[Dri-users] Compiling nouveau driver for linux 2.6.32-20 kernel.

[Victor Alvidrez]

Hello.

I have been reading through the nouveau wiki to figure out how I could 
compile the nouveau kernel driver for the linux 2.6.32-20 kernel 
specifically.

Why I need to do this is kind of a long story, but I assure you it is 
necessary.  And I can explain why if you are interested.

I am currently running Debian 6.0 squeeze.  The standard debian 2.6.32 
kernel includes the nouveau drivers and I have verified that X works 
successfully on my computer.  However, I need to compile the kernel from 
source.  The specific patch and version number, 2.6.32-20, are 
important.  I downloaded the 2.6.32-20 kernel directly from the 
kernel.org website.  I was able to configure and compile it 
successfully; I verified that it booted and ran successfully as well.

The problem is that the standard 2.6.32 kernel does not include the 
nouveau drm drivers.  You might suppose I could use the source code for 
the debian 2.6.32 kernel, however I cannot get the specific patch level 
that I need.

Is there a way I could obtain the drm driver folder without the rest of 
the kernel?  It seems like the instructions provided in the wiki give 
you instruction for downloading the entire kernel source and configuring 
nouveau with the rest of the kernel.  I just need a way of compiling the 
nouveau driver using the kernel version I mentioned above.

Any advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks