Your display is too small to run Menuconfig!
It must be at least 19 lines by 80 columns.
make[1]: *** [menuconfig] Error 1
make: *** [menuconfig] Error 2
[root@www linux-2.6.8.1]#
please tell me what you have done sence you setup the operating system,
for I don't know whether you have carried on some neccessary operation.
have you carried on adjustment with the command "xconfig"