Kerneld in the modutils in updates/5.2/kernel-2.2/i386 just doesn't work on 2.0 kernels Going back to the previous modutils fixes the problems. I had to help several users that completely broke their system by installing all the updates, including the ones for 2.2 kernels. I don't think an update for 2.2 should break 2.0 kernels, at least wherever possible
The updates for 2.2 kernels are for 2.2 kernels only. Sorry.