diff --git a/stand/lua/menu.lua b/stand/lua/menu.lua
--- a/stand/lua/menu.lua
+++ b/stand/lua/menu.lua
@@ -556,9 +556,9 @@
 			else
 				-- Erase autoboot msg.  While real VT100s
 				-- wouldn't scroll when receiving a char with
-				-- the cursor at (24, 79), bad emulators do.
+				-- the cursor at (79, 24), bad emulators do.
 				-- Avoid the issue by stopping at 79.
-				screen.setcursor(0, y)
+				screen.setcursor(1, y)
 				printc(string.rep(" ", 79))
 				screen.defcursor()
 				return ch
diff --git a/stand/lua/screen.lua b/stand/lua/screen.lua
--- a/stand/lua/screen.lua
+++ b/stand/lua/screen.lua
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 local screen = {}
 
 -- Module exports
-screen.default_x = 0
+screen.default_x = 1
 screen.default_y = 25
 
 function screen.clear()