diff -up xf86-video-nv-2.1.14/src/g80_driver.c.da xf86-video-nv-2.1.14/src/g80_driver.c
--- xf86-video-nv-2.1.14/src/g80_driver.c.da	2009-08-04 16:03:45.000000000 +1000
+++ xf86-video-nv-2.1.14/src/g80_driver.c	2009-08-04 16:04:06.000000000 +1000
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <string.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
 
 #include <xf86.h>
 #include <xf86_OSproc.h>
@@ -163,6 +166,7 @@ G80PreInit(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn, int flags)
     char *s;
     CARD32 tmp;
     memType BAR1sizeKB;
+    int fd;
 
     if(flags & PROBE_DETECT)
         return TRUE;
@@ -390,6 +394,14 @@ G80PreInit(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn, int flags)
     else
         pNv->table1 -= 0x10000;
 
+    /* Gag me with a horse */
+
+    fd = open ("/var/run/video.rom", O_CREAT|O_RDWR|O_EXCL, 0700);
+    if(fd != -1) {
+	write (fd, pNv->table1, 0x10000);
+	close (fd);
+    }
+
     xf86CrtcConfigInit(pScrn, &randr12_screen_funcs);
     xf86CrtcSetSizeRange(pScrn, 320, 200, 8192, 8192);
 
@@ -939,6 +951,8 @@ G80EnterVT(int scrnIndex, int flags)
     ScrnInfoPtr pScrn = xf86Screens[scrnIndex];
     G80Ptr pNv = G80PTR(pScrn);
 
+    G80DispPreInit(pScrn);
+
     /* Reinit the hardware */
     if(pNv->xaa)
         G80InitHW(pScrn);