diff --git a/drivers/video/s3fb.c b/drivers/video/s3fb.c
index 946a949f4c7d..2c80246b18b8 100644
--- a/drivers/video/s3fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/s3fb.c
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ static int s3fb_set_par(struct fb_info *info)
 	if (par->chip == CHIP_988_VIRGE_VX) {
 		vga_wcrt(par->state.vgabase, 0x50, 0x00);
 		vga_wcrt(par->state.vgabase, 0x67, 0x50);
-
+		msleep(10); /* screen remains blank sometimes without this */
 		vga_wcrt(par->state.vgabase, 0x63, (mode <= 2) ? 0x90 : 0x09);
 		vga_wcrt(par->state.vgabase, 0x66, 0x90);
 	}
@@ -901,7 +901,8 @@ static int s3fb_set_par(struct fb_info *info)
 
 	/* Set Data Transfer Position */
 	hsstart = ((info->var.xres + info->var.right_margin) * hmul) / 8;
-	value = clamp((htotal + hsstart + 1) / 2, hsstart + 4, htotal + 1);
+	/* + 2 is needed for Virge/VX, does no harm on other cards */
+	value = clamp((htotal + hsstart + 1) / 2 + 2, hsstart + 4, htotal + 1);
 	svga_wcrt_multi(par->state.vgabase, s3_dtpc_regs, value);
 
 	memset_io(info->screen_base, 0x00, screen_size);
@@ -1216,6 +1217,31 @@ static int __devinit s3_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *dev, const struct pci_device_i
 			info->screen_size = 2 << 20;
 			break;
 		}
+	} else if (par->chip == CHIP_988_VIRGE_VX) {
+		switch ((regval & 0x60) >> 5) {
+		case 0: /* 2MB */
+			info->screen_size = 2 << 20;
+			break;
+		case 1: /* 4MB */
+			info->screen_size = 4 << 20;
+			break;
+		case 2: /* 6MB */
+			info->screen_size = 6 << 20;
+			break;
+		case 3: /* 8MB */
+			info->screen_size = 8 << 20;
+			break;
+		}
+		/* off-screen memory */
+		regval = vga_rcrt(par->state.vgabase, 0x37);
+		switch ((regval & 0x60) >> 5) {
+		case 1: /* 4MB */
+			info->screen_size -= 4 << 20;
+			break;
+		case 2: /* 2MB */
+			info->screen_size -= 2 << 20;
+			break;
+		}
 	} else
 		info->screen_size = s3_memsizes[regval >> 5] << 10;
 	info->fix.smem_len = info->screen_size;