diff --git a/src/gp2x/menu/menu.cpp b/src/gp2x/menu/menu.cpp
index 967258b..03c01b7 100755
--- a/src/gp2x/menu/menu.cpp
+++ b/src/gp2x/menu/menu.cpp
@@ -339,6 +339,31 @@ void init_kickstart()
 
 void init_text(int splash)
 {
+#ifdef __PSP2__
+	//Display menu always in 320*240 on Vita
+	if(prSDLScreen != NULL) {
+		SDL_FillRect(prSDLScreen,NULL,0);
+		SDL_Flip(prSDLScreen);
+		SDL_FreeSurface(prSDLScreen);
+	};	
+	prSDLScreen = SDL_SetVideoMode(320, 240, 16, SDL_HWSURFACE|SDL_DOUBLEBUF);
+	
+	float sh = (float) 480;
+	float sw = (float)320*((float)480/(float)240);
+	int x = (960-sw)/2;
+	int y = 0;
+		
+	SDL_SetVideoModeScaling(x, y, sw, sh);
+	printf("SDL_SetVideoModeScaling(%i, %i, %i, %i)\n", x, y, sw, sh);
+#elif PANDORA
+	setenv("SDL_OMAP_LAYER_SIZE","640x480",1);
+	setenv("SDL_OMAP_BORDER_CUT","0,0,0,30",1);
+	prSDLScreen = SDL_SetVideoMode(320, 270, 16, SDL_SWSURFACE|SDL_FULLSCREEN|SDL_DOUBLEBUF);
+#else
+	prSDLScreen = SDL_SetVideoMode(320, 240, 16, SDL_SWSURFACE|SDL_FULLSCREEN);
+#endif
+
+	
 	char fname[256];
 	
 	SDL_Surface *tmp;
@@ -347,6 +372,7 @@ void init_text(int splash)
 	{
 		text_screen=SDL_CreateRGBSurface(prSDLScreen->flags,prSDLScreen->w,prSDLScreen->h,prSDLScreen->format->BitsPerPixel,prSDLScreen->format->Rmask,prSDLScreen->format->Gmask,prSDLScreen->format->Bmask,prSDLScreen->format->Amask);
 		window_screen=SDL_CreateRGBSurface(prSDLScreen->flags,prSDLScreen->w,prSDLScreen->h,prSDLScreen->format->BitsPerPixel,prSDLScreen->format->Rmask,prSDLScreen->format->Gmask,prSDLScreen->format->Bmask,prSDLScreen->format->Amask);
+
 		tmp=SDL_LoadBMP(MENU_FILE_TEXT);
 		if (text_screen==NULL || tmp==NULL)
 			exit(-1);
@@ -445,6 +471,8 @@ void quit_text(void)
 	text_window_background = NULL;
 	SDL_FreeSurface(text_screen);
 	text_screen = NULL;
+	SDL_FreeSurface(window_screen);
+	window_screen = NULL;
 }
 
 void write_text_pos(int x, int y, char * str)
diff --git a/src/gp2x/menu/menu_config.cpp b/src/gp2x/menu/menu_config.cpp
index 740c4b9..d08ba4b 100755
--- a/src/gp2x/menu/menu_config.cpp
+++ b/src/gp2x/menu/menu_config.cpp
@@ -1021,6 +1021,19 @@ int saveconfig(int general)
 
 void loadconfig(int general)
 {
+#ifdef __PSP2__
+//first time opening the screen on Vita, somehow this sets the max possible resolution,
+//so open it with 320*270. Even 800*600 would work, but only a width of 320 is supported by the current
+//drawing routines
+	int visibleAreaWidth_old = visibleAreaWidth;
+	int mainMenu_displayedLines_old = mainMenu_displayedLines;
+	visibleAreaWidth = 320;
+	mainMenu_displayedLines = 270;
+	update_display();
+	visibleAreaWidth=visibleAreaWidth_old;
+	mainMenu_displayedLines = mainMenu_displayedLines_old;
+#endif
+
     char path[300];
 
     if(general == 1) {
diff --git a/src/gp2x/menu/menu_helper.cpp b/src/gp2x/menu/menu_helper.cpp
index 168e97c..f7a44a5 100755
--- a/src/gp2x/menu/menu_helper.cpp
+++ b/src/gp2x/menu/menu_helper.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ int saveAdfDir()
 	return 1;
 }
 
-
 void extractFileName(char * str,char *buffer)
 {
 	char *p=str+strlen(str)-1;
@@ -146,10 +145,13 @@ void update_display()
 	}
 	prSDLScreen = SDL_SetVideoMode(visibleAreaWidth, mainMenu_displayedLines, 16, SDL_HWSURFACE|SDL_DOUBLEBUF);
 	printf("SDL_SetVideoMode(%i, %i, 16)\n", visibleAreaWidth, mainMenu_displayedLines);
-//	int sh = 540;
-	int sh = 2 * (int) mainMenu_displayedLines;
-// int sw = (int)((float)visibleAreaWidth*((float)540/(float)mainMenu_displayedLines));
-	int sw = 2 * (int) visibleAreaWidth;
+	//the commented out scaling fills the screen better 
+	//but looks horrible, due to the current lack of a good shader sharp bilinear scaler
+	//so stick with simple 2* point filtering for now.
+//	float sh = 544;
+	float sh = (float) (2 * mainMenu_displayedLines);
+// float sw = ((float)visibleAreaWidth*((float)544/(float)mainMenu_displayedLines));
+	float sw = (float) (2 * visibleAreaWidth);
    int x = (960-sw)/2;
 	int y = 0;
 	SDL_SetVideoModeScaling(x, 0, sw, sh);
diff --git a/src/gp2x/menu/menu_main.cpp b/src/gp2x/menu/menu_main.cpp
index f466567..1060e81 100755
--- a/src/gp2x/menu/menu_main.cpp
+++ b/src/gp2x/menu/menu_main.cpp
@@ -90,8 +90,6 @@ int current_drive=0;
 int lastCpuSpeed=600;
 int ntsc=0;
 
-extern SDL_Surface *prSDLScreen;
-
 static void adjustToWindow(char *str, char* buffer)
 {
 	if (strlen(str)<33) return;
@@ -748,33 +746,8 @@ SDL_ANDROID_SetScreenKeyboardShown(1);
 }
 
 static void raise_mainMenu()
-{
-#ifdef __PSP2__
-	if(prSDLScreen != NULL) {
-		SDL_FillRect(prSDLScreen,NULL,0);
-		SDL_Flip(prSDLScreen);
-		SDL_FreeSurface(prSDLScreen);
-	}
-	
-	//for some reason the max texture size is 320 by 240
-	prSDLScreen = SDL_SetVideoMode(320, 240, 16, SDL_HWSURFACE|SDL_DOUBLEBUF);
-	int sh = 480;
-	int sw = (float)320*((float)480/(float)240);
-	int x = (960-sw)/2;
-	int y = 0;		
-	SDL_SetVideoModeScaling(x, y, sw, sh);
-	printf("SDL_SetVideoModeScaling(%i, %i, %i, %i)\n", x, y, sw, sh);
-#elif PANDORA
-	setenv("SDL_OMAP_LAYER_SIZE","640x480",1);
-	setenv("SDL_OMAP_BORDER_CUT","0,0,0,30",1);
-	prSDLScreen = SDL_SetVideoMode(320, 270, 16, SDL_SWSURFACE|SDL_FULLSCREEN|SDL_DOUBLEBUF);
-#else
-	prSDLScreen = SDL_SetVideoMode(320, 240, 16, SDL_SWSURFACE|SDL_FULLSCREEN);
-#endif
-
-
+{	
 	int i;
-
 	text_draw_background();
 	text_flip();
 	for(i=0;i<10;i++)
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 0f8b72a..e1fdd52 100755
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -250,7 +250,8 @@ void real_main (int argc, char **argv)
 #endif
 		// Set everthing to default and clear HD settings
 		SetDefaultMenuSettings(1);
-    loadconfig (1);
+    
+     loadconfig (1);
     if (! graphics_setup ()) {
 		exit (1);
     }