diff -rPu --exclude='*Plo' xf86-video-nouveau/src/nv_bios.c xf86-video-nouveau-fixed/src/nv_bios.c
--- xf86-video-nouveau/src/nv_bios.c	2008-02-20 19:23:34.000000000 +0900
+++ xf86-video-nouveau-fixed/src/nv_bios.c	2008-02-20 23:26:58.000000000 +0900
@@ -3144,8 +3144,9 @@
 
 	switch (lvds_ver) {
 	case 0x0a:	/* pre NV40 */
-		lvdsmanufacturerindex = bios->data[fpp->fpxlatemanufacturertableptr + bios->fp.strapping];
-
+		lvdsmanufacturerindex = 1;
+		//bios->data[fpp->fpxlatemanufacturertableptr + bios->fp.strapping];
+		ErrorF("lvds man index set to 1\n");
 		headerlen = 2;
 		recordlen = bios->data[bios->fp.lvdsmanufacturerpointer + 1];
 
diff -rPu --exclude='*Plo' xf86-video-nouveau/src/nv_crtc.c xf86-video-nouveau-fixed/src/nv_crtc.c
--- xf86-video-nouveau/src/nv_crtc.c	2008-02-20 19:23:34.000000000 +0900
+++ xf86-video-nouveau-fixed/src/nv_crtc.c	2008-02-21 00:06:36.000000000 +0900
@@ -1376,8 +1376,10 @@
 		regp->fp_control[nv_crtc->head] |= NV_PRAMDAC_FP_TG_CONTROL_DISPEN_DISABLE;
 
 	Bool lvds_use_straps = pNv->dcb_table.entry[nv_output->dcb_entry].lvdsconf.use_straps_for_mode;
-	if (is_lvds && ((lvds_use_straps && pNv->VBIOS.fp.dual_link) || (!lvds_use_straps && adjusted_mode->Clock >= pNv->VBIOS.fp.duallink_transition_clk)))
-		regp->fp_control[nv_crtc->head] |= (8 << 28);
+	if (is_lvds && ((lvds_use_straps && pNv->VBIOS.fp.dual_link) || (!lvds_use_straps && adjusted_mode->Clock >= pNv->VBIOS.fp.duallink_transition_clk))) {
+		//lvds_use_straps is 0, so we always hit this: regp->fp_control[nv_crtc->head] |= (8 << 28);
+		//note that dual_link is also set in the bios
+	} 
 
 	if (is_fp) {
 		/* This can override HTOTAL and VTOTAL */
diff -rPu --exclude='*Plo' xf86-video-nouveau/src/nv_driver.c xf86-video-nouveau-fixed/src/nv_driver.c
--- xf86-video-nouveau/src/nv_driver.c	2008-02-20 19:23:34.000000000 +0900
+++ xf86-video-nouveau-fixed/src/nv_driver.c	2008-02-20 23:07:05.000000000 +0900
@@ -1446,7 +1446,9 @@
 		/* Allocate an xf86CrtcConfig */
 		xf86CrtcConfigInit(pScrn, &nv_xf86crtc_config_funcs);
 		xf86_config = XF86_CRTC_CONFIG_PTR(pScrn);
-
+		//if i do not force this, X select 800x600 for some reason whereas the console starts in 1024x768 (=native)
+		pScrn->display->virtualX=1024;
+               pScrn->display->virtualY=1024;
 		xf86CrtcSetSizeRange(pScrn, 320, 200, max_width, max_height);
 	}
 
diff -rPu --exclude='*Plo' xf86-video-nouveau/src/nv_output.c xf86-video-nouveau-fixed/src/nv_output.c
--- xf86-video-nouveau/src/nv_output.c	2008-02-20 19:23:34.000000000 +0900
+++ xf86-video-nouveau-fixed/src/nv_output.c	2008-02-21 00:04:43.000000000 +0900
@@ -413,8 +413,9 @@
 		if (nv_output->type == OUTPUT_TMDS)
 			run_tmds_table(pScrn, nv_output->dcb_entry, nv_crtc->head, clock);
 		/* on panels where we do reset after pclk change, DPMS on will do this */
-		else if (!pNv->VBIOS.fp.reset_after_pclk_change)
-			call_lvds_script(pScrn, nv_crtc->head, nv_output->dcb_entry, LVDS_RESET, clock);
+		else if (!pNv->VBIOS.fp.reset_after_pclk_change) {
+			//sets plls to bogus values: call_lvds_script(pScrn, nv_crtc->head, nv_output->dcb_entry, LVDS_RESET, clock);
+		}
 	} else {
 		/*
 		 * We have no crtc, but we do know what output we are and if we were crosswired.
@@ -423,9 +424,10 @@
 		if (nv_output->type == OUTPUT_TMDS)
 			run_tmds_table(pScrn, nv_output->dcb_entry, nv_output->preferred_output ^ crosswired, clock);
 		else {
-			if (!pNv->VBIOS.fp.reset_after_pclk_change)
+			if (!pNv->VBIOS.fp.reset_after_pclk_change) {
 				call_lvds_script(pScrn, nv_output->preferred_output ^ crosswired, nv_output->dcb_entry, LVDS_RESET, clock);
-			call_lvds_script(pScrn, nv_output->preferred_output ^ crosswired, nv_output->dcb_entry, LVDS_PANEL_ON, clock);
+			}
+			//call_lvds_script(pScrn, nv_output->preferred_output ^ crosswired, nv_output->dcb_entry, LVDS_PANEL_ON, clock);
 		}
 	}
 }