diff -urN oldtree/config-NR_TTY_DEVICES.patch newtree/config-NR_TTY_DEVICES.patch
--- oldtree/config-NR_TTY_DEVICES.patch	1969-12-31 19:00:00.000000000 -0500
+++ newtree/config-NR_TTY_DEVICES.patch	2006-09-30 07:24:45.000000000 -0400
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+diff -urN oldtree/drivers/char/Kconfig newtree/drivers/char/Kconfig
+--- oldtree/drivers/char/Kconfig	2006-09-17 05:38:20.000000000 -0400
++++ newtree/drivers/char/Kconfig	2006-09-17 07:01:26.000000000 -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	2006-09-17 05:38:20.000000000 -0400
++++ newtree/include/linux/tty.h	2006-09-17 07:05:59.000000000 -0400
+@@ -16,6 +16,15 @@
+ 
+ #include <asm/system.h>
+ 
++/*
++ * Splashutils is evil and will not build unless we define these
++ * falsely...
++ */
++#ifndef NR_TTY_DEVICES
++#define MAX_NR_CONSOLES CONFIG_NR_TTY_DEVICES
++#define MAX_NR_USER_CONSOLES CONFIG_NR_TTY_DEVICES
++#define MIN_NR_CONSOLES 1       
++#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	2006-09-17 05:38:20.000000000 -0400
++++ newtree/include/linux/vt.h	2006-09-17 07:01:26.000000000 -0400
+@@ -6,8 +6,12 @@
+  * 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) */
+ 
+Files oldtree/scripts/kconfig/mconf and newtree/scripts/kconfig/mconf differ
diff -urN oldtree/drivers/char/Kconfig newtree/drivers/char/Kconfig
--- oldtree/drivers/char/Kconfig	2006-09-29 14:03:20.000000000 -0400
+++ newtree/drivers/char/Kconfig	2006-09-30 07:25:43.000000000 -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	2006-09-29 13:50:42.000000000 -0400
+++ newtree/include/linux/vt.h	2006-09-30 07:29:16.000000000 -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) */