diff --git a/src/skel/symbian/symbian.cpp b/src/skel/symbian/symbian.cpp
index b8f38ae..a07a202 100644
--- a/src/skel/symbian/symbian.cpp
+++ b/src/skel/symbian/symbian.cpp
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ static bool spinning;
 bool qwerty;
 bool touch;
 bool moreVram;
+bool powervr;
 
 void _InputTranslateShiftKeyUpDown(RsKeyCodes *rs) {
 }
@@ -574,6 +575,17 @@ public:
 		
 		eglMakeCurrent(eglDisplay, eglSurface, eglSurface, eglContext);
 		
+		const char* renderer = (const char *)glGetString(GL_RENDERER);
+		if (strstr(renderer, "MBX") || strstr(renderer, "SGX")) {
+			// use pvrtc
+			powervr = true;
+		} else if (strstr(renderer, "VideoCore")) {
+			// use etc1
+		} else {
+			User::Leave(KErrNotSupported);
+			return;
+		}
+		
 		setlocale(LC_ALL, "");	
 		setlocale(LC_CTYPE, "C");
 		setlocale(LC_COLLATE, "C");