how to install 2.6.26 in Hardy for VX-1000 webcam?

[H.S.]

Hello,

Hardy has 2.6.24 kernel. I understand that to get Microsoft's VX-1000
webcam to work, I need 2.6.26 kernel in Hardy. How does one go
installing a newer kernel which is not already in the repos in Hardy?

Thanks.
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