diff -urN oldtree/drivers/char/Kconfig newtree/drivers/char/Kconfig
--- oldtree/drivers/char/Kconfig	2006-10-05 15:26:55.000000000 -0400
+++ newtree/drivers/char/Kconfig	2006-10-06 17:45:57.000000000 -0400
@@ -57,6 +57,19 @@
 
 	  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/vt.h newtree/include/linux/vt.h
--- oldtree/include/linux/vt.h	2006-10-05 15:26:55.000000000 -0400
+++ newtree/include/linux/vt.h	2006-10-06 17:45:57.000000000 -0400
@@ -1,13 +1,25 @@
 #ifndef _LINUX_VT_H
 #define _LINUX_VT_H
 
+/* 
+ * We will make this definition solely for the purpose of making packages
+ * such as splashutils build, because they can not understand that 
+ * NR_TTY_DEVICES is defined in the kernel configuration. 
+ */
+#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) */