diff --git a/components/net/image_cache_task.rs b/components/net/image_cache_task.rs
index 6d4bd61561a..66636487542 100644
--- a/components/net/image_cache_task.rs
+++ b/components/net/image_cache_task.rs
@@ -330,14 +330,21 @@ pub fn new_image_cache_task(resource_task: ResourceTask) -> ImageCacheTask {
         // Preload the placeholder image, used when images fail to load.
         let mut placeholder_url = resources_dir_path();
         placeholder_url.push("rippy.jpg");
-        let url = Url::from_file_path(&*placeholder_url).unwrap();
-        let placeholder_image = match load_whole_resource(&resource_task, url) {
-            Err(..) => {
-                debug!("image_cache_task: failed loading the placeholder.");
-                None
+        let placeholder_image = match Url::from_file_path(&*placeholder_url) {
+            Ok(url) => {
+                match load_whole_resource(&resource_task, url) {
+                    Err(..) => {
+                        debug!("image_cache_task: failed loading the placeholder.");
+                        None
+                    }
+                    Ok((_, image_data)) => {
+                        Some(Arc::new(load_from_memory(&image_data).unwrap()))
+                    }
+                }
             }
-            Ok((_, image_data)) => {
-                Some(Arc::new(load_from_memory(&image_data).unwrap()))
+            Err(..) => {
+                debug!("image_cache_task: url {}", placeholder_url.display());
+                None
             }
         };
 
diff --git a/ports/cef/Cargo.lock b/ports/cef/Cargo.lock
index 79b95203668..6d3248bbc62 100644
--- a/ports/cef/Cargo.lock
+++ b/ports/cef/Cargo.lock
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "style 0.0.1",
  "url 0.2.31 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "util 0.0.1",
+ "x11 1.0.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1298,6 +1299,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc 0.1.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "x11"
+version = "1.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc 0.1.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "pkg-config 0.3.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "xlib"
 version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/ports/cef/Cargo.toml b/ports/cef/Cargo.toml
index 2e73e96319c..397dece478e 100644
--- a/ports/cef/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ports/cef/Cargo.toml
@@ -84,3 +84,9 @@ git = "https://github.com/servo/rust-cgl"
 url = "*"
 libc = "*"
 objc = "0.1"
+
+[target.i686-unknown-linux-gnu.dependencies]
+x11 = "*"
+
+[target.x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.dependencies]
+x11 = "*"
diff --git a/ports/cef/eutil.rs b/ports/cef/eutil.rs
index dca208e165a..1291a7dce09 100644
--- a/ports/cef/eutil.rs
+++ b/ports/cef/eutil.rs
@@ -77,3 +77,6 @@ pub unsafe fn add_ref(c_object: *mut cef_base_t) {
     ((*c_object).add_ref.unwrap())(c_object);
 }
 
+pub extern "C" fn servo_test() -> c_int {
+    1
+}
diff --git a/ports/cef/window.rs b/ports/cef/window.rs
index 1cc8051697d..6b032e26d24 100644
--- a/ports/cef/window.rs
+++ b/ports/cef/window.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ use layers::platform::surface::NativeGraphicsMetadata;
 use libc::{c_char, c_void};
 use msg::constellation_msg::{Key, KeyModifiers};
 use msg::compositor_msg::{ReadyState, PaintState};
+use std::ptr;
 use std_url::Url;
 use util::cursor::Cursor;
 use util::geometry::ScreenPx;
@@ -30,11 +31,17 @@ use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::ffi::CString;
 use std::rc::Rc;
 use std::sync::mpsc::{Sender, channel};
+#[cfg(target_os="linux")]
+extern crate x11;
+#[cfg(target_os="linux")]
+use self::x11::xlib::XOpenDisplay;
 
 /// The type of an off-screen window.
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct Window {
     cef_browser: RefCell<Option<CefBrowser>>,
+#[cfg(target_os="linux")]
+    display: *mut c_void,
 }
 
 #[cfg(target_os="macos")]
@@ -69,6 +76,16 @@ fn load_gl() {
 
 impl Window {
     /// Creates a new window.
+#[cfg(target_os="linux")]
+    pub fn new() -> Rc<Window> {
+        load_gl();
+
+        Rc::new(Window {
+            cef_browser: RefCell::new(None),
+            display: unsafe { XOpenDisplay(ptr::null()) as *mut c_void },
+        })
+    }
+#[cfg(not(target_os="linux"))]
     pub fn new() -> Rc<Window> {
         load_gl();
 
@@ -249,15 +266,9 @@ impl WindowMethods for Window {
 
     #[cfg(target_os="linux")]
     fn native_metadata(&self) -> NativeGraphicsMetadata {
-        extern {
-            fn cef_get_xdisplay() -> *mut c_void;
-        }
-
-        unsafe {
-            NativeGraphicsMetadata {
-                display: cef_get_xdisplay()
-            }
-        }
+       NativeGraphicsMetadata {
+           display: self.display,
+       }
     }
 
     fn create_compositor_channel(_: &Option<Rc<Window>>)