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The kernel listed in my /boot is 2.0.34-0.6 and in /lib/modules there is a
2.0.34-0.6 directory and a symlink to it named /lib/modules/preferred.  Forget
the symlink, it is deleted and relinked each time you boot.

I recompiled my kernel with all the fancy features I needed (make config then
make dep;make clean;make boot;make modules) and stored the zImage as
/boot/vmlinuz-2.0.34-0.7.  I set my primary image in /etc/lilo.conf to
"image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.0.34-0.7" and my backup to
"image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.0.34-0.6".  After I did a "make modules_install" I had a
directory /lib/modules/2.0.34 which I changed to /lib/modules/2.0.34-0.7.

Ran lilo, rebooted, and I had no troubles.  I looked in the
/etc/rc.s/rc.sysinit and it seems that the kernel version number is awk'ed
and(/or?) sed'ed to determine where to find the modules and set up that symlink
I told you about.  Well, the docs didn't cover this and I found out purly by
accident while I was cussing my head off.  But hey, I figured it out!  Hope
that helps you also.