diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Atari/lynx/LibLynx.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Atari/lynx/LibLynx.cs
index f2202adf2e..e4a99ba946 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Atari/lynx/LibLynx.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Atari/lynx/LibLynx.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,20 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Atari.Lynx
 		public static extern void Reset(IntPtr s);
 
 		[DllImport(dllname, CallingConvention = cc)]
-		public static extern void Advance(IntPtr s, int buttons, int[] vbuff, short[] sbuff, ref int sbuffsize);
+		public static extern void Advance(IntPtr s, Buttons buttons, int[] vbuff, short[] sbuff, ref int sbuffsize);
+
+		[Flags]
+		public enum Buttons : ushort
+		{
+			Up = 0x0080,
+			Down = 0x0040,
+			Left = 0x0010,
+			Right = 0x0020,
+			Option_1 = 0x008,
+			Option_2 = 0x004,
+			B = 0x002,
+			A = 0x001,
+			Pause = 0x100,
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Atari/lynx/Lynx.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Atari/lynx/Lynx.cs
index a4d5f84d13..9188271150 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Atari/lynx/Lynx.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Atari/lynx/Lynx.cs
@@ -80,10 +80,12 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Atari.Lynx
 					case 0x80000: pagesize0 = 0x800; break;
 
 					case 0x30000: pagesize0 = 0x200; pagesize1 = 0x100; break;
+					case 0x50000: pagesize0 = 0x400; pagesize1 = 0x100; break;
 					case 0x60000: pagesize0 = 0x400; pagesize1 = 0x200; break;
+					case 0x90000: pagesize0 = 0x800; pagesize1 = 0x100; break;
+					case 0xa0000: pagesize0 = 0x800; pagesize1 = 0x200; break;
 					case 0xc0000: pagesize0 = 0x800; pagesize1 = 0x400; break;
 					case 0x100000: pagesize0 = 0x800; pagesize1 = 0x800; break;
-
 				}
 				Console.WriteLine("Auto-guessed banking options {0} {1}", pagesize0, pagesize1);
 			}
@@ -91,7 +93,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Atari.Lynx
 			Core = LibLynx.Create(realfile, realfile.Length, bios, bios.Length, pagesize0, pagesize1, false);
 			try
 			{
-				// ...
+				CoreComm.VsyncNum = 16000000; // 16.00 mhz refclock
+				CoreComm.VsyncDen = 16 * 105 * 159;
 			}
 			catch
 			{
@@ -103,14 +106,12 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Atari.Lynx
 		public void FrameAdvance(bool render, bool rendersound = true)
 		{
 			Frame++;
-
 			if (Controller["Power"])
 				LibLynx.Reset(Core);
 
 			int samples = soundbuff.Length;
-			LibLynx.Advance(Core, 0, videobuff, soundbuff, ref samples);
-			numsamp = samples;
-			Console.WriteLine(numsamp);
+			LibLynx.Advance(Core, GetButtons(), videobuff, soundbuff, ref samples);
+			numsamp = samples / 2; // sound provider wants number of sample pairs
 		}
 
 		public int Frame { get; private set; }
@@ -156,9 +157,31 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Atari.Lynx
 
 		#region Controller
 
-		public ControllerDefinition ControllerDefinition { get { return NullEmulator.NullController; } }
+		private static readonly ControllerDefinition LynxTroller = new ControllerDefinition
+		{
+			Name = "Lynx Controller",
+			BoolButtons = { "Up", "Down", "Left", "Right", "A", "B", "Option 1", "Option 2", "Pause", "Power" },
+		};
+
+		public ControllerDefinition ControllerDefinition { get { return LynxTroller; } }
 		public IController Controller { get; set; }
 
+		LibLynx.Buttons GetButtons()
+		{
+			LibLynx.Buttons ret = 0;
+			if (Controller["A"]) ret |= LibLynx.Buttons.A;
+			if (Controller["B"]) ret |= LibLynx.Buttons.B;
+			if (Controller["Up"]) ret |= LibLynx.Buttons.Up;
+			if (Controller["Down"]) ret |= LibLynx.Buttons.Down;
+			if (Controller["Left"]) ret |= LibLynx.Buttons.Left;
+			if (Controller["Right"]) ret |= LibLynx.Buttons.Right;
+			if (Controller["Pause"]) ret |= LibLynx.Buttons.Pause;
+			if (Controller["Option 1"]) ret |= LibLynx.Buttons.Option_1;
+			if (Controller["Option 2"]) ret |= LibLynx.Buttons.Option_2;
+
+			return ret;
+		}
+
 		#endregion
 
 		#region savestates
@@ -239,7 +262,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Atari.Lynx
 
 		#region SoundProvider
 
-		short[] soundbuff = new short[1000000]; // todo: make this smaller once frame loop is resolved
+		short[] soundbuff = new short[2048];
 		int numsamp;
 
 		public ISoundProvider SoundProvider { get { return null; } }
diff --git a/lynx/mikie.cpp b/lynx/mikie.cpp
index ffa710a07c..a56d9b93f1 100644
--- a/lynx/mikie.cpp
+++ b/lynx/mikie.cpp
@@ -406,7 +406,6 @@ uint32 CMikie::DisplayRenderLine()
 {
 	uint32 work_done=0;
 
-	if(!mpDisplayCurrent) return 0;
 	if(!mDISPCTL_DMAEnable) return 0;
 	//	if(mLynxLine&0x80000000) return 0;
 
diff --git a/lynx/system.cpp b/lynx/system.cpp
index e8ba339ed4..833806806d 100644
--- a/lynx/system.cpp
+++ b/lynx/system.cpp
@@ -158,27 +158,31 @@ void CSystem::Advance(int buttons, uint32 *vbuff, int16 *sbuff, int &sbuffsize)
 	// this check needs to occur at least once every 250 million cycles or better
 	mMikie->CheckWrap();
 
-
 	SetButtonData(buttons);
 
 	uint32 start = gSystemCycleCount;
 
+	// nominal timer values are div16 for prescalar, 158 for line timer, and 104 for frame timer
+	// reloads are actually +1 due to the way the hardware works
+	// so this is a frame, theoretically
+	uint32 target = gSystemCycleCount + 16 * 105 * 159 - frameoverflow;
+
 	// audio start frame
 	mMikie->startTS = start;
 
 	mMikie->mpDisplayCurrent = vbuff;
 
-	// go to next frame end, or no more than 200,000 cycles to avoid exploding the output buffer (was set at 60ms limit)
-	while (mMikie->mpDisplayCurrent && gSystemCycleCount - start < 200000)
-	// while (gSystemCycleCount - start < 700000) // what's the magic significance?
+	while (gSystemCycleCount < target)
+	//while (mMikie->mpDisplayCurrent && gSystemCycleCount - start < 800000)
 	{
-		Update();
+		Update(target);
 	}
 
 	// total cycles executed is now gSystemCycleCount - start
-	mMikie->mikbuf.end_frame((gSystemCycleCount - start) >> 2);
-	sbuffsize = mMikie->mikbuf.read_samples(sbuff, sbuffsize) / 2;
+	frameoverflow = gSystemCycleCount - target;
 
+	mMikie->mikbuf.end_frame((gSystemCycleCount - start) >> 2);
+	sbuffsize = mMikie->mikbuf.read_samples(sbuff, sbuffsize);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/lynx/system.h b/lynx/system.h
index a3ce564eca..5e4e5a8989 100644
--- a/lynx/system.h
+++ b/lynx/system.h
@@ -121,10 +121,10 @@ public:
 public:
 	void Reset() MDFN_COLD;
 
-	inline void Update()
+	inline void Update(uint32 targetclock)
 	{
 		// Only update if there is a predicted timer event
-		if(gSystemCycleCount>=gNextTimerEvent)
+		if(gSystemCycleCount >= gNextTimerEvent)
 		{
 			mMikie->Update();
 		}
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ public:
 		// If the CPU is asleep then skip to the next timer event
 		if(gSystemCPUSleep)
 		{
-			gSystemCycleCount=gNextTimerEvent;
+			gSystemCycleCount = std::min(gNextTimerEvent, targetclock);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -192,11 +192,9 @@ public:
 	// Miscellaneous
 	void	SetButtonData(uint32 data) {mSusie->SetButtonData(data);};
 	uint32	GetButtonData() {return mSusie->GetButtonData();};
-	void	SetCycleBreakpoint(uint32 breakpoint) {mCycleCountBreakpoint=breakpoint;};
 	uint8*	GetRamPointer() {return mRam->GetRamPointer();};
 
 public:
-	uint32			mCycleCountBreakpoint;
 	CLynxBase		*mMemoryHandlers[SYSTEM_SIZE];
 	CCart			*mCart;
 	CRom			*mRom;
@@ -210,11 +208,13 @@ public:
 	uint32			gSuzieDoneTime;
 	uint32			gSystemCycleCount;
 	uint32			gNextTimerEvent;
-	//uint32			gCPUBootAddress;
 	uint32			gSystemIRQ;
 	uint32			gSystemNMI;
 	uint32			gSystemCPUSleep;
 	uint32			gSystemHalt;
+
+	// frame overflow detection
+	int frameoverflow;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/output/dll/bizlynx.dll b/output/dll/bizlynx.dll
index 517969ff97..853ba30faf 100644
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