Index: kernel/generic/src/console/console.c
===================================================================
--- kernel/generic/src/console/console.c	(revision 55b77d9e6e4dab7c54e9826ca79d2d6a0ddb6d87)
+++ kernel/generic/src/console/console.c	(revision a2271a385d521c53eb7137d1142971451edc6aaa)
@@ -87,5 +87,5 @@
 };
 
-static void stdout_write(outdev_t *, wchar_t, bool);
+static void stdout_write(outdev_t *, wchar_t);
 static void stdout_redraw(outdev_t *);
 
@@ -95,6 +95,6 @@
 };
 
-/** Silence output */
-bool silent = false;
+/** Override kernel console lockout */
+bool console_override = false;
 
 /** Standard input and output character devices */
@@ -122,10 +122,10 @@
 }
 
-static void stdout_write(outdev_t *dev, wchar_t ch, bool silent)
+static void stdout_write(outdev_t *dev, wchar_t ch)
 {
 	list_foreach(dev->list, cur) {
 		outdev_t *sink = list_get_instance(cur, outdev_t, link);
 		if ((sink) && (sink->op->write))
-			sink->op->write(sink, ch, silent);
+			sink->op->write(sink, ch);
 	}
 }
@@ -156,4 +156,5 @@
 	klog_parea.frames = SIZE2FRAMES(sizeof(klog));
 	klog_parea.unpriv = false;
+	klog_parea.mapped = false;
 	ddi_parea_register(&klog_parea);
 	
@@ -167,11 +168,11 @@
 void grab_console(void)
 {
-	bool prev = silent;
-	
-	silent = false;
+	bool prev = console_override;
+	
+	console_override = true;
 	if ((stdout) && (stdout->op->redraw))
 		stdout->op->redraw(stdout);
 	
-	if ((stdin) && (prev)) {
+	if ((stdin) && (!prev)) {
 		/*
 		 * Force the console to print the prompt.
@@ -183,10 +184,9 @@
 void release_console(void)
 {
-	// FIXME arch_release_console
-	silent = true;
-}
-
-/** Tell kernel to get keyboard/console access again */
-sysarg_t sys_debug_enable_console(void)
+	console_override = false;
+}
+
+/** Activate kernel console override */
+sysarg_t sys_debug_activate_console(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_KCONSOLE
@@ -196,11 +196,4 @@
 	return false;
 #endif
-}
-
-/** Tell kernel to relinquish keyboard/console access */
-sysarg_t sys_debug_disable_console(void)
-{
-	release_console();
-	return true;
 }
 
@@ -289,5 +282,5 @@
 			 */
 			spinlock_unlock(&klog_lock);
-			stdout->op->write(stdout, tmp, silent);
+			stdout->op->write(stdout, tmp);
 			spinlock_lock(&klog_lock);
 		}
@@ -317,5 +310,5 @@
 		 * it should be no longer buffered.
 		 */
-		stdout->op->write(stdout, ch, silent);
+		stdout->op->write(stdout, ch);
 	} else {
 		/*