I also did a clean install, and had the same results.
The lib/modules/2.2.3 didn't have a modules.dep,
so modules dependencies couldn't be found and the
2.2.3 kernel wouldn't boot.
Well, I decided to try the modules.dep from 2.0.36.
The 2.2.3 kernel would boot, however I couldn't
initialize eth0. Eth0 is my connection to the internet
and uses dhcp.
I thought maybe I could do a make modules for the 2.2.3
kernel, of course that didn't work.
So I thought maybe I could make my own kernel.
Well, when I got to the make boot, it failed.
Something about unreferenced pointers to fbcon.
I think that is a option under video.
So I did another make xconfig with a No to video
for linux. The make boot still failed.
So I am on my backup Mandrake.
Any ideas:)
Steve
Steve