--- console.c.old	Sun Aug 12 10:02:17 2001
+++ console.c	Wed Aug 22 16:17:11 2001
@@ -2369,6 +2369,21 @@
 
 DECLARE_TASKLET_DISABLED(console_tasklet, console_softint, 0);
 
+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);
+}
+
 void __init con_init(void)
 {
 	const char *display_desc = NULL;
@@ -2427,15 +2442,7 @@
 	 * 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;
@@ -2452,6 +2459,11 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE
 	register_console(&vt_console_driver);
+        if (vt_console_driver.index > 0 &&
+	    vt_console_driver.index < MAX_NR_CONSOLES) {
+                con_setup_vt(vt_console_driver.index-1);
+                kmsg_redirect = vt_console_driver.index;
+        }
 #endif
 
 	tasklet_enable(&console_tasklet);