diff --git a/hat/ugfx/ugfx.cpp b/hat/ugfx/ugfx.cpp
index bb193c3..d2fd157 100644
--- a/hat/ugfx/ugfx.cpp
+++ b/hat/ugfx/ugfx.cpp
@@ -457,7 +457,6 @@ void surface::box(int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2, uint32_t c)
 
     switch(bypp) {
     case 1:
-    if(x2 >= x1)
     {
         uint16_t t = c&0xff;
         for(int y = y1; y <= y2; y++)
@@ -796,23 +795,34 @@ public:
             contrast = 120;
         contrast = 30+contrast/4; // in range
         unsigned char cmd[] = {
-            0xe2, // Soft Reset
-            0xc2, // Line scan sequence : from top to bottom
-            0x2c, // Boost 1
-            0x2e, // Boost 2
-            0x2f, // Boost 3
-            0xa2, // 1/9 bias ratio
+            //0xe2, // Soft Reset
+            //0xc2, // Line scan sequence : from top to bottom
+            //0x2c, // Boost 1
+            //0x2e, // Boost 2
+            //0x2f, // Boost 3
+            //0xa2, // 1/9 bias ratio
             
-            0x23, // Coarse Contrast, setting range is from 20 to 27
-            0x81, // Trim Contrast
-            (uint8_t)contrast, // Trim Contrast value range can be set from 0 to 63                               
-            0xa0, // column scan order : from left to right
-            0xa6, // not reverse
-            0xa4, // not all on
-            0x40, // start of first line
+            //0x23, // Coarse Contrast, setting range is from 20 to 27
+            //0x81, // Trim Contrast
+            //(uint8_t)contrast, // Trim Contrast value range can be set from 0 to 63                               
+            //0xa0, // column scan order : from left to right
+            //0xa6, // not reverse
+            //0xa4, // not all on
+            //0x40, // start of first line
             //0xb0,
             //0x10,
-            0xaf // Open the display
+            //0xaf // Open the display
+            0xaf,
+            0x40,
+            0xa0,
+            0xa6,
+            0xa4,
+            0xa2,
+            0xc2,
+            0x2f, //enable lcd driving power
+            0xf8, //boost circuit setting instruction code
+            0x00, //Voltage multiplier as 4x
+            0xa0 //set contrast setting
         };
 
         digitalWrite (dc, LOW) ;	// Off