diff --git a/src/lib/internal.h b/src/lib/internal.h
index a5ad4c77c..8a6a6e36b 100644
--- a/src/lib/internal.h
+++ b/src/lib/internal.h
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ sprixel_state(const sprixel* s, int y, int x){
   const ncplane* stdn = notcurses_stdplane_const(ncplane_notcurses_const(s->n));
   int localy = y - (s->n->absy - stdn->absy);
   int localx = x - (s->n->absx - stdn->absx);
-//fprintf(stderr, "TAM %d at %d/%d (%d/%d)\n", s->n->tacache[localy * s->dimx + localx], localy, localx, y, x);
+//fprintf(stderr, "TAM %d at %d/%d (%d/%d)\n", s->n->tam[localy * s->dimx + localx].state, localy, localx, y, x);
   assert(localy >= 0);
   assert(localy < s->dimy);
   assert(localx >= 0);
diff --git a/src/lib/render.c b/src/lib/render.c
index 0dc8a1566..24af7ed2a 100644
--- a/src/lib/render.c
+++ b/src/lib/render.c
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ paint_sprixel(ncplane* p, struct crender* rvec, int starty, int startx,
   sprixel* s = p->sprite;
   int dimy = s->dimy;
   int dimx = s->dimx;
+//fprintf(stderr, "STARTY: %d DIMY: %d dim(p): %d/%d dim(s): %d/%d\n", starty, dimy, ncplane_dim_y(p), ncplane_dim_x(p), s->dimy, s->dimx);
   for(int y = starty ; y < dimy ; ++y){
     const int absy = y + offy;
     // once we've passed the physical screen's bottom, we're done
diff --git a/src/lib/sixel.c b/src/lib/sixel.c
index 68ae6448f..7693ad6ee 100644
--- a/src/lib/sixel.c
+++ b/src/lib/sixel.c
@@ -813,6 +813,7 @@ extract_palette(const sprixel* spx, sixeltable* stable){
 // is redrawn, and annihilated sprixcells still require a glyph to be emitted.
 static int
 sixel_update(const notcurses* n, sprixel* s){
+  /* FIXME
   int sixelcount = s->pixx * (s->pixy + 5) / 6;
   sixeltable stable = {
     .colorregs = n->tcache.color_registers,
@@ -830,6 +831,7 @@ sixel_update(const notcurses* n, sprixel* s){
     return -1;
   }
   free(stable.table);
+  */
   return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/visual.c b/src/lib/visual.c
index 4586221cd..6d7b040ca 100644
--- a/src/lib/visual.c
+++ b/src/lib/visual.c
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ ncvisual_blitset_geom(const notcurses* nc, const ncvisual* n,
       }
       // FIXME clamp to sprixel limits
       if(vopts->scaling == NCSCALE_NONE || vopts->scaling == NCSCALE_NONE_HIRES){
+        /*
         int rows = (*leny + nc->tcache.cellpixy - 1) / nc->tcache.cellpixy;
         if(rows > ncplane_dim_y(vopts->n)){
           logerror(nc, "Sprixel too tall %d for plane %d\n", *leny, ncplane_dim_y(vopts->n) * nc->tcache.cellpixy);
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@ ncvisual_blitset_geom(const notcurses* nc, const ncvisual* n,
           logerror(nc, "Sprixel too wide %d for plane %d\n", *lenx, ncplane_dim_x(vopts->n) * nc->tcache.cellpixx);
           return -1;
         }
+        */
       }
     }
   }