diff --git a/server/drivers/CFontz.c b/server/drivers/CFontz.c
index 2af699e..2f8f2a9 100644
--- a/server/drivers/CFontz.c
+++ b/server/drivers/CFontz.c
@@ -187,8 +187,10 @@ CFontz_init (lcd_logical_driver * driver, char *args)
 	}
 	// Set the functions the driver supports...
 
-	driver->clear = (void *) -1;
-	driver->string = (void *) -1;
+	//driver->clear = (void *) -1;
+	driver->clear = CFontz_clear;
+	//driver->string = (void *) -1;
+	driver->string = CFontz_string;
 //  driver->chr =        CFontz_chr;
 	driver->chr = CFontz_chr;
 	driver->vbar = CFontz_vbar;
@@ -694,3 +696,34 @@ CFontz_draw_frame (char *dat)
 	 */
 
 }
+
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Clears the LCD screen
+//
+void
+CFontz_clear ()
+{
+	memset (lcd.framebuf, ' ', lcd.wid * lcd.hgt);
+
+}
+
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Prints a string on the lcd display, at position (x,y).  The
+// upper-left is (1,1), and the lower right should be (20,4).
+//
+void
+CFontz_string (int x, int y, char string[])
+{
+	int i;
+
+	x -= 1;							  // Convert 1-based coords to 0-based...
+	y -= 1;
+
+	for (i = 0; string[i]; i++) {
+		// Check for buffer overflows...
+		if ((y * lcd.wid) + x + i > (lcd.wid * lcd.hgt))
+			break;
+		lcd.framebuf[(y * lcd.wid) + x + i] = string[i];
+	}
+}
+
diff --git a/server/drivers/CFontz.h b/server/drivers/CFontz.h
index 4cf1b0a..2ec0be6 100644
--- a/server/drivers/CFontz.h
+++ b/server/drivers/CFontz.h
@@ -19,5 +19,7 @@ void CFontz_num (int x, int num);
 void CFontz_set_char (int n, char *dat);
 void CFontz_icon (int which, char dest);
 void CFontz_draw_frame (char *dat);
+void CFontz_clear (void);
+void CFontz_string (int x, int y, char string[]);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/server/drivers/MtxOrb.c b/server/drivers/MtxOrb.c
index 79d94be..24c1ea3 100644
--- a/server/drivers/MtxOrb.c
+++ b/server/drivers/MtxOrb.c
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@
 #define DEFAULT_AUTOSCROLL	1
 #define DEFAULT_CURSORBLINK	0
 
-#define GENERIC (void *) -1
-
 #define IS_LCD_DISPLAY	(MtxOrb_type == MTXORB_LCD)
 #define IS_LKD_DISPLAY	(MtxOrb_type == MTXORB_LKD)
 #define IS_VFD_DISPLAY	(MtxOrb_type == MTXORB_VFD)
@@ -367,10 +365,6 @@ MtxOrb_init (lcd_logical_driver * driver, char *args)
 //  forget bar caracter not in use anymore and reuse the
 //  slot for another bar caracter.
 //
-// Why not just use Matrix Orbital's "clear screen" function or output a "^L"?
-// This reliance on drv_base_clear seems suspicious... especially as
-// using a (void *) -1 in the driver structure does the same thing...
-//
 static void
 MtxOrb_clear ()
 {
diff --git a/server/drivers/lcd.c b/server/drivers/lcd.c
index 73ede19..cd05c05 100644
--- a/server/drivers/lcd.c
+++ b/server/drivers/lcd.c
@@ -233,6 +233,63 @@ lcd_drv_init (struct lcd_logical_driver *driver, char *args)
 	return 1;						  // 1 is arbitrary.  (must be 1 or more)
 }
 
+#define ChkNull(a,b,c) if ((driver->a) == 0) { syslog(LOG_INFO, "warning: %s: null entries deprecated!", (c)); driver->a = (b); }
+#define ChkBaseDrv(a,b,c) if ((driver->a) == (void *) -1) { syslog(LOG_ERR, "warning: %s: base driver has been REMOVED!", (c)); driver->a = (b); }
+
+static int
+lcd_drv_patch_init (struct lcd_logical_driver *driver)
+{
+	// These are to patch drivers that use "NULL" as a valid value...
+	ChkNull(clear, lcd_drv_clear, "clear");
+	ChkNull(string, lcd_drv_string, "string");
+	ChkNull(chr, lcd_drv_chr, "chr");
+	ChkNull(vbar, lcd_drv_vbar, "vbar");
+	ChkNull(hbar, lcd_drv_hbar, "hbar");
+	ChkNull(init_num, lcd_drv_init_num, "init_num");
+	ChkNull(num, lcd_drv_num, "num");
+
+	ChkNull(init, lcd_drv_init, "init");
+	ChkNull(close, lcd_drv_close, "close");
+	ChkNull(flush, lcd_drv_flush, "flush");
+	ChkNull(flush_box, lcd_drv_flush_box, "flush_box");
+	ChkNull(contrast, lcd_drv_contrast, "contrast");
+	ChkNull(backlight, lcd_drv_backlight, "backlight");
+	ChkNull(output, lcd_drv_output, "output");
+	ChkNull(set_char, lcd_drv_set_char, "set_char");
+	ChkNull(icon, lcd_drv_icon, "icon");
+	ChkNull(init_vbar, lcd_drv_init_vbar, "init_vbar");
+	ChkNull(init_hbar, lcd_drv_init_hbar, "init_hbar");
+	ChkNull(draw_frame, lcd_drv_draw_frame, "draw_frame");
+
+	// Now check for base driver entries...;
+	ChkBaseDrv(getkey, lcd_drv_getkey, "getkey");
+	ChkBaseDrv(getinfo, lcd_drv_getinfo, "getinfo");
+
+	ChkBaseDrv(clear, lcd_drv_clear, "clear");
+	ChkBaseDrv(string, lcd_drv_string, "string");
+	ChkBaseDrv(chr, lcd_drv_chr, "chr");
+	ChkBaseDrv(vbar, lcd_drv_vbar, "vbar");
+	ChkBaseDrv(hbar, lcd_drv_hbar, "hbar");
+	ChkBaseDrv(init_num, lcd_drv_init_num, "init_num");
+	ChkBaseDrv(num, lcd_drv_num, "num");
+
+	ChkBaseDrv(init, lcd_drv_init, "init");
+	ChkBaseDrv(close, lcd_drv_close, "close");
+	ChkBaseDrv(flush, lcd_drv_flush, "flush");
+	ChkBaseDrv(flush_box, lcd_drv_flush_box, "flush_box");
+	ChkBaseDrv(contrast, lcd_drv_contrast, "contrast");
+	ChkBaseDrv(backlight, lcd_drv_backlight, "backlight");
+	ChkBaseDrv(output, lcd_drv_output, "output");
+	ChkBaseDrv(set_char, lcd_drv_set_char, "set_char");
+	ChkBaseDrv(icon, lcd_drv_icon, "icon");
+	ChkBaseDrv(init_vbar, lcd_drv_init_vbar, "init_vbar");
+	ChkBaseDrv(init_hbar, lcd_drv_init_hbar, "init_hbar");
+	ChkBaseDrv(draw_frame, lcd_drv_draw_frame, "draw_frame");
+
+	ChkBaseDrv(getkey, lcd_drv_getkey, "getkey");
+	ChkBaseDrv(getinfo, lcd_drv_getinfo, "getinfo");
+}
+
 /*
  * This function can be replaced later with something
  * that utilizes the results of dynamic library loading
@@ -278,6 +335,9 @@ lcd_add_driver (char *driver, char *args)
 		//	return -1;
 		//}
 
+		snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "adding %s driver", driver);
+		syslog(LOG_INFO, buf);
+
 		add = &lcd;
 		memset (add, 0, sizeof (add));
 
@@ -293,7 +353,9 @@ lcd_add_driver (char *driver, char *args)
 		}
 		memset (add->framebuf, ' ', (add->wid * add->hgt));
 
-		return init_driver (add, args);
+		i = init_driver (add, args);
+		lcd_drv_patch_init (add);	// patches drivers that think NULL is okay...
+		return i;
 	} else {
 		snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "invalid driver: %s", driver);
 		syslog(LOG_ERR, buf);
diff --git a/server/drivers/text.c b/server/drivers/text.c
index c8773a0..3d02b9f 100644
--- a/server/drivers/text.c
+++ b/server/drivers/text.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <sys/errno.h>
+#include <syslog.h>
 
 #include "lcd.h"
 #include "text.h"
@@ -24,42 +25,48 @@ lcd_logical_driver *text;
 ////////////////////// For Text-Mode Output //////////////////////////////
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+#define LCD_DEFAULT_WIDTH 20
+#define LCD_DEFAULT_HEIGHT 4
+#define LCD_DEFAULT_CELL_WIDTH 5
+#define LCD_DEFAULT_CELL_HEIGHT 8
+
 int
 text_init (lcd_logical_driver * driver, char *args)
 {
 	text = driver;
 
 	if (!driver->framebuf) {
+		syslog(LOG_ERR, "text: no frame buffer!");
 		driver->close ();
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	driver->wid = 20;
-	driver->hgt = 4;
-	driver->cellwid = 5;
-	driver->cellhgt = 8;
+	driver->wid = LCD_DEFAULT_WIDTH;
+	driver->hgt = LCD_DEFAULT_HEIGHT;
+	driver->cellwid = LCD_DEFAULT_CELL_WIDTH;
+	driver->cellhgt = LCD_DEFAULT_CELL_HEIGHT;
 
-	driver->clear = (void *) -1;
-	driver->string = (void *) -1;
-	driver->chr = (void *) -1;
+	driver->clear = text_clear;
+	driver->string = text_string;
+	driver->chr = text_chr;
 	driver->vbar = text_vbar;
-	driver->init_vbar = NULL;
+	//driver->init_vbar = NULL;
 	driver->hbar = text_hbar;
-	driver->init_hbar = NULL;
-	driver->num = (void *) -1;
-	driver->init_num = NULL;
+	//driver->init_hbar = NULL;
+	driver->num = text_num;
+	//driver->init_num = NULL;
 
 	driver->init = text_init;
 	driver->close = text_close;
 	driver->flush = text_flush;
-	driver->flush_box = NULL;
-	driver->contrast = NULL;
-	driver->backlight = NULL;
-	driver->set_char = NULL;
-	driver->icon = NULL;
+	//driver->flush_box = NULL;
+	//driver->contrast = NULL;
+	//driver->backlight = NULL;
+	//driver->set_char = NULL;
+	//driver->icon = NULL;
 	driver->draw_frame = text_draw_frame;
 
-	driver->getkey = NULL;
+	//driver->getkey = NULL;
 
 	return 200;						  // 200 is arbitrary.  (must be 1 or more)
 }