Index: defaults/ia32/Makefile.config
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--- defaults/ia32/Makefile.config	(revision 19a9e3af3619c8b9d92329b1130881a8af83b90f)
+++ defaults/ia32/Makefile.config	(revision 22dfd380be327d91cff2394cd2f3d9143dd73a90)
@@ -31,4 +31,7 @@
 # Kernel console support
 CONFIG_KCONSOLE = y
+
+# Number of shell consoles
+CONFIG_VC_COUNT = 5
 
 # Kernel symbol information
