hw/xfree86/common/xf86Init.c | 7 ++++++-
  hw/xfree86/man/Xorg.man      | 4 ++++
  2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

 diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Init.c b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Init.c
 index 1695dbf..c266be3 100644
 --- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Init.c
 +++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Init.c
 @@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
  #ifdef XF86PM
  void (*xf86OSPMClose) (void) = NULL;
  #endif
 -static Bool xorgHWOpenConsole = FALSE;
 +static Bool xorgHWOpenConsole = TRUE;

  /* Common pixmap formats */

 @@ -1455,6 +1455,11 @@ ddxProcessArgument(int argc, char **argv, int i)
          return 1;
      }

 +    if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-notty")) {
 +        xorgHWOpenConsole = FALSE;
 +        return 1;
 +    }
 +
      /* OS-specific processing */
      return xf86ProcessArgument(argc, argv, i);
  }
 diff --git a/hw/xfree86/man/Xorg.man b/hw/xfree86/man/Xorg.man
 index 0cd5a10..7d77afd 100644
 --- a/hw/xfree86/man/Xorg.man
 +++ b/hw/xfree86/man/Xorg.man
 @@ -333,6 +333,10 @@ as root (i.e, with real-uid 0).
  .TP 8
  .B \-nosilk
  Disable Silken Mouse support.
 +.TP8
 +.B \-notty
 +If supported by the driver, do not allocate a VT. If one ore more drivers
 +require a VT, this flag has no effect.
  .TP 8
  .B \-novtswitch
  Disable the automatic switching on X server reset and shutdown to the
 --
 1.8.1