diff --git a/src/nv_driver.c b/src/nv_driver.c
index 4bcc391..6252dd2 100644
--- a/src/nv_driver.c
+++ b/src/nv_driver.c
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 #include "xf86int10.h"
 #include "vbeModes.h"
 
+#define NV_ALIGN(x,bytes) (((x) + ((bytes) - 1)) & ~((bytes) - 1))
+
 const   OptionInfoRec * RivaAvailableOptions(int chipid, int busid);
 Bool    RivaGetScrnInfoRec(PciChipsets *chips, int chip);
 Bool    G80GetScrnInfoRec(PciChipsets *chips, int chip);
@@ -2266,7 +2268,7 @@ NVScreenInit(int scrnIndex, ScreenPtr pScreen, int argc, char **argv)
     unsigned char *FBStart;
     int width, height, displayWidth, offscreenHeight, shadowHeight;
     BoxRec AvailFBArea;
-
+    FBAreaPtr fbarea;
     /* 
      * First get the ScrnInfoRec
      */
@@ -2421,7 +2423,31 @@ NVScreenInit(int scrnIndex, ScreenPtr pScreen, int argc, char **argv)
     AvailFBArea.y1 = 0;
     AvailFBArea.x2 = pScrn->displayWidth;
     AvailFBArea.y2 = offscreenHeight;
-    xf86InitFBManager(pScreen, &AvailFBArea);
+
+
+    if (!xf86InitFBManager(pScreen, &AvailFBArea)) {
+	xf86DrvMsg(scrnIndex, X_ERROR,
+		   "Memory manager initialized to (%d,%d) (%d,%d)  failed\n",
+		   AvailFBArea.x1, AvailFBArea.y1, AvailFBArea.x2, AvailFBArea.y2);
+	return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    xf86DrvMsg(scrnIndex, X_INFO,
+	       "Memory manager initialized to (%d,%d) (%d,%d)\n",
+	       AvailFBArea.x1, AvailFBArea.y1, AvailFBArea.x2, AvailFBArea.y2);
+    
+    if ((fbarea = xf86AllocateOffscreenArea(pScreen,
+					    pScrn->displayWidth,
+					    NV_ALIGN(pScrn->virtualY, 64) -
+					    pScrn->virtualY + 2,
+					    0, NULL, NULL, NULL))) {
+	xf86DrvMsg(scrnIndex, X_INFO,
+		   "Reserved area from (%d,%d) to (%d,%d)\n",
+		   fbarea->box.x1, fbarea->box.y1,
+		   fbarea->box.x2, fbarea->box.y2);
+    } else {
+	xf86DrvMsg(scrnIndex, X_ERROR, "Unable to reserve area\n");
+    }
     
     if (!pNv->NoAccel)
 	NVAccelInit(pScreen);