diff -rup linux-2.6.20-xen.orig/drivers/char/tty_io.c linux-2.6.20-xen/drivers/char/tty_io.c
--- linux-2.6.20-xen.orig/drivers/char/tty_io.c	2007-07-16 11:14:52.000000000 -0700
+++ linux-2.6.20-xen/drivers/char/tty_io.c	2007-07-16 15:57:19.000000000 -0700
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ LIST_HEAD(tty_drivers);			/* linked list
 DEFINE_MUTEX(tty_mutex);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(tty_mutex);
 
+int console_use_vt = 1;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS
 extern struct tty_driver *ptm_driver;	/* Unix98 pty masters; for /dev/ptmx */
 extern int pty_limit;		/* Config limit on Unix98 ptys */
@@ -2518,7 +2520,7 @@ retry_open:
 		goto got_driver;
 	}
 #ifdef CONFIG_VT
-	if (device == MKDEV(TTY_MAJOR,0)) {
+	if (console_use_vt && (device == MKDEV(TTY_MAJOR,0))) {
 		extern struct tty_driver *console_driver;
 		driver = console_driver;
 		index = fg_console;
@@ -3910,6 +3912,8 @@ static int __init tty_init(void)
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_VT
+	if (!console_use_vt)
+		goto out_vt;
 	cdev_init(&vc0_cdev, &console_fops);
 	if (cdev_add(&vc0_cdev, MKDEV(TTY_MAJOR, 0), 1) ||
 	    register_chrdev_region(MKDEV(TTY_MAJOR, 0), 1, "/dev/vc/0") < 0)
@@ -3917,6 +3921,7 @@ static int __init tty_init(void)
 	device_create(tty_class, NULL, MKDEV(TTY_MAJOR, 0), "tty0");
 
 	vty_init();
+ out_vt:
 #endif
 	return 0;
 }
diff -rup linux-2.6.20-xen.orig/drivers/xen/console/console.c linux-2.6.20-xen/drivers/xen/console/console.c
--- linux-2.6.20-xen.orig/drivers/xen/console/console.c	2007-07-16 11:14:52.000000000 -0700
+++ linux-2.6.20-xen/drivers/xen/console/console.c	2007-07-16 16:02:26.000000000 -0700
@@ -86,23 +86,30 @@ static unsigned long sysrq_requested;
 
 void xencons_early_setup(void)
 {
-	if (is_initial_xendomain())
+	extern int console_use_vt;
+
+	if (is_initial_xendomain()) {
 		xc_mode = XC_SERIAL;
-	else
-		xc_mode = XC_XVC;
+	} else {
+		xc_mode = XC_TTY;
+		console_use_vt = 0;
+	}
 }
 
 static int __init xencons_setup(char *str)
 {
 	char *q;
 	int n;
+	extern int console_use_vt;
 
+	console_use_vt = 1;
 	if (!strncmp(str, "ttyS", 4)) {
 		xc_mode = XC_SERIAL;
 		str += 4;
 	} else if (!strncmp(str, "tty", 3)) {
 		xc_mode = XC_TTY;
 		str += 3;
+		console_use_vt = 0;
 	} else if (!strncmp(str, "xvc", 3)) {
 		xc_mode = XC_XVC;
 		str += 3;