Unfortunately it does compile but it doesn't work. With kernel 4.3 I get a black screen with a flashing cursor.
I wasn't able to find the ubuntu patch you're referring but there is a new amd driver[1] that may solve the problem. I've tried to build deb packages using amd software but their scripts have some issues and I didn't investigate further.
Unfortunately AMD release notes aren't very helpful. I'll try to test new amd drivers and report back. [1] Crimson 15.12 http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Linux+x86_64 thanks -- Ivan Sergio Borgonovo http://www.webthatworks.it
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