1 files changed, 10 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/setup.c b/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/setup.c
index 44bfc7f318cb..3e5ba34ac2ef 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/setup.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include <asm/machvec.h>
 #include <asm/system.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
+#include <asm/vga.h>
 #include <asm/sn/arch.h>
 #include <asm/sn/addrs.h>
 #include <asm/sn/pda.h>
@@ -273,14 +274,17 @@ void __init sn_setup(char **cmdline_p)
 
         ia64_sn_plat_set_error_handling_features();
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_VT) && defined(CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE)
         /*
-         * If the generic code has enabled vga console support - lets
-         * get rid of it again. This is a kludge for the fact that ACPI
-         * currtently has no way of informing us if legacy VGA is available
-         * or not.
+         * If there was a primary vga adapter identified through the
+         * EFI PCDP table, make it the preferred console.  Otherwise
+         * zero out conswitchp.
          */
-#if defined(CONFIG_VT) && defined(CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE)
-        if (conswitchp == &vga_con) {
+
+        if (vga_console_membase) {
+                /* usable vga ... make tty0 the preferred default console */
+                add_preferred_console("tty", 0, NULL);
+        } else {
                 printk(KERN_DEBUG "SGI: Disabling VGA console\n");
 #ifdef CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE
                 conswitchp = &dummy_con;