The "normal" way of compiling a kernel does not use make-kpkg. Instead, it uses the following steps:
cd /usr/src/linux which should point to the 2.4.20 kernel (unzipped) files .:: sub4sub.net ::. .:: management.ju.edu.jo ::. [StackOverflow: Business intelligence] .:: camp-fire.jp ::. .:: telegra.ph ::. [Denial-of-service attack Modules]
make dep
make clean
make bzImage
make modules (remember to unpack your modules first)