diff --git a/system/options.nix b/system/options.nix
index f468b804744..622388d3532 100644
--- a/system/options.nix
+++ b/system/options.nix
@@ -452,6 +452,25 @@
   }
 
   
+  {
+    name = ["services" "xserver" "resolutions"];
+    default = [{x = 1024; y = 768;} {x = 800; y = 600;} {x = 640; y = 480;}];
+    description = "
+      The screen resolutions for the X server.  The first element is the default resolution.
+    ";
+  }
+
+  
+  {
+    name = ["services" "xserver" "videoDriver"];
+    default = "vesa";
+    example = "i810";
+    description = "
+      The name of the video driver for your graphics card.
+    ";
+  }
+
+
   {
     name = ["services" "httpd" "enable"];
     default = false;
@@ -461,6 +480,7 @@
   }
 
   
+  /*  
   {
     name = ["services" "httpd" "user"];
     default = "wwwrun";
@@ -617,6 +637,7 @@
       Extra subservices to enable in the webserver.
     ";
   }
+  */
 
   {
     name = ["installer" "nixpkgsURL"];
diff --git a/system/upstart.nix b/system/upstart.nix
index b295e14c3e5..dac913d4e57 100644
--- a/system/upstart.nix
+++ b/system/upstart.nix
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ import ../upstart-jobs/gather.nix {
   # X server.
   ++ optional ["services" "xserver" "enable"]
     (import ../upstart-jobs/xserver.nix {
+      inherit config;
       inherit (pkgs) stdenv writeText lib xterm slim xorg;
       fontDirectories = import ./fonts.nix {inherit pkgs;};
     })
diff --git a/upstart-jobs/xserver.conf b/upstart-jobs/xserver.conf
index 17aa3d3fd88..d092464d8a3 100644
--- a/upstart-jobs/xserver.conf
+++ b/upstart-jobs/xserver.conf
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ EndSection
 
 Section "ServerFlags"
   Option "AllowMouseOpenFail" "on"
-  Option "DontVTSwitch" "off"
 EndSection
 
 
@@ -37,12 +36,8 @@ EndSection
 Section "Monitor"
   Identifier   "Monitor[0]"
   Option       "DPMS"
-  UseModes     "Modes[0]"
-EndSection
-
-
-Section "Modes"
-  Identifier   "Modes[0]"
+  HorizSync    28-49
+  VertRefresh  43-75
 EndSection
 
 
@@ -53,14 +48,14 @@ Section "Screen"
   DefaultDepth 16
   SubSection "Display"
     Depth      16
-    Modes      "1024x768"
+    Modes      @resolutions@
   EndSubSection
 EndSection
 
 
 Section "Device"
   Identifier   "Device[0]"
-  Driver       "vesa"
+  Driver       "@videoDriver@"
 EndSection
 
 
@@ -70,4 +65,3 @@ Section "ServerLayout"
   InputDevice  "Mouse[0]" "CorePointer"
   Screen       "Screen[0]"
 EndSection
-
diff --git a/upstart-jobs/xserver.nix b/upstart-jobs/xserver.nix
index 1eae577f162..f5482013714 100644
--- a/upstart-jobs/xserver.nix
+++ b/upstart-jobs/xserver.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 { stdenv, writeText, lib, xorg, xterm, slim
 
+, config
+
 , # Virtual console for the X server.
   tty ? 7
 
@@ -13,17 +15,29 @@
 
 let
 
-  drivers = [
+  getCfg = option: config.get ["services" "xserver" option];
+
+  optional = condition: x: if condition then [x] else [];
+
+
+  videoDriver = getCfg "videoDriver";
+
+  resolutions = map (res: "\"${toString res.x}x${toString res.y}\"") (getCfg "resolutions");
+
+
+  modules = [
     xorg.xorgserver
     xorg.xf86inputkeyboard
     xorg.xf86inputmouse
-    xorg.xf86videovesa
-  ];
+  ] 
+  ++ optional (videoDriver == "vesa") xorg.xf86videovesa
+  ++ optional (videoDriver == "i810") xorg.xf86videoi810;
 
-  config = stdenv.mkDerivation {
+
+  configFile = stdenv.mkDerivation {
     name = "xserver.conf";
     src = ./xserver.conf;
-    inherit fontDirectories;
+    inherit fontDirectories videoDriver resolutions;
     buildCommand = "
       buildCommand= # urgh, don't substitute this
 
@@ -37,7 +51,7 @@ let
       done
 
       export modulePaths=
-      for i in $(find ${toString drivers} -type d); do
+      for i in $(find ${toString modules} -type d); do
         if ls $i/*.so 2> /dev/null; then
           modulePaths=\"\${modulePaths}ModulePath \\\"$i\\\"\\n\"
         fi
@@ -47,17 +61,19 @@ let
     ";
   };
 
+
   clientScript = writeText "xclient" "
     ${xorg.twm}/bin/twm &
     ${xterm}/bin/xterm -ls
   ";
 
+
   xserverArgs = [
     "-ac"
     "-nolisten tcp"
     "-terminate"
     "-logfile" "/var/log/X.${toString display}.log"
-    "-config ${config}"
+    "-config ${configFile}"
     ":${toString display}" "vt${toString tty}"
   ];
 
@@ -69,8 +85,10 @@ xserver_arguments ${toString xserverArgs}
 login_cmd exec ${stdenv.bash}/bin/sh ${clientScript}
   ";
 
+
 in
 
+
 rec {
   name = "xserver";