diff -r 50560ca58f80 src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitvideo.m
--- a/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitvideo.m	Mon Oct 24 23:18:53 2011 -0400
+++ b/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitvideo.m	Fri Oct 28 03:43:28 2011 +0200
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
 
     // UIScreenMode showed up in 3.2 (the iPad and later). We're
     //  misusing this supports_multiple_displays flag here for that.
-    if (!SDL_UIKit_supports_multiple_displays) {
+    if (SDL_UIKit_supports_multiple_displays) {
         UIScreenMode *uimode = [uiscreen currentMode];
         [uimode retain];  // once for the desktop_mode
         [uimode retain];  // once for the current_mode
@@ -200,10 +200,8 @@
 {
     _this->gl_config.driver_loaded = 1;
 
-    NSString *reqSysVer = @"3.2";
-    NSString *currSysVer = [[UIDevice currentDevice] systemVersion];
-    if ([currSysVer compare:reqSysVer options:NSNumericSearch] != NSOrderedAscending)
-        SDL_UIKit_supports_multiple_displays = YES;
+    // this tells us whether we are running on ios >= 3.2
+    SDL_UIKit_supports_multiple_displays = [[UIScreen mainScreen] respondsToSelector:@selector(currentMode)];
 
     // Add the main screen.
     UIScreen *uiscreen = [UIScreen mainScreen];
diff -r 50560ca58f80 src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitviewcontroller.m
--- a/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitviewcontroller.m	Mon Oct 24 23:18:53 2011 -0400
+++ b/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitviewcontroller.m	Fri Oct 28 03:43:28 2011 +0200
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
 
 #include "SDL_uikitwindow.h"
 
-#import "SDL_uikitviewcontroller.h"
-
+#include "SDL_uikitviewcontroller.h"
+#include "SDL_uikitvideo.h"
 
 @implementation SDL_uikitviewcontroller
 
@@ -116,7 +116,11 @@
     const UIInterfaceOrientation toInterfaceOrientation = [self interfaceOrientation];
     SDL_WindowData *data = self->window->driverdata;
     UIWindow *uiwindow = data->uiwindow;
-    UIScreen *uiscreen = [uiwindow screen];
+    UIScreen *uiscreen;
+    if (SDL_UIKit_supports_multiple_displays)
+        uiscreen = [uiwindow screen];
+    else
+        uiscreen = [UIScreen mainScreen];
     const int noborder = self->window->flags & SDL_WINDOW_BORDERLESS;
     CGRect frame = noborder ? [uiscreen bounds] : [uiscreen applicationFrame];
     const CGSize size = frame.size;
@@ -145,7 +149,7 @@
     frame.origin.x = 0;
     frame.origin.y = 0;
 
-    [uiwindow setFrame:frame];
+    [uiwindow setFrame:[uiscreen bounds]];
     [data->view updateFrame];
     SDL_SendWindowEvent(self->window, SDL_WINDOWEVENT_RESIZED, w, h);
 }