diff --git a/lib/lib_display/UDisplay/uDisplay.cpp b/lib/lib_display/UDisplay/uDisplay.cpp
index c8559efda..83adde5ae 100755
--- a/lib/lib_display/UDisplay/uDisplay.cpp
+++ b/lib/lib_display/UDisplay/uDisplay.cpp
@@ -946,6 +946,9 @@ for(y=h; y>0; y--) {
 
 
 void uDisplay::Splash(void) {
+
+  if (splash_font < 0) return;
+  
   if (ep_mode) {
     Updateframe();
     delay(lut3time * 10);
@@ -1033,51 +1036,95 @@ void uDisplay::setAddrWindow_int(uint16_t x, uint16_t y, uint16_t w, uint16_t h)
 }
 
 
+#define CNV_B1_OR  ((0x10<<11) | (0x20<<5) | 0x10)
 static inline uint8_t ulv_color_to1(uint16_t color) {
-  if (((color>>11) & 0x10) || ((color>>5) & 0x20) || (color & 0x10)) {
+  if (color & CNV_B1_OR) {
       return 1;
   }
   else {
       return 0;
   }
+/*
+// this needs optimization
+  if (((color>>11) & 0x10) || ((color>>5) & 0x20) || (color & 0x10)) {
+      return 1;
+  }
+  else {
+      return 0;
+  }*/
 }
-void uDisplay::pushColors(uint16_t *data, uint16_t len, boolean not_inverted) {
+
+// convert to mono, these are framebuffer based
+void uDisplay::pushColorsMono(uint16_t *data, uint16_t len) {
+  for (uint32_t y = seta_yp1; y < seta_yp2; y++) {
+    for (uint32_t x = seta_xp1; x < seta_xp2; x++) {
+      uint16_t color = *data++;
+      if (bpp == 1) color = ulv_color_to1(color);
+      drawPixel(x, y, color);
+      len--;
+      if (!len) return;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+// swap high low byte
+static inline void lvgl_color_swap(uint16_t *data, uint16_t len) { for (uint32_t i = 0; i < len; i++) (data[i] = data[i] << 8 | data[i] >> 8); }
+
+void uDisplay::pushColors(uint16_t *data, uint16_t len, boolean not_swapped) {
   uint16_t color;
 
   //Serial.printf("push %x - %d\n", (uint32_t)data, len);
+  if (not_swapped == false) {
+    // called from LVGL bytes are swapped
+    if (bpp != 16) {
+      lvgl_color_swap(data, len);
+      pushColorsMono(data, len);
+      return;
+    }
 
-  if (bpp != 16) {
-    // stupid monchrome version
-    for (uint32_t y = seta_yp1; y < seta_yp2; y++) {
-      for (uint32_t x = seta_xp1; x < seta_xp2; x++) {
-        uint16_t color = *data++;
-        drawPixel(x, y, ulv_color_to1(color));
-        len--;
-        if (!len) return;
+    if ( (col_mode != 18) && (spi_dc >= 0) && (spi_nr <= 2) ) {
+      // special version 8 bit spi I or II
+#ifdef ESP8266
+      lvgl_color_swap(data, len);
+      while (len--) {
+        uspi->write(*data++);
+      }
+#else
+      if (lvgl_param.use_dma) {
+        pushPixelsDMA(data, len );
+      } else {
+        uspi->writeBytes((uint8_t*)data, len * 2);
+      }
+#endif
+    } else {
+      // 9 bit and others
+      lvgl_color_swap(data, len);
+      while (len--) {
+        WriteColor(*data++);
       }
     }
-    return;
-  }
-
-  if ( (col_mode != 18) && (spi_dc >= 0) && (spi_nr <= 2) ) {
-    // special version 8 bit spi I or II
-#ifdef ESP8266
-    while (len--) {
-      uspi->write(*data++);
-    }
-#else
-    if (lvgl_param.use_dma) {
-      pushPixelsDMA(data, len );
-    } else {
-      uspi->writeBytes((uint8_t*)data, len * 2);
-    }
-#endif
   } else {
-    while (len--) {
-      WriteColor(*data++);
+    // called from displaytext, no byte swap, currently no dma here
+    if (bpp != 16) {
+      pushColorsMono(data, len);
+      return;
+    }
+    if ( (col_mode != 18) && (spi_dc >= 0) && (spi_nr <= 2) ) {
+      // special version 8 bit spi I or II
+  #ifdef ESP8266
+      while (len--) {
+        uspi->write(*data++);
+      }
+  #else
+      uspi->writePixels(data, len * 2);
+  #endif
+    } else {
+      // 9 bit and others
+      while (len--) {
+        WriteColor(*data++);
+      }
     }
   }
-
 }
 
 void uDisplay::WriteColor(uint16_t color) {
diff --git a/lib/lib_display/UDisplay/uDisplay.h b/lib/lib_display/UDisplay/uDisplay.h
index ba4a9bfd1..c93c1acb4 100755
--- a/lib/lib_display/UDisplay/uDisplay.h
+++ b/lib/lib_display/UDisplay/uDisplay.h
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ class uDisplay : public Renderer {
    uint16_t seta_xp2;
    uint16_t seta_yp1;
    uint16_t seta_yp2;
+   void pushColorsMono(uint16_t *data, uint16_t len);
 #ifdef ESP32
    // dma section
    bool DMA_Enabled = false;
diff --git a/lib/lib_display/Xlatb_RA8876-gemu-1.0/RA8876.cpp b/lib/lib_display/Xlatb_RA8876-gemu-1.0/RA8876.cpp
index 2f7265f46..d9d53bf13 100644
--- a/lib/lib_display/Xlatb_RA8876-gemu-1.0/RA8876.cpp
+++ b/lib/lib_display/Xlatb_RA8876-gemu-1.0/RA8876.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ SOFTWARE.
 #include "RA8876.h"
 #include <limits.h>
 
+uint8_t initdone;
 /* TODO
 
 font 0 x and y size with line,col cmd
@@ -123,6 +124,9 @@ uint8_t RA8876::readStatus(void) {
 void RA8876::writeReg(uint8_t reg, uint8_t x) {
   writeCmd(reg);
   writeData(x);
+  if (!initdone) {
+  //  Serial.printf("%02x, %02x\n", reg, x);
+  }
 }
 
 // Like writeReg(), but does two successive register writes of a 16-bit value, low byte first.
@@ -593,7 +597,7 @@ bool RA8876::initDisplay() {
   // TODO: Track backlight pin and turn on backlight
 
   SPI.endTransaction();
-
+initdone = 1;
   return true;
 }
 
@@ -935,7 +939,14 @@ void RA8876::setAddrWindow(uint16_t x0, uint16_t y0, uint16_t x1, uint16_t y1) {
   SPI.endTransaction();
 }
 
-void RA8876::pushColors(uint16_t *data, uint16_t len, boolean first) {
+static inline void lvgl_color_swap1(uint16_t *data, uint16_t len) { for (uint32_t i = 0; i < len; i++) (data[i] = data[i] << 8 | data[i] >> 8); }
+
+void RA8876::pushColors(uint16_t *data, uint16_t len, boolean not_swapped) {
+
+  if (not_swapped == false) {
+    lvgl_color_swap1(data, len);
+  }
+
   SPI.beginTransaction(m_spiSettings);
   //RA8876_CS_LOW
   while (len--) {
diff --git a/lib/libesp32_epdiy/src/epd4in7.cpp b/lib/libesp32_epdiy/src/epd4in7.cpp
index 8a83ec35a..2c3aef3b9 100644
--- a/lib/libesp32_epdiy/src/epd4in7.cpp
+++ b/lib/libesp32_epdiy/src/epd4in7.cpp
@@ -170,7 +170,14 @@ void Epd47::setAddrWindow(uint16_t x0, uint16_t y0, uint16_t x1, uint16_t y1) {
 
 }
 
-void Epd47::pushColors(uint16_t *data, uint16_t len, boolean first) {
+static inline void lvgl_color_swap2(uint16_t *data, uint16_t len) { for (uint32_t i = 0; i < len; i++) (data[i] = data[i] << 8 | data[i] >> 8); }
+
+void Epd47::pushColors(uint16_t *data, uint16_t len, boolean not_swapped) {
+
+  if (not_swapped == false) {
+    lvgl_color_swap2(data, len);
+  }
+
     // stupid bw version
 uint16_t x1 = seta_xp1;
 uint16_t x2 = seta_xp2;