diff -urN oldtree/drivers/char/Kconfig newtree/drivers/char/Kconfig
--- oldtree/drivers/char/Kconfig	2006-07-05 10:06:57.000000000 -0400
+++ newtree/drivers/char/Kconfig	2006-07-05 21:10:43.000000000 -0400
@@ -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	2006-07-05 10:06:57.000000000 -0400
+++ newtree/include/linux/tty.h	2006-07-05 21:12:47.000000000 -0400
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@
 
 #include <asm/system.h>
 
+/*
+ * CONFIG_NR_TTY_DEVICES is set in the .config
+ * But splashutils doesn't look there, so lets
+ * pretend it isn't defined and define it.
+ */
+#ifndef CONFIG_NR_TTY_DEVICES
+#define CONFIG_NR_TTY_DEVICES 63
+#endif
 
 /*
  * (Note: the *_driver.minor_start values 1, 64, 128, 192 are
diff -urN oldtree/include/linux/vt.h newtree/include/linux/vt.h
--- oldtree/include/linux/vt.h	2006-07-05 10:06:57.000000000 -0400
+++ newtree/include/linux/vt.h	2006-07-05 21:14:06.000000000 -0400
@@ -2,12 +2,25 @@
 #define _LINUX_VT_H
 
 /*
+ * CONFIG_NR_TTY_DEVICES is set in the .config
+ * But splashutils doesn't look there, so lets
+ * pretend it isn't defined and define it.
+ */
+#ifndef CONFIG_NR_TTY_DEVICES
+#define CONFIG_NR_TTY_DEVICES 63
+#endif
+
+/*
  * These constants are also useful for user-level apps (e.g., VC
  * 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 */
+/*
+ * NR_TTY_DEVICES:
+ * 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) */