I have 5.0, and have been trying to upgrade the kernel from 2.0.30 to 2.0.36. Using "make xconfig" I am unable to select the "VGA console support" option under the general items menu, even though "TGA console support" is selected. I don't have enough experience with the the scripting language to find the bug myself.
I have verified this to be a problem with make xconfig. This problem is not present in the other methods of configuration such as make menuconfig and make config. You can use these til we post a fix.
The 2.0.36 kernel does not currently compile out of the box on the alpha without additional patches which are not yet available. The alpha kernel developers are spending their time now doing 2.2 kernel work. For the alpha the 2.0.35 kernel might seem to be the best bet