diff -Naur quake2-r0.0.8.orig/src/linux/vid_so.c quake2-r0.0.8/src/linux/vid_so.c
--- quake2-r0.0.8.orig/src/linux/vid_so.c	Thu Jan  3 08:10:14 2002
+++ quake2-r0.0.8/src/linux/vid_so.c	Wed Jan  9 15:45:25 2002
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@
 	/* Create the video variables so we know how to start the graphics drivers */
 	// if DISPLAY is defined, try X
 	if (getenv("DISPLAY"))
-		vid_ref = Cvar_Get ("vid_ref", "softx", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
+		vid_ref = Cvar_Get ("vid_ref", "softsdl", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 	else
 		vid_ref = Cvar_Get ("vid_ref", "soft", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 	vid_xpos = Cvar_Get ("vid_xpos", "3", CVAR_ARCHIVE);