diff --git a/915resolution.spec b/915resolution.spec
index 24c21b0..3945c56 100644
--- a/915resolution.spec
+++ b/915resolution.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           915resolution
 Version:        0.5.3
-Release:        3%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Summary:        Intel video BIOS hack to support certain resolutions 
 
 Group:          User Interface/X Hardware Support 
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ Source0:        http://www.geocities.com/stomljen/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 Source1:        %{name}-init
 Source2:        %{name}-config
 Source3:        %{name}-pm-hook
-Patch0:         965GM.patch
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
 # this doesn't make much sense on ppc.  That, and it fails to build :)
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@ differs substantially. 915resolution's code base is much simpler.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q 
-%patch0 -p1
 
 # keep rpmlint from complaining....
 chmod -x dump_bios
@@ -100,9 +98,6 @@ fi
 
 
 %changelog
-* Tue Nov 13 2007 Chris Weyl <cweyl@alumni.drew.edu> 0.5.3-3
-- incorporate patch from bz #331411 
-
 * Tue Aug 21 2007 Chris Weyl <cweyl@alumni.drew.edu> 0.5.3-2
 - bump
 
diff --git a/965GM.patch b/965GM.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 908ef25..0000000
--- a/965GM.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
---- 915resolution-0.5.3/915resolution.c.lr	2007-10-14 19:35:46.000000000 +0200
-+++ 915resolution-0.5.3/915resolution.c	2007-10-14 19:38:49.000000000 +0200
-@@ -56,12 +56,12 @@
- 
- typedef enum {
-     CT_UNKWN, CT_830, CT_845G, CT_855GM, CT_865G, CT_915G, CT_915GM, CT_945G, CT_945GM,
--    CT_946GZ, CT_G965, CT_Q965
-+    CT_946GZ, CT_G965, CT_965GM, CT_Q965
- } chipset_type;
- 
- char * chipset_type_names[] = {
-     "UNKNOWN", "830",  "845G", "855GM", "865G", "915G", "915GM", "945G", "945GM",
--    "946GZ",   "G965", "Q965"
-+    "946GZ",   "G965", "965GM", "Q965"
- };
- 
- typedef enum {
-@@ -221,6 +221,10 @@
- 	type = CT_G965;
- 	break;
- 
-+    case 0x2a008086:
-+	type = CT_965GM;
-+	break;
-+
-     case 0x29908086:
-         type = CT_Q965;
-         break;
-@@ -510,6 +514,7 @@
-     case CT_945GM:
-     case CT_946GZ:
-     case CT_G965:
-+    case CT_965GM:
-     case CT_Q965:
-         outl(0x80000090, 0xcf8);
-         map->b1 = inb(0xcfd);
-@@ -550,6 +555,7 @@
-     case CT_945GM:
-     case CT_946GZ:
-     case CT_G965:
-+    case CT_965GM:
-     case CT_Q965:
-         outl(0x80000090, 0xcf8);
-         outb(map->b1, 0xcfd);
-@@ -809,6 +815,9 @@
-         else if (!strcmp(argv[index], "G965")) {
-             *forced_chipset = CT_G965;
-         }
-+        else if (!strcmp(argv[index], "965GM")) {
-+            *forced_chipset = CT_965GM;
-+        }
-         else if (!strcmp(argv[index], "Q965")) {
-             *forced_chipset = CT_Q965;
-         }
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2aa3ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Makefile for source rpm: 915resolution
+# $Id: Makefile,v 1.1 2006/08/02 04:19:54 cweyl Exp $
+NAME := 915resolution
+SPECFILE = $(firstword $(wildcard *.spec))
+
+define find-makefile-common
+for d in common ../common ../../common ; do if [ -f $$d/Makefile.common ] ; then if [ -f $$d/CVS/Root -a -w $$/Makefile.common ] ; then cd $$d ; cvs -Q update ; fi ; echo "$$d/Makefile.common" ; break ; fi ; done
+endef
+
+MAKEFILE_COMMON := $(shell $(find-makefile-common))
+
+ifeq ($(MAKEFILE_COMMON),)
+# attept a checkout
+define checkout-makefile-common
+test -f CVS/Root && { cvs -Q -d $$(cat CVS/Root) checkout common && echo "common/Makefile.common" ; } || { echo "ERROR: I can't figure out how to checkout the 'common' module." ; exit -1 ; } >&2
+endef
+
+MAKEFILE_COMMON := $(shell $(checkout-makefile-common))
+endif
+
+include $(MAKEFILE_COMMON)
diff --git a/dead.package b/dead.package
deleted file mode 100644
index bdf33bb..0000000
--- a/dead.package
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-i810 driver not present in devel/f9+ :)