How do you make mkinitrd work!?

[Shawn McCuan]

Ive downloaded, configured, compiled and installed kernel 2.6.9 BUT- . the only thing I have left to do is "mkinitrd" Im not sure what commands I should be putting in... im trying: metion:/home/metiosarius/src/linux-2.6.9# mkinitrd /boot/initrd-2.6.9.img 2.6.9 $Id: mkinitrd,v 1.201 2004/05/16 22:00:48 herbert Exp $ Usage: /usr/sbin/mkinitrd [OPTION]... <-o outfile> [version] Options:   -d confdir  Specify an alternative configuration directory.   -k          Keep temporary directory used to make the image.   -m command  Set the command to make an initrd image.   -o outfile  Write to outfile.   -r root     Override ROOT setting in mkinitrd.conf. See mkinitrd(8) for further details. metion:/home/metiosarius/src/linux-2.6.9# What command should I be putting in? Thanks.