diff --git a/steps/improve/open_console.sh b/steps/improve/open_console.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33cc402
--- /dev/null
+++ b/steps/improve/open_console.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Gábor Stefanik <netrolller.3d@gmail.com>
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+if bash --version | grep -q 'GPLv3'; then
+    env - PATH=${PREFIX}/bin PS1="\w # " openvt -- bash -i
+else
+    bash -c 'while true; do printf "[early Bash - use Ctrl+D] $(pwd) # "; $(cat /dev/tty2); done' &> /dev/tty2 &
+fi
diff --git a/steps/improve/populate_device_nodes.sh b/steps/improve/populate_device_nodes.sh
index 98ffc8d..99f081c 100755
--- a/steps/improve/populate_device_nodes.sh
+++ b/steps/improve/populate_device_nodes.sh
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ if mount --version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 fi
 
 if [ "${CHROOT}" = False ]; then
+    test -c "/dev/tty1" || mknod -m 666 "/dev/tty1" c 4 1
+    test -c "/dev/tty2" || mknod -m 666 "/dev/tty2" c 4 2
     test -c "/dev/console" || mknod -m 666 "/dev/console" c 5 1
     test -b "/dev/sda" || mknod -m 600 "/dev/sda" b 8 0
     test -b "/dev/sda1" || mknod -m 600 "/dev/sda1" b 8 1
diff --git a/steps/manifest b/steps/manifest
index 36ded1a..77eab6f 100644
--- a/steps/manifest
+++ b/steps/manifest
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ build: bash-2.05b
 improve: setup_repo
 improve: update_env
 improve: merged_usr
+improve: populate_device_nodes
+define: CONSOLES = ( INTERACTIVE == True && CHROOT == False )
+improve: open_console ( CONSOLES == True )
 build: flex-2.5.11
 build: tcc-0.9.27
 improve: musl_libdir
@@ -80,7 +83,6 @@ build: perl5.004-05
 build: perl5.005-03
 build: perl-5.6.2
 uninstall: perl-5.000 perl-5.003 perl5.004-05 perl5.005-03
-improve: populate_device_nodes
 build: autoconf-2.52
 build: automake-1.6.3
 build: automake-1.6.3
@@ -128,11 +130,13 @@ jump: linux ( CHROOT == False )
 jump: move_disk ( KERNEL_BOOTSTRAP == True )
 improve: finalize_job_count
 improve: finalize_fhs
+improve: open_console ( CONSOLES == True )
 improve: swap ( SWAP_SIZE != 0 )
 build: musl-1.2.4
 build: curl-8.5.0
 improve: get_network ( CHROOT == False )
 build: bash-5.2.15
+improve: open_console ( CONSOLES == True )
 build: xz-5.4.1
 build: file-5.44
 build: libtool-2.4.7