--- console-tools/setconsole.c.orig	2008-06-25 14:51:18.000000000 +0200
+++ console-tools/setconsole.c	2008-07-30 11:35:21.000000000 +0200
@@ -34,6 +34,6 @@
 			device = DEV_CONSOLE;
 	}
 
-	xioctl(xopen(device, O_RDONLY), TIOCCONS, NULL);
+	xioctl(xopen(device, O_RDWR), TIOCCONS, NULL);
 	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }