--- tmview-01.03.orig/fb/writefb.c
+++ tmview-01.03/fb/writefb.c
@@ -18,16 +19,19 @@
 
 /* framebuffer globals  */  
 static uchar *thefb=NULL;
+static struct fb_var_screeninfo thefbvarinfo;
 static long thefblen;
+static int thefbdepth;
 static int thefbxdim;
 static int thefbydim;
-static int thefbbyteswidth;
+static int thefbstride;
 static int thefbfd=-1;
 static struct fb_cmap origpalette={0,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL};
 static unsigned short origreds[256];
 static unsigned short origgreens[256];
 static unsigned short origblues[256];
 static unsigned short origtrans[256];
+static unsigned int newpalette[256];
 
 /* terminal related stuff */
 static struct termios origtermattr;
@@ -84,7 +88,7 @@
     close(zwfd);
   } 
   if(thefbfd!=-1) {
-    if(origpalette.len!=0) {
+    if(thefbdepth==1 && origpalette.len!=0) {
       pfprot("c");
       ioctl(thefbfd,FBIOPUTCMAP, &origpalette);
       origpalette.len=0;
@@ -177,6 +181,7 @@
 static volatile int pendingswitch=0;
 
 void setpalette(void); /* foreward */
+void updateline(uchar *, uchar *, int);
 
 static void vtrelease(int n){  /* switch away */
 #ifdef DEBUGFB
@@ -190,19 +195,51 @@
 }
 
 static void vtaquire(int n) {  /* come back */
+  int h;
+  uchar *src, *dst; 
 #ifdef DEBUGFB
   pfprot("(vtaquire)");
 #endif
   ioctl(thevtfd, VT_RELDISP, VT_ACKACQ);
   if(offscreen!=NULL && thefb!=NULL) {
-     memcpy(thefb,offscreen,thefblen);
-     setpalette();
+    for(
+      h=vgaydim,
+      src=offscreen,
+      dst=thefb;
+      h>0;
+      h--,
+      src+=vgaxdim,
+      dst+=thefbstride)
+        updateline(dst,src,vgaxdim);
+    setpalette();
   }
   pendingswitch=0;    /* discard a pending request ... */
   donotupdate=0;      /* drawwings welcome again */
 }
 
 
+void updateline(uchar *dst, uchar *src, int len) {
+  switch(thefbdepth) {
+    case 1:
+      memcpy(dst,src,len);
+    break;
+    case 2: {
+      int i;
+      uint16_t*target=(uint16_t*)dst;
+      for(i=len;i--;)
+        *target++=newpalette[*src++];
+    }
+    break;
+    case 4: {
+      int i;
+      uint32_t*target=(uint32_t*)dst;
+      for(i=len;i--;)
+        *target++=newpalette[*src++];
+    }
+    break;
+  }
+}
+
 void myupdate(int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2) {
    int h,w;
    uchar *src, *dst; 
@@ -221,13 +258,13 @@
    for(
      w=x2-x1+1,
      h=y2-y1+1,
-     src=offscreen+thefbbyteswidth*y1+x1,   
-     dst=thefb+thefbbyteswidth*y1+x1;
+     src=offscreen+vgaxdim*y1+x1,   
+     dst=thefb+thefbstride*y1+thefbdepth*x1;
      h>0;
      h--,
-     src+=thefbbyteswidth,
-     dst+=thefbbyteswidth)
-       memcpy(dst,src,w);
+     src+=vgaxdim,
+     dst+=thefbstride)
+       updateline(dst,src,w);
 
    updateinprogress=0;     /* all drawings done so far */
    if(pendingswitch){      /* aha: console switch requested while we were busy */
@@ -250,8 +287,18 @@
   fbc.green=&g;
   fbc.blue=&b;
   fbc.transp=NULL;
-  if(0!=ioctl(thefbfd,FBIOPUTCMAP, &fbc))
-    vgaerror("\nerror: writefb: setpalette\n");
+  switch(thefbdepth) {
+    case 1:
+      if(0!=ioctl(thefbfd,FBIOPUTCMAP, &fbc)) {
+        /*vgaerror("\nerror: writefb: setpalette\n")*/;
+      }
+    break;
+    default:
+      newpalette[num] = (((int)r>>(16-thefbvarinfo.red.length))<<thefbvarinfo.red.offset)
+                      | (((int)g>>(16-thefbvarinfo.green.length))<<thefbvarinfo.green.offset)
+                      | (((int)b>>(16-thefbvarinfo.blue.length))<<thefbvarinfo.blue.offset);
+    break;
+  }
 }
 
 void setpalette(void) {
@@ -279,7 +326,6 @@
 
 void vgaopen(void) {  
   struct fb_fix_screeninfo fixinfo;
-  struct fb_var_screeninfo varinfo;
   char vtdevice[50];
   char* str;
   int  ttyfd, vtno;
@@ -304,27 +350,34 @@
   /* Why?                                                 */
   pfprot("f");
   str=getenv("FRAMEBUFFER");
-  if(str==NULL) str=THEFBDEV;/* is this a security problem? */
+  if(str!=NULL) {
+    thefbfd=open(str,O_RDWR);  /* want write-only here */
+  } else {
+    str=THEFBDEV; /* is this a security problem? */
+    thefbfd=open(str,O_RDWR);
+    if(thefbfd==-1) {
+      str=THEOTHERFBDEV;
+      thefbfd=open(str,O_RDWR);
+    }
+  }
   pfprot("(%s)",str);
-  thefbfd=open(str,O_RDWR);  /* want write-only here */
-  if(thefbfd==-1) 
+  if(thefbfd==-1)
     vgaerror("cannot open framebuffer device");
   if(0!=ioctl(thefbfd,FBIOGET_FSCREENINFO, &fixinfo))
     vgaerror("cannot get fixed info: its not a framebuffer?");
   pfprot("(%s)",fixinfo.id);
-  if(0!=ioctl(thefbfd,FBIOGET_VSCREENINFO, &varinfo))
+  if(0!=ioctl(thefbfd,FBIOGET_VSCREENINFO, &thefbvarinfo))
     vgaerror("cannot get var info");
-  if(varinfo.xres!= varinfo.xres_virtual || varinfo.yres!= varinfo.yres_virtual)
-    vgaerror("virtual res doesn't equal physical res");
-  if(fixinfo.type!=FB_TYPE_PACKED_PIXELS || fixinfo.visual!= FB_VISUAL_PSEUDOCOLOR
-     || varinfo.bits_per_pixel != 8)
-    vgaerror("pseudocolor, packed-pixels, 8bpp required\n     ... try fbset utility?");
-  thefbxdim=varinfo.xres;
-  thefbydim=varinfo.yres;
+  if(fixinfo.type!=FB_TYPE_PACKED_PIXELS)
+    vgaerror("packed-pixels required\n     ... try fbset utility?");
+  thefbdepth=(thefbvarinfo.bits_per_pixel+7) / 8;
+  if(thefbdepth==3)
+    thefbdepth=4;
+  thefbxdim=thefbvarinfo.xres;
+  thefbydim=thefbvarinfo.yres;
   pfprot("(%dx%d)",thefbxdim,thefbydim);
-  thefbbyteswidth=varinfo.xres;
-  thefblen=((((long)thefbbyteswidth * (long)varinfo.yres * varinfo.bits_per_pixel+7)/8) 
-             + 0x0fffL) & ~0x0fffL;
+  thefbstride=thefbvarinfo.xres_virtual * thefbdepth;
+  thefblen=(((long)thefbstride * (long)thefbydim) + 0x0fffL) & ~0x0fffL;
   if(thefblen>fixinfo.smem_len)
     pfprot("warning: writefb: mapping more than there is?\n");
   pfprot("m");
@@ -333,9 +386,9 @@
     thefb=NULL;
      vgaerror("memory mapping of framebuffer failed");
   }
-  seteuid(getuid());  /* give back root permissions */
+  setegid(getgid());  /* give back video group permissions */
 #ifdef DEBUGFB
-  pfprot("(set euid %d uid %d)",geteuid(),getuid());
+  pfprot("(set egid %d gid %d)",getegid(),getgid());
 #endif
 
   /* .. some basic tests, copied from below: under certain */
@@ -358,13 +411,13 @@
   origpalette.green=origgreens;
   origpalette.blue=origblues;
   origpalette.transp=origtrans;
-  if(0!=ioctl(thefbfd,FBIOGETCMAP, &origpalette)){
+  if(thefbdepth==1 && 0!=ioctl(thefbfd,FBIOGETCMAP, &origpalette)){
     origpalette.len=0;
-    vgaerror("\nerror: writefb: readpalette\n");
+    /*vgaerror("\nerror: writefb: readpalette\n");*/
   }
 
   /* accocaletmviews offscreenbuffer */
-  allocmem(&offscreen,thefblen);
+  allocmem(&offscreen,((long)thefbxdim * (long)thefbydim + 0x0fffL) & ~0x0fffL);
 
   /* open mouse deveice */
 #ifdef HASMOUSE
@@ -390,6 +443,13 @@
   vtno=ttystat.v_active;
   sprintf(vtdevice,"/dev/tty%d",vtno);
   thevtfd=open(vtdevice, O_RDWR | O_NDELAY); 
+  if(thevtfd<0)  {
+    /* try the devfs name */
+    sprintf(vtdevice,"/dev/vc/%d",vtno);
+    thevtfd=open(vtdevice, O_RDWR | O_NDELAY); 
+    if(thevtfd<0)
+      vgaerror("cannot open vt");
+  }
   if(thevtfd<0) 
     vgaerror("cannot open vt");
   if(ioctl(thevtfd, VT_GETMODE, &vtmode)!=0)
@@ -403,6 +463,17 @@
     vgaerror("cannot install vtswitch handles");
   ioctl(thevtfd, KDSETMODE, KD_GRAPHICS); 
 
+  /* now that we switched to graphics mode, pan the display */
+  thefbvarinfo.xoffset=0;
+  thefbvarinfo.yoffset=0;
+  ioctl(thefbfd,FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO, &thefbvarinfo);
+  /* don't check the return value; some buggy framebuffer */
+  /* drivers will return an error while correctly panning */
+  /* the display, we have no real choice.                 */
+  thefbvarinfo.xoffset=0;
+  thefbvarinfo.yoffset=0;
+  ioctl(thefbfd,FBIOPAN_DISPLAY, &thefbvarinfo);
+
   /* set the terminal to noblocking/noecho */
   pfprot("a");
   if(!isatty(STDIN_FILENO))
@@ -425,7 +496,7 @@
   vgaydim=truevgaydim=thefbydim;
   ptorigin=offscreen;
   #define PTDELTAH (1)
-  #define PTDELTAV (thefbbyteswidth)
+  #define PTDELTAV (vgaxdim)
   ofscx1=0; ofscy1=0; ofscx2=vgaxdim-1; ofscy2=vgaydim-1; 
   setpalette();
   preparefont();
@@ -452,17 +523,17 @@
       dst=offscreen;
       i>0;
       i--,
-      src+=thefbbyteswidth,
-      dst+=thefbbyteswidth)
+      src+=vgaxdim,
+      dst+=vgaxdim)
         memmove(dst,src,vgaxdim-dx);
-  else
+  else /* dx>=0 */
     for(i=vgaydim,
       src=offscreen,
       dst=offscreen+dx;
       i>0;
       i--,
-      src+=thefbbyteswidth,
-      dst+=thefbbyteswidth)
+      src+=vgaxdim,
+      dst+=vgaxdim)
         memmove(dst,src,vgaxdim-dx);
 }   
 
@@ -473,22 +544,22 @@
   if(dy<0) 
     for(
       i=vgaydim+dy,
-      src=offscreen+thefbbyteswidth*(-dy),   
+      src=offscreen+vgaxdim*(-dy),   
       dst=offscreen;
       i>0;
       i--,
-      src+=thefbbyteswidth,
-      dst+=thefbbyteswidth)
+      src+=vgaxdim,
+      dst+=vgaxdim)
         memcpy(dst,src,vgaxdim);
-  else /* dy>0 */
+  else /* dy>=0 */
     for(
       i=vgaydim-dy,
-      src=offscreen+thefbbyteswidth*(vgaydim-dy-1),   
-      dst=offscreen+thefbbyteswidth*(vgaydim-1);
+      src=offscreen+vgaxdim*(vgaydim-dy-1),   
+      dst=offscreen+vgaxdim*(vgaydim-1);
       i>0;
       i--,
-      src-=thefbbyteswidth,
-      dst-=thefbbyteswidth)
+      src-=vgaxdim,
+      dst-=vgaxdim)
         memcpy(dst,src,vgaxdim);
 }   
 
--- tmview-01.03.orig/fb/defsfb.h
+++ tmview-01.03/fb/defsfb.h
@@ -31,8 +32,10 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
 
-/* the framebuffer devive to use */
+/* the framebuffer device to use */
 #define THEFBDEV "/dev/fb0"
+/* for devfs */
+#define THEOTHERFBDEV "/dev/fb/0"
 
 
 /*