diff --git a/ferretro_components/Cargo.toml b/ferretro_components/Cargo.toml
index 135374b..a848122 100644
--- a/ferretro_components/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ferretro_components/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ libloading = "0.5"
 num_enum = "0.4"
 ffmpeg-next = { version = "4.3.8", optional = true }
 sdl2 = { version = "0.32", optional = true }
+gl = { version = "0.14", optional = true }
 crossbeam-channel = { version = "0.4", optional = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
@@ -21,4 +22,4 @@ structopt = "0.3"
 
 [features]
 ffmpeg_comp = ["ffmpeg-next"]
-sdl2_comp = ["sdl2", "crossbeam-channel"]
+sdl2_comp = ["sdl2", "gl", "crossbeam-channel"]
diff --git a/ferretro_components/src/provided/sdl2/canvas.rs b/ferretro_components/src/provided/sdl2/canvas.rs
index 18ab497..ac9e71a 100644
--- a/ferretro_components/src/provided/sdl2/canvas.rs
+++ b/ferretro_components/src/provided/sdl2/canvas.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ pub struct SimpleSdl2CanvasComponent {
 }
 
 impl SimpleSdl2CanvasComponent {
-    pub fn new(sdl_context: &mut Sdl, retro: &LibretroWrapper) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(sdl_context: &mut Sdl, retro: &LibretroWrapper) -> Result<Self, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         let sys_info = retro.get_system_info();
         let title = format!(
             "{} - ferretro SDL",
@@ -23,19 +23,16 @@ impl SimpleSdl2CanvasComponent {
         let pixel_format = sdl2::pixels::PixelFormatEnum::ARGB1555;
 
         let window = sdl_context
-            .video()
-            .unwrap()
+            .video()?
             .window(title.as_str(), geometry.base_width, geometry.base_height)
-            .opengl()
-            .build()
-            .unwrap();
+            .build()?;
 
-        let canvas = window.into_canvas().build().unwrap();
+        let canvas = window.into_canvas().build()?;
 
-        SimpleSdl2CanvasComponent {
+        Ok(SimpleSdl2CanvasComponent {
             canvas,
             pixel_format,
-        }
+        })
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/ferretro_components/src/provided/sdl2/opengl.rs b/ferretro_components/src/provided/sdl2/opengl.rs
index 3790344..b91bbb3 100644
--- a/ferretro_components/src/provided/sdl2/opengl.rs
+++ b/ferretro_components/src/provided/sdl2/opengl.rs
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ use sdl2::Sdl;
 use sdl2::rect::Rect;
 use sdl2::render::WindowCanvas;
 
-// TODO: get these from somewhere better without pulling in too much of a mess for the sdl2 feature
-const GL_FRAMEBUFFER_BINDING: c_uint = 0x8CA6;
-const GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT: c_uint = 0x00004000;
-
 #[allow(non_snake_case)]
 pub struct SimpleSdl2OpenglComponent {
     canvas: WindowCanvas,
@@ -55,7 +51,7 @@ impl SimpleSdl2OpenglComponent {
         // http://forums.libsdl.org/viewtopic.php?p=43353
         // likely to remain `0` on any platform that isn't iOS, but we'll do it anyhow.
         // SDL_CreateRenderer, called by CanvasBuilder::build, creates a new GL Context.
-        let window_fbo = unsafe { let mut fbo =  0; glGetIntegerv(GL_FRAMEBUFFER_BINDING, &mut fbo); fbo };
+        let window_fbo = unsafe { let mut fbo =  0; glGetIntegerv(gl::FRAMEBUFFER_BINDING, &mut fbo); fbo };
 
         Ok(SimpleSdl2OpenglComponent {
             canvas,
@@ -72,7 +68,7 @@ impl SimpleSdl2OpenglComponent {
         let mut fbo: c_uint = 0;
         unsafe {
             #[allow(non_snake_case)]
-            (self.glGetIntegerv)(GL_FRAMEBUFFER_BINDING, &mut fbo);
+            (self.glGetIntegerv)(gl::FRAMEBUFFER_BINDING, &mut fbo);
         }
         fbo
     }
@@ -105,7 +101,7 @@ impl RetroCallbacks for SimpleSdl2OpenglComponent {
 
     fn video_refresh_hw(&mut self, _width: c_uint, _height: c_uint) {
         self.canvas.present();
-        unsafe { (self.glClear)(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT); }
+        unsafe { (self.glClear)(gl::COLOR_BUFFER_BIT); }
     }
 
     fn set_pixel_format(&mut self, pix_fmt: PixelFormat) -> Option<bool> {
@@ -119,6 +115,10 @@ impl RetroCallbacks for SimpleSdl2OpenglComponent {
 
     // TODO: depth, stencil, cache_context, bottom_left_origin?
     fn set_hw_render(&mut self, hw_render_callback: &HwRenderCallback) -> Option<bool> {
+        self.canvas.window().subsystem().gl_attr().set_context_version(
+            hw_render_callback.version_major as u8,
+            hw_render_callback.version_minor as u8,
+        );
         self.hw_context_reset_fn.replace(hw_render_callback.context_reset);
         self.hw_context_destroy_fn.replace(hw_render_callback.context_destroy);
         self.call_context_reset();
@@ -138,29 +138,10 @@ impl RetroCallbacks for SimpleSdl2OpenglComponent {
     }
 
     fn set_geometry(&mut self, geom: &GameGeometry) -> Option<bool> {
-        let _ = self.canvas.window_mut().set_size(geom.base_width, geom.base_height);
-        let _ = self.canvas.set_logical_size(geom.base_width, geom.base_height);
+        eprintln!("set_geometry({:?})", geom);
+        let _ = self.canvas.window_mut().set_size(geom.base_width, geom.base_height).ok()?;
+        let _ = self.canvas.set_logical_size(geom.base_width, geom.base_height).ok()?;
         self.window_fbo = self.current_framebuffer_binding();
-        /*
-        let mut old_canvas = unsafe { MaybeUninit::uninit().assume_init() };
-        std::mem::swap(&mut old_canvas, &mut self.canvas);
-
-        // no funny ? operators here because we've got uninitialized memory in self.canvas!
-        let mut window = old_canvas.into_window();
-        window.set_size(geom.base_width, geom.base_height).unwrap();
-        self.call_context_destroy().unwrap();
-        let mut new_canvas = window.into_canvas()
-            .accelerated()
-            .target_texture()
-            .build()
-            .unwrap();
-        self.window_fbo = self.current_framebuffer_binding();
-
-        std::mem::swap(&mut self.canvas, &mut new_canvas);
-        std::mem::forget(new_canvas);
-
-        self.call_context_reset()?;
-        */
         Some(true)
     }