I have done the installers with red-hat but I want something better. I was reccomended gentoo so I though t I would try it and it seems pretty good I have it running under the 2.4 kernel. BUt I am crazy and want to try new things. plus I have not gotten sound to work correctly.

[doonkel]

make mrproper
make menuconfig
make
make modules
make modules_install
make install

[GrimSage]

that did not work either.

the final lines are
Grub is Installed. TO automatically swit to new kernels, point your default entry in menu.lst to

and if I do a ls of /boot
all the files are there except for the kernel