diff -ru gpm-1.20.1/contrib/Makefile gpm-1.20.1-patched/contrib/Makefile
--- gpm-1.20.1/contrib/Makefile	2002-12-25 09:57:16.000000000 +1100
+++ gpm-1.20.1-patched/contrib/Makefile	2005-12-05 14:16:55.000000000 +1100
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #
 
 
-srcdir = /home/user/nico/computer/sources/linux/gpm/cvstree/contrib
+srcdir = /var/abs/daemons/gpm/src/gpm-1.20.1/contrib
 top_builddir = ..
 
 include $(top_builddir)/Makefile.include
diff -ru gpm-1.20.1/doc/Makefile.in gpm-1.20.1-patched/doc/Makefile.in
--- gpm-1.20.1/doc/Makefile.in	2002-12-25 09:57:16.000000000 +1100
+++ gpm-1.20.1-patched/doc/Makefile.in	2005-12-05 14:16:55.000000000 +1100
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@
 
 # PS (dvips)
 %.ps: %.dvi
-	if [ $(DVIPS) != "no" ]; then $(DVIPS) -f $< > $@; fi
+#	if [ $(DVIPS) != "no" ]; then $(DVIPS) -f $< > $@; fi
 
 # INFO (makeinfo)
 %.info: %.texinfo
-	if [ "$(MAKEINFO)" != "no" ]; then $(MAKEINFO) $< -o $@; fi
+#	if [ "$(MAKEINFO)" != "no" ]; then $(MAKEINFO) $< -o $@; fi
 
 # TXT (-)
 %.txt: %.info
diff -ru gpm-1.20.1/src/lib/liblow.c gpm-1.20.1-patched/src/lib/liblow.c
--- gpm-1.20.1/src/lib/liblow.c	2002-12-25 09:57:16.000000000 +1100
+++ gpm-1.20.1-patched/src/lib/liblow.c	2005-12-05 14:17:07.000000000 +1100
@@ -199,9 +199,8 @@
    Gpm_Stst *new = NULL;
    char* sock_name = 0;
 
-   option.consolename = NULL;
-
-   gpm_report(GPM_PR_DEBUG,"VC: %d",flag);
+   if (!checked_con)
+      option.consolename = NULL;
 
    /*....................................... First of all, check xterm */
 
@@ -257,13 +256,14 @@
             gpm_report(GPM_PR_ERR,"checking tty name failed");
             goto err;
          }   
+#if 0
          /* do we really need this check ? */
          if(strncmp(tty,option.consolename,strlen(option.consolename)-1)
             || !isdigit(tty[strlen(option.consolename)-1])) {
             gpm_report(GPM_PR_ERR,"strncmp/isdigit/option.consolename failed");
             goto err;
          }
-          
+#endif
          conn->vc=atoi(&tty[strlen(option.consolename)-1]);
       }