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AH! I got it to work...

{
	SDL_Surface *screen;

	printf("Initializing SDL!\n");

	if((SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO)==-1))
	{
		printf("Could not initialize SDL: %s\n: SDL_GetError()");
			exit(-1);
	}

	screen = SDL_SetVideoMode(640, 480, 8, SDL_SWSURFACE);	
	if ( screen == NULL )
	{
		fprintf(stderr, "Couldn't set 640x480 video mode: %s\n", SDL_GetError());
		exit(1);
	}

Thanx for the help though.. you put in the right direction.