diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index bc17d65ae..565b8532d 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+2008-04-14  Matthew Allum  <mallum@openedhand.com>
+
+	* clutter/cogl/gles/cogl.c: (cogl_color):
+        Disable use of color4ub, issues with latest MBX SDL (#857)
+
+	* clutter/eglx/clutter-backend-egl.c:
+	* clutter/eglx/clutter-stage-egl.c:
+	* configure.ac:
+        Fixup for the eglx backend to work with new backend/multistage code.
+        Some issues remain in destroying stages.
+
 2008-04-14  Neil Roberts  <neil@o-hand.com>
 
 	Bug #853
diff --git a/clutter/cogl/gles/cogl.c b/clutter/cogl/gles/cogl.c
index f87812d81..495702aee 100644
--- a/clutter/cogl/gles/cogl.c
+++ b/clutter/cogl/gles/cogl.c
@@ -242,7 +242,12 @@ cogl_enable_depth_test (gboolean setting)
 void
 cogl_color (const ClutterColor *color)
 {
-#if HAVE_GLES_COLOR4UB
+#if 0 /*HAVE_GLES_COLOR4UB*/
+
+  /* NOTE: seems SDK_OGLES-1.1_LINUX_PCEMULATION_2.02.22.0756 has this call 
+   * but is broken - see #857. Therefor disabling. 
+  */
+
   /* 
    * GLES 1.1 does actually have this function, it's in the header file but
    * missing in the reference manual (and SDK):
@@ -253,6 +258,8 @@ cogl_color (const ClutterColor *color)
 		  color->green,
 		  color->blue,
 		  color->alpha) );
+
+
 #else
   /* conversion can cause issues with picking on some gles implementations */
   GE( glColor4x ((color->red << 16) / 0xff,  
diff --git a/clutter/eglx/clutter-backend-egl.c b/clutter/eglx/clutter-backend-egl.c
index d335d94bf..eb567a9df 100644
--- a/clutter/eglx/clutter-backend-egl.c
+++ b/clutter/eglx/clutter-backend-egl.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "../clutter-private.h"
 #include "../clutter-main.h"
 #include "../clutter-debug.h"
+#include "../clutter-version.h"
 
 static ClutterBackendEGL *backend_singleton = NULL;
 
@@ -107,10 +108,9 @@ clutter_backend_egl_redraw (ClutterBackend *backend,
                             ClutterStage   *stage)
 {
   ClutterBackendEGL  *backend_egl = CLUTTER_BACKEND_EGL (backend);
-  ClutterBackendX11  *backend_x11 = CLUTTER_BACKEND_X11 (backend);
-  ClutterStageWindow *impl;
   ClutterStageEGL    *stage_egl;
   ClutterStageX11    *stage_x11;
+  ClutterStageWindow *impl;
 
   impl = _clutter_stage_get_window (stage);
   if (!impl)
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ clutter_backend_egl_dispose (GObject *gobject)
   if (backend_egl->edpy)
     {
       eglTerminate (backend_egl->edpy);
-      backend_egl->edpy = NULL;
+      backend_egl->edpy = 0;
     }
 
   G_OBJECT_CLASS (clutter_backend_egl_parent_class)->dispose (gobject);
@@ -201,8 +201,8 @@ clutter_backend_egl_get_features (ClutterBackend *backend)
                 "GL_VENDOR: %s\n"
                 "GL_RENDERER: %s\n"
                 "GL_VERSION: %s\n"
-                "EGL_VENDOR: %s\n",
-                "EGL_VERSION: %s\n",
+                "EGL_VENDOR: %s\n"
+                "EGL_VERSION: %s\n"
                 "EGL_EXTENSIONS: %s\n",
                 glGetString (GL_VENDOR),
                 glGetString (GL_RENDERER),
@@ -247,9 +247,9 @@ clutter_backend_egl_create_stage (ClutterBackend  *backend,
   
   g_object_set_data (G_OBJECT (stage), "clutter-backend", backend);
 
-  clutter_actor_realize (backend_x11->stage);
+  clutter_actor_realize (stage);
 
-  if (!CLUTTER_ACTOR_IS_REALIZED (backend_x11->stage))
+  if (!CLUTTER_ACTOR_IS_REALIZED (stage))
     {
       g_set_error (error, CLUTTER_INIT_ERROR,
                    CLUTTER_INIT_ERROR_INTERNAL,
diff --git a/clutter/eglx/clutter-stage-egl.c b/clutter/eglx/clutter-stage-egl.c
index 157281aa0..684de9ebf 100644
--- a/clutter/eglx/clutter-stage-egl.c
+++ b/clutter/eglx/clutter-stage-egl.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ clutter_stage_egl_unrealize (ClutterActor *actor)
 
   CLUTTER_ACTOR_CLASS (clutter_stage_egl_parent_class)->unrealize (actor);
 
-  clutter_x11_trap_x_errors ()
+  clutter_x11_trap_x_errors ();
 
   if (G_UNLIKELY (was_offscreen))
     {
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ clutter_stage_egl_unrealize (ClutterActor *actor)
     }
   else
     {
-      if (!stage_X11->is_foreign_xwin && stage_x11->xwin != None)
+      if (!stage_x11->is_foreign_xwin && stage_x11->xwin != None)
 	{
 	  XDestroyWindow (stage_x11->xdpy, stage_x11->xwin);
 	  stage_x11->xwin = None;
@@ -211,6 +211,8 @@ clutter_stage_egl_draw_to_pixbuf (ClutterStageWindow *stage_window,
                                   gint                width,
                                   gint                height)
 {
+  ClutterStage *stage = CLUTTER_STAGE (stage_window);
+
   g_warning ("Stages of type `%s' do not support "
              "ClutterStageWindow::draw_to_pixbuf",
              G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME (stage));
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a3883c75a..6b3b8ebf8 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ case $clutterbackend in
 
     clutter_gl_header="GLES/gl.h"
     CLUTTER_FLAVOUR="eglx"
-    CLUTTER_STAGE_TYPE="CLUTTER_TYPE_STAGE_EGLX"
+    CLUTTER_STAGE_TYPE="CLUTTER_TYPE_STAGE_EGL"
     AC_DEFINE([HAVE_CLUTTER_EGL], 1, [Have the EGL backend])
 
     # We currently assume having egl means also having gles..