Index: defaults/ia64/Makefile.config
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--- defaults/ia64/Makefile.config	(revision d42a0bdaf2edb208d63cda9675f5d6971f578478)
+++ defaults/ia64/Makefile.config	(revision f2c19b0eba635d1acf7f21cfa32c95eb34110fd5)
@@ -29,4 +29,7 @@
 CONFIG_KCONSOLE = y
 
+# Number of shell consoles
+CONFIG_VC_COUNT = 5
+
 # Kernel symbol information
 CONFIG_SYMTAB = y