KVER=$(uname -r | sed 's,-.*,,g') aptitude install linux-headers-$(uname -r) linux-source-$KVER build-essential cd /usr/src tar jxf linux-source-$KVER.tar.bz2 ln -s /usr/src/linux-source-$KVER /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/source
Download the required module source and unpack it
Enter module source directory
make make install To make the module visible to your running kernel, you may like to run depmod -a modprobe modulename
Original from: Alien Glow
http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/build-linux-kernel-module-against-installed-kernel-source-tree.html