diff --git a/src/driver/fbaccel.cpp b/src/driver/fbaccel.cpp
index 4ca4af808..cd455a4ad 100644
--- a/src/driver/fbaccel.cpp
+++ b/src/driver/fbaccel.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <driver/framebuffer_ng.h>
+#include <driver/fbaccel.h>
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
diff --git a/src/driver/fbaccel.h b/src/driver/fbaccel.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1d6fb3897
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/driver/fbaccel.h
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/*
+	Copyright (C) 2007-2013 Stefan Seyfried
+
+	License: GPL
+
+	This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+	it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+	the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+	(at your option) any later version.
+
+	This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+	GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+	You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+	along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+	private functions for the fbaccel class (only used in CFrameBuffer)
+*/
+
+
+#ifndef __fbaccel__
+#define __fbaccel__
+#include <config.h>
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <linux/fb.h>
+#include <linux/vt.h>
+
+#include <string>
+#include <map>
+#include <vector>
+#include <OpenThreads/Mutex>
+#include <OpenThreads/ScopedLock>
+#include <OpenThreads/Thread>
+#include <OpenThreads/Condition>
+
+class CFrameBuffer;
+class CFbAccel
+	: public OpenThreads::Thread
+{
+	private:
+		CFrameBuffer *fb;
+		fb_pixel_t lastcol;
+		OpenThreads::Mutex mutex;
+#ifdef USE_NEVIS_GXA
+		int		  devmem_fd;	/* to access the GXA register we use /dev/mem */
+		unsigned int	  smem_start;	/* as aquired from the fbdev, the framebuffers physical start address */
+		volatile uint8_t *gxa_base;	/* base address for the GXA's register access */
+		void add_gxa_sync_marker(void);
+#endif /* USE_NEVIS_GXA */
+		void setColor(fb_pixel_t col);
+		void run(void);
+		void _blit(void);
+		bool blit_thread;
+		bool blit_pending;
+		OpenThreads::Condition blit_cond;
+		OpenThreads::Mutex blit_mutex;
+	public:
+		fb_pixel_t *backbuffer;
+		fb_pixel_t *lbb;
+		CFbAccel(CFrameBuffer *fb);
+		~CFbAccel();
+		void paintPixel(int x, int y, const fb_pixel_t col);
+		void paintRect(const int x, const int y, const int dx, const int dy, const fb_pixel_t col);
+		void paintLine(int xa, int ya, int xb, int yb, const fb_pixel_t col);
+		void blit2FB(void *fbbuff, uint32_t width, uint32_t height, uint32_t xoff, uint32_t yoff, uint32_t xp, uint32_t yp, bool transp);
+		void waitForIdle(void);
+		void mark(int x, int y, int dx, int dy);
+		void blit();
+		void update();
+#ifdef USE_NEVIS_GXA
+		void setupGXA(void);
+#endif
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/driver/framebuffer_ng.cpp b/src/driver/framebuffer_ng.cpp
index c623eb44d..77960e369 100644
--- a/src/driver/framebuffer_ng.cpp
+++ b/src/driver/framebuffer_ng.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <driver/framebuffer_ng.h>
+#include <driver/fbaccel.h>
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
@@ -1341,3 +1342,9 @@ bool CFrameBuffer::_checkFbArea(int _x, int _y, int _dx, int _dy, bool prev)
 
 	return true;
 }
+
+/* TODO: can we get rid of that? */
+void CFrameBuffer::mark(int x, int y, int dx, int dy)
+{
+	accel->mark(x, y, dx, dy);
+};
diff --git a/src/driver/framebuffer_ng.h b/src/driver/framebuffer_ng.h
index 4b6c9c6cc..5346aa248 100644
--- a/src/driver/framebuffer_ng.h
+++ b/src/driver/framebuffer_ng.h
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
 */
 
 
-#ifndef __framebuffer__
-#define __framebuffer__
+#ifndef __framebuffer_ng__
+#define __framebuffer_ng__
 #include <config.h>
 
 #include <stdint.h>
@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <map>
 #include <vector>
-#include <OpenThreads/Mutex>
-#include <OpenThreads/ScopedLock>
-#include <OpenThreads/Thread>
-#include <OpenThreads/Condition>
 
 #define fb_pixel_t uint32_t
 
@@ -65,45 +61,7 @@ typedef struct fb_var_screeninfo t_fb_var_screeninfo;
 #define USE_OPENGL 1
 #endif
 
-class CFrameBuffer;
-class CFbAccel
-	: public OpenThreads::Thread
-{
-	private:
-		CFrameBuffer *fb;
-		fb_pixel_t lastcol;
-		OpenThreads::Mutex mutex;
-#ifdef USE_NEVIS_GXA
-		int		  devmem_fd;	/* to access the GXA register we use /dev/mem */
-		unsigned int	  smem_start;	/* as aquired from the fbdev, the framebuffers physical start address */
-		volatile uint8_t *gxa_base;	/* base address for the GXA's register access */
-		void add_gxa_sync_marker(void);
-#endif /* USE_NEVIS_GXA */
-		void setColor(fb_pixel_t col);
-		void run(void);
-		void _blit(void);
-		bool blit_thread;
-		bool blit_pending;
-		OpenThreads::Condition blit_cond;
-		OpenThreads::Mutex blit_mutex;
-	public:
-		fb_pixel_t *backbuffer;
-		fb_pixel_t *lbb;
-		CFbAccel(CFrameBuffer *fb);
-		~CFbAccel();
-		void paintPixel(int x, int y, const fb_pixel_t col);
-		void paintRect(const int x, const int y, const int dx, const int dy, const fb_pixel_t col);
-		void paintLine(int xa, int ya, int xb, int yb, const fb_pixel_t col);
-		void blit2FB(void *fbbuff, uint32_t width, uint32_t height, uint32_t xoff, uint32_t yoff, uint32_t xp, uint32_t yp, bool transp);
-		void waitForIdle(void);
-		void mark(int x, int y, int dx, int dy);
-		void blit();
-		void update();
-#ifdef USE_NEVIS_GXA
-		void setupGXA(void);
-#endif
-};
-
+class CFbAccel;
 /** Ausfuehrung als Singleton */
 class CFrameBuffer
 {
@@ -269,7 +227,7 @@ class CFrameBuffer
 		void blit2FB(void *fbbuff, uint32_t width, uint32_t height, uint32_t xoff, uint32_t yoff, uint32_t xp = 0, uint32_t yp = 0, bool transp = false);
 		bool blitToPrimary(unsigned int * data, int dx, int dy, int sw, int sh);
 
-		void mark(int x, int y, int dx, int dy) { accel->mark(x, y, dx, dy); };
+		void mark(int x, int y, int dx, int dy);
 		void paintMuteIcon(bool paint, int ax, int ay, int dx, int dy, bool paintFrame=true);
 
 		enum