diff --git a/libvo/mga_common.c b/libvo/mga_common.c
index d63513a35b..e863f76976 100644
--- a/libvo/mga_common.c
+++ b/libvo/mga_common.c
@@ -292,6 +292,15 @@ static int mga_uninit(){
 
 static uint32_t preinit(const char *arg)
 {
+  char *devname=vo_subdevice?vo_subdevice:"/dev/mga_vid";
+
+	f = open(devname,O_RDWR);
+	if(f == -1)
+	{
+		perror("open");
+		printf("Couldn't open %s\n",devname); 
+		return(-1);
+	}
   return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/libvo/vo_mga.c b/libvo/vo_mga.c
index b7c9d361cf..1bf4dd1982 100644
--- a/libvo/vo_mga.c
+++ b/libvo/vo_mga.c
@@ -60,9 +60,8 @@ static vo_info_t vo_info =
 static uint32_t
 config(uint32_t width, uint32_t height, uint32_t d_width, uint32_t d_height, uint32_t fullscreen, char *title, uint32_t format,const vo_tune_info_t *info)
 {
-char *devname=vo_subdevice?vo_subdevice:"/dev/mga_vid";
 
-	if (f >= 0) mga_uninit();
+//	if (f >= 0) mga_uninit();
 	if(!vo_screenwidth || !vo_screenheight) {
 		int fd;
 		struct fb_var_screeninfo fbinfo;
@@ -93,13 +92,6 @@ char *devname=vo_subdevice?vo_subdevice:"/dev/mga_vid";
 	}
 
 
-	f = open(devname,O_RDWR);
-	if(f == -1)
-	{
-		printf("Couldn't open %s\n",devname); 
-		return(-1);
-	}
-
         switch(format){
         case IMGFMT_YV12:
 	    width+=width&1;height+=height&1;
diff --git a/libvo/vo_xmga.c b/libvo/vo_xmga.c
index 59c51c4f4b..68a8c89ac0 100644
--- a/libvo/vo_xmga.c
+++ b/libvo/vo_xmga.c
@@ -202,16 +202,6 @@ static uint32_t config( uint32_t width, uint32_t height, uint32_t d_width, uint3
  XGCValues              xgcv;
  unsigned long          xswamask;
 
-  char *devname=vo_subdevice?vo_subdevice:"/dev/mga_vid";
-
-	f = open(devname,O_RDWR);
-	if(f == -1)
-	{
-		perror("open");
-		printf("Couldn't open %s\n",devname); 
-		return(-1);
-	}
-
  width+=width&1;
 
  switch(format)