--- gpm-1.20.1/src/lib/liblow.c.default-handler	2007-05-23 15:15:01.000000000 +0200
+++ gpm-1.20.1/src/lib/liblow.c	2007-05-23 15:16:26.000000000 +0200
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@
             gpm_report(GPM_PR_OOPS,GPM_MESS_NO_MEM);
          memcpy(tty,consolename,strlen(consolename)-1);
          sprintf(&tty[strlen(consolename)-1],"%i",flag);
-      } else { /* use your current vc */ 
+      } else if (flag==0) { /* use your current vc */ 
          if (isatty(0)) tty = ttyname(0);             /* stdin */
          if (!tty && isatty(1)) tty = ttyname(1);     /* stdout */
          if (!tty && isatty(2)) tty = ttyname(2);     /* stderr */
@@ -271,7 +271,8 @@
          }
 #endif
          conn->vc=atoi(&tty[strlen(consolename)-1]);
-      }
+      } else /* a default handler -- use console */
+	 tty = strdup(consolename);
 
       if (gpm_consolefd == -1)
          if ((gpm_consolefd=open(tty,O_WRONLY)) < 0) {