check back in 48hrs and i bet ill have it nicked.
i have seen this driver working in pcLinuxOS with no effort.
(if your in the loop, you know this is not my accomplishment)

if you cant wait im working with (just from a google):
-http://www.rage3d.com/content/articles/atilinuxhowto/
-http://www.linux-gamers.net/modules/wfsection/article.php?articleid=22

if you get it before me say hello and save me a little time:
-nknownuser aaattt shaw dddot ca
(hope spammers can't figure out that, but you can im pretty sure

thanks for the info jerzfr