diff -up kdebase-workspace-4.4.92/kdm/backend/dm.c.kdm_plymouth kdebase-workspace-4.4.92/kdm/backend/dm.c
--- kdebase-workspace-4.4.92/kdm/backend/dm.c.kdm_plymouth	2010-07-06 01:54:30.000000000 -0500
+++ kdebase-workspace-4.4.92/kdm/backend/dm.c	2010-07-07 14:01:03.867921854 -0500
@@ -1329,6 +1329,36 @@ getBusyVTs(void)
     return activeVTs;
 }
 
+static int
+get_active_vt (void)
+{
+        int console_fd;
+        struct vt_stat console_state = { 0 };
+        console_fd = open ("/dev/tty0", O_RDONLY | O_NOCTTY);
+        if (console_fd < 0) {
+                goto out;
+        }
+        if (ioctl (console_fd, VT_GETSTATE, &console_state) < 0) {
+                goto out;
+        }
+out:
+        if (console_fd >= 0) {
+                close (console_fd);
+        }
+        return console_state.v_active;
+}
+
+static int
+triggered_to_force_display_on_active_vt (void)
+{
+    int should_force_display_on_active_vt;
+    should_force_display_on_active_vt=open("/var/spool/gdm/force-display-on-active-vt", O_RDONLY);
+    if ( should_force_display_on_active_vt >= 0 )
+        close(should_force_display_on_active_vt);
+    unlink("/var/spool/gdm/force-display-on-active-vt");
+    return should_force_display_on_active_vt;
+}
+
 static void
 allocateVT(struct display *d)
 {
@@ -1338,6 +1368,14 @@ allocateVT(struct display *d)
     if ((d->displayType & d_location) == dLocal &&
         d->status == notRunning && !d->serverVT && d->reqSrvVT >= 0)
     {
+        if ( triggered_to_force_display_on_active_vt() >= 0 ) {
+            int vt;
+            vt = get_active_vt();
+            if (vt > 0) {
+                d->serverVT = vt;
+                return;
+            }
+        } 
         if (d->reqSrvVT && d->reqSrvVT < 16) {
             d->serverVT = d->reqSrvVT;
         } else {