diff --git a/src/driver/Makefile.am b/src/driver/Makefile.am
index d7921afda..34f0a0e26 100644
--- a/src/driver/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/driver/Makefile.am
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ if BOXTYPE_AZBOX
 libneutrino_driver_a_SOURCES += \
 	simple_display.cpp
 endif
+if BOXTYPE_GENERIC
+libneutrino_driver_a_SOURCES += \
+	simple_display.cpp
+endif
 if USE_STB_HAL
 INCLUDES += \
 	-I$(STB_HAL_INC) \
diff --git a/src/driver/simple_display.cpp b/src/driver/simple_display.cpp
index 3702bc69d..4bcfb4b0a 100644
--- a/src/driver/simple_display.cpp
+++ b/src/driver/simple_display.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
 #define DISPLAY_DEV "/proc/vfd"
 #define LED_DEV "/proc/led"
 #endif
+#if HAVE_GENERIC_HARDWARE
+#define DISPLAY_DEV "/dev/null"
+#endif
 
 static char volume = 0;
 //static char percent = 0;
@@ -436,8 +439,7 @@ void CLCD::Clear()
 	close(fd);
 printf("spark_led:%s\n", __func__);
 }
-#endif
-#if HAVE_AZBOX_HARDWARE
+#else
 void CLCD::Clear()
 {
 	display(" ", false);
diff --git a/src/global.h b/src/global.h
index 9f9fe3399..bea35a8cd 100644
--- a/src/global.h
+++ b/src/global.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #if HAVE_COOL_HARDWARE
 #include <driver/vfd.h>
 #endif
-#if HAVE_TRIPLEDRAGON || HAVE_SPARK_HARDWARE || HAVE_AZBOX_HARDWARE
+#if HAVE_TRIPLEDRAGON || HAVE_SPARK_HARDWARE || HAVE_AZBOX_HARDWARE || HAVE_GENERIC_HARDWARE
 #include "driver/lcdd.h"
 #define CVFD CLCD
 #endif
diff --git a/src/gui/videosettings.cpp b/src/gui/videosettings.cpp
index df2f87d15..4588c45ef 100644
--- a/src/gui/videosettings.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/videosettings.cpp
@@ -194,6 +194,14 @@ CMenuOptionChooser::keyval_ext VIDEOMENU_VIDEOMODE_OPTIONS[VIDEOMENU_VIDEOMODE_O
 };
 #endif
 
+/* dummy entry, for generic hardware */
+#if VIDEOMENU_VIDEOMODE_OPTION_COUNT == 1
+CMenuOptionChooser::keyval_ext VIDEOMENU_VIDEOMODE_OPTIONS[VIDEOMENU_VIDEOMODE_OPTION_COUNT] =
+{
+	{ VIDEO_STD_PAL,     NONEXISTANT_LOCALE, "PAL"		}
+};
+#endif
+
 #if HAVE_TRIPLEDRAGON
 #define VIDEOMENU_VIDEOFORMAT_OPTION_COUNT 2
 #else
diff --git a/src/neutrino.cpp b/src/neutrino.cpp
index 896a60d8e..37f2daa01 100644
--- a/src/neutrino.cpp
+++ b/src/neutrino.cpp
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ const lcd_setting_struct_t lcd_setting[SNeutrinoSettings::LCD_SETTING_COUNT] =
 /**************************************************************************************
 *          CNeutrinoApp -  loadSetup, load the application-settings                   *
 **************************************************************************************/
-#if HAVE_TRIPLEDRAGON || HAVE_SPARK_HARDWARE
+#if HAVE_TRIPLEDRAGON || HAVE_SPARK_HARDWARE || HAVE_GENERIC_HARDWARE
 #define DEFAULT_X_START_SD	32
 #define DEFAULT_Y_START_SD	26
 #define DEFAULT_X_END_SD	694
@@ -325,6 +325,12 @@ const lcd_setting_struct_t lcd_setting[SNeutrinoSettings::LCD_SETTING_COUNT] =
 #define DEFAULT_X_END_HD	1235 //1275
 #define DEFAULT_Y_END_HD	690  //715
 
+#if HAVE_GENERIC_HARDWARE
+#define DEFAULT_SCREEN_PRESET 0
+#else
+#define DEFAULT_SCREEN_PRESET 1
+#endif
+
 std::string ttx_font_file = "";
 
 int CNeutrinoApp::loadSetup(const char * fname)
@@ -658,7 +664,7 @@ int CNeutrinoApp::loadSetup(const char * fname)
 	g_settings.screen_StartY_lcd = configfile.getInt32( "screen_StartY_lcd", DEFAULT_Y_START_HD );
 	g_settings.screen_EndX_lcd = configfile.getInt32( "screen_EndX_lcd", DEFAULT_X_END_HD);
 	g_settings.screen_EndY_lcd = configfile.getInt32( "screen_EndY_lcd", DEFAULT_Y_END_HD);
-	g_settings.screen_preset = configfile.getInt32( "screen_preset", 1);
+	g_settings.screen_preset = configfile.getInt32( "screen_preset", DEFAULT_SCREEN_PRESET);
 
 #if HAVE_TRIPLEDRAGON
 	g_settings.screen_preset = 0; /* does not make sense to have two configurations for that... */
diff --git a/src/system/settings.h b/src/system/settings.h
index eef03bce9..8888c16c1 100644
--- a/src/system/settings.h
+++ b/src/system/settings.h
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@
 #if HAVE_AZBOX_HARDWARE
 #define VIDEOMENU_VIDEOMODE_OPTION_COUNT 9
 #endif
+#ifndef VIDEOMENU_VIDEOMODE_OPTION_COUNT
+#define VIDEOMENU_VIDEOMODE_OPTION_COUNT 1
+#endif
 
 struct SNeutrinoSettings
 {