diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 8ff5959..d275149 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -33,6 +33,14 @@ if BOXTYPE_GENERIC
 SUBDIRS += generic-pc
 libstb_hal_la_LIBADD += \
 	generic-pc/libgeneric.la
+
+libstb_hal_test_LDADD += \
+	-lglut -lGL -lGLU -lGLEW \
+	-lOpenThreads \
+	@AVFORMAT_LIBS@ \
+	@AVUTIL_LIBS@ \
+	@AVCODEC_LIBS@ \
+	@SWSCALE_LIBS@
 endif
 if BOXTYPE_SPARK
 SUBDIRS += libspark libeplayer3
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c7ef49e..db9cf86 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ if test x"$BOXTYPE" = x"tripledragon"; then
 	TUXBOX_APPS_LIB_PKGCONFIG(DIRECTFB, directfb)
 fi
 
+if test x$BOXTYPE = xgeneric; then
+	TUXBOX_APPS_LIB_PKGCONFIG(AVFORMAT,libavformat)
+	TUXBOX_APPS_LIB_PKGCONFIG(AVCODEC,libavcodec)
+	TUXBOX_APPS_LIB_PKGCONFIG(AVUTIL,libavutil)
+	TUXBOX_APPS_LIB_PKGCONFIG(SWSCALE,libswscale)
+fi
 AC_OUTPUT([
 Makefile
 common/Makefile
diff --git a/generic-pc/init.cpp b/generic-pc/init.cpp
index 273cc04..4c4481a 100644
--- a/generic-pc/init.cpp
+++ b/generic-pc/init.cpp
@@ -1,21 +1,28 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
+
 #include "init_lib.h"
 #include "lt_debug.h"
+#include "glfb.h"
 #define lt_debug(args...) _lt_debug(TRIPLE_DEBUG_INIT, NULL, args)
 #define lt_info(args...) _lt_info(TRIPLE_DEBUG_INIT, NULL, args)
 
 static bool initialized = false;
+GLFramebuffer *glfb = NULL;
 
 void init_td_api()
 {
 	if (!initialized)
 		lt_debug_init();
 	lt_info("%s begin, initialized=%d, debug=0x%02x\n", __func__, (int)initialized, debuglevel);
+	if (! glfb)
+		glfb = new GLFramebuffer(720, 576); /* hard coded to PAL resolution for now */
 	initialized = true;
 }
 
 void shutdown_td_api()
 {
 	lt_info("%s, initialized = %d\n", __func__, (int)initialized);
+	if (glfb)
+		delete glfb;
 	initialized = false;
 }