I compiled the kernel. Then from the /usr/src/linux/pcmcia-3.0.9 directory I did make config, make all I got the following error message: no rule to make /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/nls_cp437.ver needed by i82365.o (This use to work with RH5.2 also). Note the above file (nls_cp437.ver) is not available in my system. I have the kernel that comes with RH6.0 (2.2.5-x) Thanks,
Could not find nls_cp437.ver in the kernel source tree.
If you do: make clean then followed by make config and then make all; make install then all will work fine (so I was missing the make clean).
this is user error.