diff -up plymouth-0.8.9/src/main.c.sysfs-tty-fix plymouth-0.8.9/src/main.c

--- plymouth-0.8.9/src/main.c.sysfs-tty-fix	2014-02-20 13:30:12.391455465 -0500

+++ plymouth-0.8.9/src/main.c	2014-02-20 13:29:43.673747888 -0500

@@ -1980,6 +1980,7 @@ add_display_and_keyboard_for_console (co

 static int

 add_consoles_from_file (state_t         *state,

+                        const char      *default_tty,

                         ply_hashtable_t *consoles,

                         const char      *path)

 {

@@ -1988,7 +1989,6 @@ add_consoles_from_file (state_t

   ssize_t contents_length;

   int num_consoles;

   const char *remaining_file_contents;

-

   ply_trace ("opening %s", path);

   fd = open (path, O_RDONLY);

@@ -2009,6 +2009,8 @@ add_consoles_from_file (state_t

     }

   close (fd);

+  ply_trace ("kernel reports active consoles are '%s'", contents);

+

   remaining_file_contents = contents;

   num_consoles = 0;

@@ -2034,18 +2036,26 @@ add_consoles_from_file (state_t

       console_length = strcspn (remaining_file_contents, " \n\t\v");

       console = strndup (remaining_file_contents, console_length);

-      /* If this console is anything besides tty0, then the user is sort

-       * of a weird case (uses a serial console or whatever) and they

-       * most likely don't want a graphical splash, so force details.

-       */

-      if (strcmp (console, "tty0") != 0)

-        state->should_force_details = true;

-

       asprintf (&console_device, "/dev/%s", console);

+      /* If this console is anything besides tty0 or the default tty, then

+       * the user is sort of a weird case (uses a serial console or whatever)

+       * and they most likely don't want a graphical splash, so force details.

+       */

+      if (!state->should_force_details &&

+          (strcmp (console, "tty0") != 0) &&

+          (strcmp (console_device, default_tty) != 0))

+        {

+          ply_trace ("forcing details because serial console %s found!", console_device);

+          state->should_force_details = true;

+        }

+      else

+        {

+          ply_trace ("local console %s found!", console_device);

+        }

+

       free (console);

-      ply_trace ("console %s found!", console_device);

       ply_hashtable_insert (consoles, console_device, console_device);

       num_consoles++;

@@ -2135,7 +2145,7 @@ check_for_consoles (state_t    *state,

   if (!ignore_serial_consoles)

     {

-      num_consoles = add_consoles_from_file (state, consoles, "/sys/class/tty/console/active");

+      num_consoles = add_consoles_from_file (state, default_tty, consoles, "/sys/class/tty/console/active");

       if (num_consoles == 0)

         {