Is it possible? Compiling kernel module with no kernel source - Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]

Hi guys, I've been hiding out over on slate droid for a bit - I picked up a pandigital novel for free and I've been working on getting it to run things other than eclair. I have a working honeycomb port for it - woot - butttt pandigital refuses to release kernel source code for the device. velocity micro released a cookie cutter version of the same device and won't give up the kernel source either so heres the trouble - without a new kernel module honeycomb and gingerbread have no wifi.
Is it possible to compile a generic kernel module or a signed one for this kernel with no kernel source? Help please.
Maybe the full might of xda could get pandigital to fork over the source code but seeing as how we don't have a pandigital section demand for this is low here. I'm disgusted by the way these companies have been stealing open source software.

http://www.slatedroid.com/topic/23492-honeycomb-it-doesnt-run-very-well-on-my-novel-yet/
There's a link to the issue - I'm not sure if it's polite to link to another forum here - mods remove it if you like. That entire thread would be here on xda if we had a novel device forum

See u back at SLatedroid.
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