--- linux-2.4.22/drivers/char/console.c	2002-11-29 00:53:12.000000000 +0100
+++ work/linux-2.4.22-bm1/drivers/char/console.c	2003-11-28 17:12:47.000000000 +0100
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@
 static int con_open(struct tty_struct *, struct file *);
 static void vc_init(unsigned int console, unsigned int rows,
 		    unsigned int cols, int do_clear);
+static void con_setup_vt(unsigned int currcons);
 static void blank_screen(unsigned long dummy);
 static void gotoxy(int currcons, int new_x, int new_y);
 static void save_cur(int currcons);
@@ -2178,10 +2179,25 @@
 	return MKDEV(TTY_MAJOR, c->index ? c->index : fg_console + 1);
 }
 
+int vt_console_setup(struct console *co, char *options)
+{
+	if (co == NULL)
+		return -1;
+	
+	if (co->index > 0 &&
+	    co->index < MAX_NR_CONSOLES) {
+		con_setup_vt(co->index - 1);
+		kmsg_redirect = co->index;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 struct console vt_console_driver = {
 	name:		"tty",
 	write:		vt_console_print,
 	device:		vt_console_device,
+	setup:		vt_console_setup,
 	unblank:	unblank_screen,
 	flags:		CON_PRINTBUFFER,
 	index:		-1,
@@ -2432,6 +2448,24 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * Setup a new VT
+ */
+static void __init con_setup_vt(unsigned int currcons)
+{
+	if (vc_cons[currcons].d) return;
+	
+	vc_cons[currcons].d = (struct vc_data *)
+		alloc_bootmem(sizeof(struct vc_data));
+	vt_cons[currcons] = (struct vt_struct *)
+		alloc_bootmem(sizeof(struct vt_struct));
+	visual_init(currcons, 1);
+	screenbuf = (unsigned short *) alloc_bootmem(screenbuf_size);
+	kmalloced = 0;
+	vc_init(currcons, video_num_lines, video_num_columns, 
+		currcons || !sw->con_save_screen);
+}
+
+/*
  * This routine initializes console interrupts, and does nothing
  * else. If you want the screen to clear, call tty_write with
  * the appropriate escape-sequence.
@@ -2498,15 +2532,7 @@
 	 * kmalloc is not running yet - we use the bootmem allocator.
 	 */
 	for (currcons = 0; currcons < MIN_NR_CONSOLES; currcons++) {
-		vc_cons[currcons].d = (struct vc_data *)
-				alloc_bootmem(sizeof(struct vc_data));
-		vt_cons[currcons] = (struct vt_struct *)
-				alloc_bootmem(sizeof(struct vt_struct));
-		visual_init(currcons, 1);
-		screenbuf = (unsigned short *) alloc_bootmem(screenbuf_size);
-		kmalloced = 0;
-		vc_init(currcons, video_num_lines, video_num_columns, 
-			currcons || !sw->con_save_screen);
+		con_setup_vt(currcons); 
 	}
 	currcons = fg_console = 0;
 	master_display_fg = vc_cons[currcons].d;