I just want to tell you that Kano has found a better method for hacking the driver and I hope he doesn't mind if I post it here:
Install the driver anyway you want. Then extract the package (sh ati-... --extract), go inside fglrx-install.something folder. Download Kano's patch: http://xtruder.homelinux.net/~ambro/...l-8.41.7.patch
Then do:
(Change the patch location)
# patch -p1 < ~/ati.firegl-8.41.7.patch
# cd common/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod
(Change GCC4 to GCC3 if needed, and x86 to x86_64 if your kernel is 64bit)
(For some weird reason there is a space in 'build_mod', remove it before you execute the command)
# ln -s ../../../../../arch/x86/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mo d/libfglrx_ip.a.GCC4 libfglrx_ip.a.GCC4
# cd 2.6.x
# make
The build should succeed. Then copy the resulting fglrx.ko over the originally installed one somewhere in /lib/modules. Also copy a 'control' file from some older driver supporting your card over the original one (probably /etc/ati/control) (just get it here http://xtruder.homelinux.net/~ambro/control).
Afterwards you should make sure NOT to set any ChipID in your xorg.conf.
You shouldn't see any watermark now.
Install the driver anyway you want. Then extract the package (sh ati-... --extract), go inside fglrx-install.something folder. Download Kano's patch: http://xtruder.homelinux.net/~ambro/...l-8.41.7.patch
Then do:
(Change the patch location)
# patch -p1 < ~/ati.firegl-8.41.7.patch
# cd common/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod
(Change GCC4 to GCC3 if needed, and x86 to x86_64 if your kernel is 64bit)
(For some weird reason there is a space in 'build_mod', remove it before you execute the command)
# ln -s ../../../../../arch/x86/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mo d/libfglrx_ip.a.GCC4 libfglrx_ip.a.GCC4
# cd 2.6.x
# make
The build should succeed. Then copy the resulting fglrx.ko over the originally installed one somewhere in /lib/modules. Also copy a 'control' file from some older driver supporting your card over the original one (probably /etc/ati/control) (just get it here http://xtruder.homelinux.net/~ambro/control).
Afterwards you should make sure NOT to set any ChipID in your xorg.conf.
You shouldn't see any watermark now.
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