diff -urN oldtree/drivers/char/Kconfig newtree/drivers/char/Kconfig
--- oldtree/drivers/char/Kconfig	2006-06-24 21:49:32.000000000 +0000
+++ newtree/drivers/char/Kconfig	2006-06-25 12:03:20.412250500 +0000
@@ -57,6 +57,20 @@
 
 	  If unsure, say Y.
 
+config NR_TTY_DEVICES
+	int "Maximum tty device number"
+	depends on VT
+	range 12 63
+	default 63
+	---help---
+	  This option is used to change the number of tty devices in /dev.
+	  The default value is 63. The lowest number you can set is 12,
+	  63 is also the upper limit so we don't overrun the serial
+	  consoles.
+
+	  If unsure, say 63.
+
+
 config HW_CONSOLE
 	bool
 	depends on VT && !S390 && !UML
diff -urN oldtree/include/linux/tty.h newtree/include/linux/tty.h
--- oldtree/include/linux/tty.h	2006-06-24 21:49:32.000000000 +0000
+++ newtree/include/linux/tty.h	2006-06-25 12:03:20.428251500 +0000
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@
  * resizing).
  */
 #define MIN_NR_CONSOLES 1       /* must be at least 1 */
-#define MAX_NR_CONSOLES	63	/* serial lines start at 64 */
-#define MAX_NR_USER_CONSOLES 63	/* must be root to allocate above this */
+/* Value MUST be at least 11 and must never be higher then 63 */
+#define MAX_NR_CONSOLES CONFIG_NR_TTY_DEVICES
+#define MAX_NR_USER_CONSOLES CONFIG_NR_TTY_DEVICES
 		/* Note: the ioctl VT_GETSTATE does not work for
 		   consoles 16 and higher (since it returns a short) */