diff --git a/framebuffer/fb_frontend.h b/framebuffer/fb_frontend.h
index 624e3e016..773c40382 100644
--- a/framebuffer/fb_frontend.h
+++ b/framebuffer/fb_frontend.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 extern framebuffer_t *fb_os_init(int argc, char** argv);
 extern void fb_os_quit(framebuffer_t *fb);
-extern void fb_os_input(struct gui_window *g);
+extern void fb_os_input(struct gui_window *g, bool active);
 extern void fb_os_option_override(void);
 extern void fb_os_redraw(struct bbox_s *box);
 
diff --git a/framebuffer/fb_frontend_linuxfb.c b/framebuffer/fb_frontend_linuxfb.c
index 9d43ce237..08be46de6 100644
--- a/framebuffer/fb_frontend_linuxfb.c
+++ b/framebuffer/fb_frontend_linuxfb.c
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ void fb_os_quit(framebuffer_t *fb)
         fb_cleanup();
 }
 
-void fb_os_input(struct gui_window *g) 
+void fb_os_input(struct gui_window *g, bool active) 
 {
         ssize_t amt;
         struct input_event event;       
diff --git a/framebuffer/fb_frontend_sdl.c b/framebuffer/fb_frontend_sdl.c
index a953912ad..b45f371d9 100644
--- a/framebuffer/fb_frontend_sdl.c
+++ b/framebuffer/fb_frontend_sdl.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ framebuffer_t *fb_os_init(int argc, char** argv)
 
         newfb->width = 800;
         newfb->height = 600;
-        newfb->bpp = 16;
+        newfb->bpp = 32;
 
         sdl_screen = SDL_SetVideoMode(newfb->width, 
                                   newfb->height, 
@@ -84,11 +84,14 @@ void fb_os_quit(framebuffer_t *fb)
 {
 }
 
-void fb_os_input(struct gui_window *g) 
+void fb_os_input(struct gui_window *g, bool active) 
 {
         SDL_Event event;
 
-        SDL_PollEvent(&event);//SDL_WaitEvent(&event);
+        if (active)
+                SDL_PollEvent(&event);
+        else
+                SDL_WaitEvent(&event);
 
         switch (event.type) {
         case SDL_KEYDOWN:
diff --git a/framebuffer/fb_gui.c b/framebuffer/fb_gui.c
index b769ece06..07a615251 100644
--- a/framebuffer/fb_gui.c
+++ b/framebuffer/fb_gui.c
@@ -208,11 +208,11 @@ void gui_poll(bool active)
     //    LOG(("enter fetch_poll"));
     if (active)
         fetch_poll();
+ 
     //LOG(("enter schedule run"));
-    schedule_run();
+    active = schedule_run() | active; 
 
-
-    fb_os_input(input_window);
+    fb_os_input(input_window, active);
 
     if (redraws_pending == true) {
             struct gui_window *g;