Index: kernel/arch/ia64/include/ski/ski.h
===================================================================
--- kernel/arch/ia64/include/ski/ski.h	(revision ec944b1fe3e29a4f91a93cbdd7acc7aa350d7f39)
+++ kernel/arch/ia64/include/ski/ski.h	(revision db4ce845185d0afbdb84c938b2e579a7b5fb8bf2)
@@ -37,5 +37,5 @@
 
 #include <arch/types.h>
-#include <console/console.h>
+#include <console/chardev.h>
 
 #define SKI_INIT_CONSOLE	20
@@ -43,12 +43,7 @@
 #define SKI_PUTCHAR		31
 
-extern chardev_t ski_uconsole;
-
-extern void ski_init_console(void);
-
+extern void ski_console_init(chardev_t *);
 extern void ski_kbd_grab(void);
 extern void ski_kbd_release(void);
-
-extern void kkbdpoll(void *arg);
 
 #endif
Index: kernel/arch/ia64/src/ia64.c
===================================================================
--- kernel/arch/ia64/src/ia64.c	(revision ec944b1fe3e29a4f91a93cbdd7acc7aa350d7f39)
+++ kernel/arch/ia64/src/ia64.c	(revision db4ce845185d0afbdb84c938b2e579a7b5fb8bf2)
@@ -131,5 +131,4 @@
 }
 
-
 void arch_post_mm_init(void)
 {
@@ -137,35 +136,28 @@
 		iosapic_init();
 		irq_init(INR_COUNT, INR_COUNT);
+	}
+	it_init();	
+}
+
+void arch_post_cpu_init(void)
+{
+}
+
+void arch_pre_smp_init(void)
+{
+}
+
+void arch_post_smp_init(void)
+{
 #ifdef SKI
-		ski_init_console();
-#else
-		ega_init(EGA_BASE, EGA_VIDEORAM);
-#endif
-	}
-	it_init();
-		
-}
-
-void arch_post_cpu_init(void)
-{
-}
-
-void arch_pre_smp_init(void)
-{
-}
-
-void arch_post_smp_init(void)
-{
-	/*
-	 * Create thread that polls keyboard.
-	 */
-#ifdef SKI
-	thread_t *t = thread_create(kkbdpoll, NULL, TASK, 0, "kkbdpoll", true);
-	if (!t)
-		panic("Cannot create kkbdpoll.");
-	thread_ready(t);
+	srln_init(stdin);
+	ski_console_init(&srlnin);
 #endif		
 
 #ifdef I460GX
+#ifdef CONFIG_EGA
+	ega_init(EGA_BASE, EGA_VIDEORAM);
+#endif
+
 	devno_t devno = device_assign_devno();
 	inr_t inr;
Index: kernel/arch/ia64/src/ski/ski.c
===================================================================
--- kernel/arch/ia64/src/ski/ski.c	(revision ec944b1fe3e29a4f91a93cbdd7acc7aa350d7f39)
+++ kernel/arch/ia64/src/ski/ski.c	(revision db4ce845185d0afbdb84c938b2e579a7b5fb8bf2)
@@ -36,22 +36,15 @@
 #include <console/console.h>
 #include <console/chardev.h>
-#include <arch/interrupt.h>
 #include <sysinfo/sysinfo.h>
 #include <arch/types.h>
-#include <ddi/device.h>
-#include <ddi/irq.h>
-#include <ipc/irq.h>
 #include <proc/thread.h>
 #include <synch/spinlock.h>
 #include <arch/asm.h>
 #include <arch/drivers/kbd.h>
+#include <arch.h>
 
-#define SKI_KBD_INR  0
+static chardev_t *skiout;
 
-static irq_t ski_kbd_irq;
-static devno_t ski_kbd_devno;
-
-chardev_t ski_console;
-chardev_t ski_uconsole;
+static chardev_t ski_stdout;
 
 static bool kbd_disabled;
@@ -82,4 +75,8 @@
 }
 
+static chardev_operations_t ski_ops = {
+	.write = ski_putchar
+};
+
 /** Ask debug console if a key was pressed.
  *
@@ -108,24 +105,8 @@
 }
 
-/**
- * This is a blocking wrapper for ski_getchar().
- * To be used when the kernel crashes. 
- */
-static char ski_getchar_blocking(chardev_t *d)
-{
-	int ch;
-	
-	while(!(ch = ski_getchar()));
-	
-	if (ch == '\r')
-		ch = '\n'; 
-	return (char) ch;
-}
-
 /** Ask keyboard if a key was pressed. */
 static void poll_keyboard(void)
 {
 	char ch;
-	static char last; 
 	ipl_t ipl;
 	
@@ -137,65 +118,28 @@
 	}
 	
-	spinlock_lock(&ski_kbd_irq.lock);
-	
 	ch = ski_getchar();
 	if(ch == '\r')
 		ch = '\n'; 
-	if (ch) {
-		if (ski_kbd_irq.notif_cfg.notify &&
-		    ski_kbd_irq.notif_cfg.answerbox) {
-			chardev_push_character(&ski_uconsole, ch);
-			/* XXX: send notification to userspace */
-		} else {
-			chardev_push_character(&ski_console, ch);
-		}	
-		last = ch;
-		spinlock_unlock(&ski_kbd_irq.lock);
+	if (ch && skiout) {
+		chardev_push_character(skiout, ch);
 		interrupts_restore(ipl);
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (last) {
-		if (ski_kbd_irq.notif_cfg.notify &&
-		    ski_kbd_irq.notif_cfg.answerbox) {
-			chardev_push_character(&ski_uconsole, 0);
-			/* XXX: send notification to userspace */
-		}
-		last = 0;
-	}
-
-	spinlock_unlock(&ski_kbd_irq.lock);
 	interrupts_restore(ipl);
 }
 
-/* Called from getc(). */
-static void ski_kbd_enable(chardev_t *d)
+#define POLL_INTERVAL           10000           /* 10 ms */
+
+/** Kernel thread for polling keyboard. */
+static void kkbdpoll(void *arg)
 {
-	kbd_disabled = false;
+	while (1) {
+		if (!silent) {
+			poll_keyboard();
+		}
+		thread_usleep(POLL_INTERVAL);
+	}
 }
-
-/* Called from getc(). */
-static void ski_kbd_disable(chardev_t *d)
-{
-	kbd_disabled = true;
-}
-
-/** Decline to service hardware IRQ.
- *
- * This is only a virtual IRQ, so always decline.
- *
- * @return Always IRQ_DECLINE.
- */
-static irq_ownership_t ski_kbd_claim(irq_t *irq)
-{
-	return IRQ_DECLINE;
-}
-
-static chardev_operations_t ski_ops = {
-	.resume = ski_kbd_enable,
-	.suspend = ski_kbd_disable,
-	.write = ski_putchar,
-	.read = ski_getchar_blocking
-};
 
 /** Initialize debug console
@@ -204,5 +148,5 @@
  * to open debug console.
  */
-void ski_init_console(void)
+void ski_console_init(chardev_t *devout)
 {
 	asm volatile (
@@ -214,20 +158,14 @@
 	);
 
-	chardev_initialize("ski_console", &ski_console, &ski_ops);
-	chardev_initialize("ski_uconsole", &ski_uconsole, &ski_ops);
-	stdin = &ski_console;
-	stdout = &ski_console;
+	skiout = devout;
+	chardev_initialize("ski_stdout", &ski_stdout, &ski_ops);
+	stdout = &ski_stdout;
 
-	ski_kbd_devno = device_assign_devno();
-	
-	irq_initialize(&ski_kbd_irq);
-	ski_kbd_irq.inr = SKI_KBD_INR;
-	ski_kbd_irq.devno = ski_kbd_devno;
-	ski_kbd_irq.claim = ski_kbd_claim;
-	irq_register(&ski_kbd_irq);
+	thread_t *t = thread_create(kkbdpoll, NULL, TASK, 0, "kkbdpoll", true);
+	if (!t)
+		panic("Cannot create kkbdpoll.");
+	thread_ready(t);
 
 	sysinfo_set_item_val("kbd", NULL, true);
-	sysinfo_set_item_val("kbd.inr", NULL, SKI_KBD_INR);
-	sysinfo_set_item_val("kbd.devno", NULL, ski_kbd_devno);
 	sysinfo_set_item_val("kbd.type", NULL, KBD_SKI);
 
@@ -237,33 +175,10 @@
 void ski_kbd_grab(void)
 {
-	ipl_t ipl = interrupts_disable();
-	spinlock_lock(&ski_kbd_irq.lock);
-	ski_kbd_irq.notif_cfg.notify = false;
-	spinlock_unlock(&ski_kbd_irq.lock);
-	interrupts_restore(ipl);
+	kbd_disabled = true;
 }
 
 void ski_kbd_release(void)
 {
-	ipl_t ipl = interrupts_disable();
-	spinlock_lock(&ski_kbd_irq.lock);
-	if (ski_kbd_irq.notif_cfg.answerbox)
-		ski_kbd_irq.notif_cfg.notify = true;
-	spinlock_unlock(&ski_kbd_irq.lock);
-	interrupts_restore(ipl);
-}
-
-
-#define POLL_INTERVAL		50000		/* 50 ms */
-
-/** Kernel thread for polling keyboard. */
-void kkbdpoll(void *arg)
-{
-	while (1) {
-		if (!silent) {
-			poll_keyboard();
-		}
-		thread_usleep(POLL_INTERVAL);
-	}
+	kbd_disabled = false;
 }
 
