yaaaaaaaay!
Phoronix: Savage 2 v1.5.0 Update For Linux
S2 Games had released Savage 2 for Linux back in March and now they've updated this first-person shooter / real-time strategy mix in quite significant ways. Version 1.5.0 for Savage 2 is the new release and it brings improved memory performance, graphics rendering optimizations, new anti-hack functionality, new enduring items, new units, and three new maps...
http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=NjU0MA
yaaaaaaaay!
That fixed my invisible models on ATI problem.