diff --git a/steps/improve/after.sh b/steps/improve/after.sh
index 32d445c..9160743 100644
--- a/steps/improve/after.sh
+++ b/steps/improve/after.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 . /steps/env
 
 if [ "${INTERACTIVE}" = True ]; then
-    env - PATH=${PREFIX}/bin PS1="\w # " bash -i
+    env - PATH=${PREFIX}/bin PS1="\w # " setsid openvt -fec1 -- bash -i
 fi
 
 if [ "${CHROOT}" = False ]; then
diff --git a/steps/improve/open_console.sh b/steps/improve/open_console.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33cc402
--- /dev/null
+++ b/steps/improve/open_console.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Gábor Stefanik <netrolller.3d@gmail.com>
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+if bash --version | grep -q 'GPLv3'; then
+    env - PATH=${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/kexec-fiwix-1.0/kexec-fiwix-1.0.checksums b/steps/kexec-fiwix-1.0/kexec-fiwix-1.0.checksums
index f3e5b34..61d7d42 100644
--- a/steps/kexec-fiwix-1.0/kexec-fiwix-1.0.checksums
+++ b/steps/kexec-fiwix-1.0/kexec-fiwix-1.0.checksums
@@ -1 +1 @@
-f8c754de5bd9cf5a1b36dfea25e81f7b39c4e0145e10eebafccc8cdca5be91bd  /usr/bin/kexec-fiwix
+d4f502384ab723ae4b3bf33e8024a93c71cba8481f8065182a8f21ffff0fbd6d  /usr/bin/kexec-fiwix
diff --git a/steps/kexec-fiwix-1.0/src/kexec-fiwix.c b/steps/kexec-fiwix-1.0/src/kexec-fiwix.c
index 7443bf4..4c4826d 100644
--- a/steps/kexec-fiwix-1.0/src/kexec-fiwix.c
+++ b/steps/kexec-fiwix-1.0/src/kexec-fiwix.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ int main() {
 	char *bare_metal = getenv("BARE_METAL");
 	if (bare_metal != NULL && strcmp(bare_metal, "True") == 0)
 	{
-		sprintf(cmdline, "fiwix root=/dev/ram0 ramdisksize=%d initrd=fiwix.ext2 kexec_proto=linux kexec_size=%d kexec_cmdline=\"init=/init consoleblank=0\"", INITRD_MB * 1024, KEXEC_MB * 1024);
+		sprintf(cmdline, "fiwix console=/dev/tty1 root=/dev/ram0 ramdisksize=%d initrd=fiwix.ext2 kexec_proto=linux kexec_size=%d kexec_cmdline=\"init=/init consoleblank=0\"", INITRD_MB * 1024, KEXEC_MB * 1024);
 	}
 	else
 	{
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