diff --git a/second/vga.c b/second/vga.c
index 1f2399b..5446d2f 100644
--- a/second/vga.c
+++ b/second/vga.c
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@
 #include "misc.h"
 #include "vga.h"
 #include "keyboard.h"
+#include "head.h"
+#include "config.h"
 
-QDGlobals qd;
+static QDGlobals qd;
 
 #define CHARSET_0	0
 #define CHARSET_A	1
@@ -134,6 +136,8 @@ static unsigned char translation[][256] = {
 
 typedef struct vga_handler {
 
+	unsigned int 	enabled;
+
 	unsigned char*	video;
 	unsigned char*	base;
 	unsigned long	row_bytes;	/* in bytes */
@@ -187,6 +191,8 @@ static unsigned char bits_depth8[2] = {
 
 static vga_handler_t vga =
 {
+	.enabled = 0,
+
 	.video = 0,
 	.base = 0,
 	.row_bytes = 0,
@@ -515,10 +521,13 @@ vga_scroll()
 static void vga_clear();
 
 int
-vga_init()
+vga_init(emile_l2_header_t* info)
 {
 	GDHandle hdl;
 	volatile PixMapPtr pm;
+	char* mode;
+
+	mode = read_config_vga(info);
 
 	InitGraf(&qd.thePort);
 
@@ -559,6 +568,11 @@ vga_init()
 	vga_cursor(0);
 	vga_clear();
 
+	if (strcmp(mode, "none") != 0)
+		vga.enabled = 1;
+
+	free(mode);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -607,6 +621,9 @@ vga_put(char c)
 	int tmp_x, tmp_y;
 	char *end;
 
+	if (!vga.enabled)
+		return;
+
 	vga_cursor(0);
 
 	/* VT100 EMULATION */
@@ -801,3 +818,8 @@ unsigned long vga_get_video()
 {
 	return (unsigned long)vga.video;
 }
+
+int vga_is_available(void)
+{
+	return vga.enabled;
+}
diff --git a/second/vga.h b/second/vga.h
index 4c07e92..fc2416e 100644
--- a/second/vga.h
+++ b/second/vga.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #ifndef __VGA_H__
 #define __VGA_H__
 
-extern int vga_init();
+extern int vga_init(emile_l2_header_t* info);
 
 extern void vga_put(char c);
 extern void vga_print(char *s);
@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@ extern unsigned long vga_get_depth();
 extern unsigned long vga_get_width();
 extern unsigned long vga_get_height();
 extern unsigned long vga_get_video();
+extern int vga_is_available(void);
 
 #endif