diff --git a/release/sysinstall/media.c b/release/sysinstall/media.c
index 3d2234c1f108..6fb95f93a5fa 100644
--- a/release/sysinstall/media.c
+++ b/release/sysinstall/media.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * This is probably the last attempt in the `sysinstall' line, the next
  * generation being slated to essentially a complete rewrite.
  *
- * $Id: media.c,v 1.16 1995/05/24 09:00:40 jkh Exp $
+ * $Id: media.c,v 1.17 1995/05/26 08:41:41 jkh Exp $
  *
  * Copyright (c) 1995
  *	Jordan Hubbard.  All rights reserved.
@@ -258,6 +258,14 @@ mediaSetFTP(char *str)
     cp = getenv("ftp");
     if (!cp)
 	return 0;
+    if (!strcmp(cp, "other")) {
+	cp = msgGetInput("ftp://", "Please specify the URL of a FreeBSD distribution on a\nremote ftp site.  This site must accept anonymous ftp!\nA URL looks like this:  ftp://<hostname>/<path>");
+	if (!cp || strncmp("ftp://", cp, 6))
+	    return 0;
+	else
+	    variable_set2("ftp", cp);
+    }
+
     strcpy(ftpDevice.name, cp);
     ftpDevice.type = DEVICE_TYPE_NETWORK;
     ftpDevice.init = mediaInitFTP;
diff --git a/release/sysinstall/media_strategy.c b/release/sysinstall/media_strategy.c
index e16815323206..d25a7a9d344e 100644
--- a/release/sysinstall/media_strategy.c
+++ b/release/sysinstall/media_strategy.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * This is probably the last attempt in the `sysinstall' line, the next
  * generation being slated to essentially a complete rewrite.
  *
- * $Id: media_strategy.c,v 1.26 1995/05/26 11:21:49 jkh Exp $
+ * $Id: media_strategy.c,v 1.27 1995/05/26 19:28:02 jkh Exp $
  *
  * Copyright (c) 1995
  *	Jordan Hubbard.  All rights reserved.
@@ -650,14 +650,6 @@ mediaInitFTP(Device *dev)
     url = getenv("ftp");
     if (!url)
 	return FALSE;
-    if (!strcmp(url, "other")) {
-	url = msgGetInput("ftp://", "Please specify the URL of a FreeBSD distribution on a\nremote ftp site.  This site must accept anonymous ftp!\nA URL looks like this:  ftp://<hostname>/<path>");
-	if (!url || strncmp("ftp://", url, 6))
-	    return FALSE;
-	else
-	    variable_set2("ftp", url);
-    }
-
     my_name = getenv(VAR_HOSTNAME);
     if (strncmp("ftp://", url, 6) != NULL) {
 	msgConfirm("Invalid URL (`%s') passed to FTP routines!\n(must start with `ftp://')", url);
diff --git a/release/sysinstall/system.c b/release/sysinstall/system.c
index 3ce3555daa00..b4ee445b39eb 100644
--- a/release/sysinstall/system.c
+++ b/release/sysinstall/system.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * This is probably the last program in the `sysinstall' line - the next
  * generation being essentially a complete rewrite.
  *
- * $Id: system.c,v 1.35 1995/05/26 08:41:49 jkh Exp $
+ * $Id: system.c,v 1.36 1995/05/26 19:28:05 jkh Exp $
  *
  * Jordan Hubbard
  *
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ systemInitialize(int argc, char **argv)
 	    OnCDROM = TRUE;
 	    chroot("/bootcd");
 	} else {
-	    close(0); open("/dev/console", O_RDWR);
+	    close(0); open("/dev/ttyv0", O_RDWR);
 	    close(1); dup(0);
 	    close(2); dup(0);
 	}
diff --git a/release/sysinstall/tcpip.c b/release/sysinstall/tcpip.c
index 28483e057148..2baaf34385b3 100644
--- a/release/sysinstall/tcpip.c
+++ b/release/sysinstall/tcpip.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: tcpip.c,v 1.16 1995/05/26 08:58:35 jkh Exp $
+ * $Id: tcpip.c,v 1.17 1995/05/26 19:28:06 jkh Exp $
  *
  * Copyright (c) 1995
  *      Gary J Palmer. All rights reserved.
@@ -216,7 +216,6 @@ tcpOpenDialog(Device *devp)
     /* Initialise vars from previous device values */
     if (devp->private) {
 	DevInfo *di = (DevInfo *)devp->private;
-
 	
 	strcpy(ipaddr, di->ipaddr);
 	strcpy(netmask, di->netmask);
@@ -384,7 +383,7 @@ tcpOpenDialog(Device *devp)
 	}
 	
 	/* BODGE ALERT! */
-	if ((tmp = index(hostname, '.')) != NULL) {
+	if (((tmp = index(hostname, '.')) != NULL) && (strlen(domainname)==0)) {
 	    strncpy(domainname, tmp + 1, strlen(tmp + 1));
 	    domainname[strlen(tmp+1)] = '\0';
 	    RefreshStringObj(layout[1].obj);
diff --git a/release/sysinstall/termcap.c b/release/sysinstall/termcap.c
index ea8a38a64391..ef70a75bc3a9 100644
--- a/release/sysinstall/termcap.c
+++ b/release/sysinstall/termcap.c
@@ -32,8 +32,16 @@ set_termcap(void)
     OnVTY = OnSerial = FALSE;
     if (getpid() != 1)
 	DebugFD = open("sysinstall.debug", O_WRONLY|O_CREAT|O_TRUNC, 0644);
-    else
+    else {
+	int i, on;
+
+	DebugFD = open("/dev/ttyv1", O_WRONLY);
+	on = 1;
+	i = ioctl(DebugFD, TIOCCONS, (char *)&on);
+	msgDebug("ioctl(%d, TIOCCONS, NULL) = %d (%s)\n", DebugFD, i, !i ? "success" : strerror(errno));
 	RunningAsInit = TRUE;
+	OnVTY = TRUE;
+    }
     term = getenv("TERM");
     stat = ioctl(STDERR_FILENO, GIO_COLOR, &ColorDisplay);
     if (stat < 0) {
@@ -64,13 +72,6 @@ set_termcap(void)
 		    return -1;
 	    }
 	}
-	if (DebugFD == -1) {
-	    int i;
-
-	    DebugFD = open("/dev/ttyv1", O_WRONLY);
-	    i = ioctl(DebugFD, TIOCCONS, (char *)NULL);
-	    msgDebug("ioctl(%d, TIOCCONS, NULL) = %d (%s)", DebugFD, i, !i ? "success" : strerror(errno));
-	}
 	OnVTY = TRUE;
     }
     return 0;
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sade/system.c b/usr.sbin/sade/system.c
index 3ce3555daa00..b4ee445b39eb 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sade/system.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sade/system.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * This is probably the last program in the `sysinstall' line - the next
  * generation being essentially a complete rewrite.
  *
- * $Id: system.c,v 1.35 1995/05/26 08:41:49 jkh Exp $
+ * $Id: system.c,v 1.36 1995/05/26 19:28:05 jkh Exp $
  *
  * Jordan Hubbard
  *
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ systemInitialize(int argc, char **argv)
 	    OnCDROM = TRUE;
 	    chroot("/bootcd");
 	} else {
-	    close(0); open("/dev/console", O_RDWR);
+	    close(0); open("/dev/ttyv0", O_RDWR);
 	    close(1); dup(0);
 	    close(2); dup(0);
 	}
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sade/termcap.c b/usr.sbin/sade/termcap.c
index ea8a38a64391..ef70a75bc3a9 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sade/termcap.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sade/termcap.c
@@ -32,8 +32,16 @@ set_termcap(void)
     OnVTY = OnSerial = FALSE;
     if (getpid() != 1)
 	DebugFD = open("sysinstall.debug", O_WRONLY|O_CREAT|O_TRUNC, 0644);
-    else
+    else {
+	int i, on;
+
+	DebugFD = open("/dev/ttyv1", O_WRONLY);
+	on = 1;
+	i = ioctl(DebugFD, TIOCCONS, (char *)&on);
+	msgDebug("ioctl(%d, TIOCCONS, NULL) = %d (%s)\n", DebugFD, i, !i ? "success" : strerror(errno));
 	RunningAsInit = TRUE;
+	OnVTY = TRUE;
+    }
     term = getenv("TERM");
     stat = ioctl(STDERR_FILENO, GIO_COLOR, &ColorDisplay);
     if (stat < 0) {
@@ -64,13 +72,6 @@ set_termcap(void)
 		    return -1;
 	    }
 	}
-	if (DebugFD == -1) {
-	    int i;
-
-	    DebugFD = open("/dev/ttyv1", O_WRONLY);
-	    i = ioctl(DebugFD, TIOCCONS, (char *)NULL);
-	    msgDebug("ioctl(%d, TIOCCONS, NULL) = %d (%s)", DebugFD, i, !i ? "success" : strerror(errno));
-	}
 	OnVTY = TRUE;
     }
     return 0;
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/media.c b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/media.c
index 3d2234c1f108..6fb95f93a5fa 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/media.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/media.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * This is probably the last attempt in the `sysinstall' line, the next
  * generation being slated to essentially a complete rewrite.
  *
- * $Id: media.c,v 1.16 1995/05/24 09:00:40 jkh Exp $
+ * $Id: media.c,v 1.17 1995/05/26 08:41:41 jkh Exp $
  *
  * Copyright (c) 1995
  *	Jordan Hubbard.  All rights reserved.
@@ -258,6 +258,14 @@ mediaSetFTP(char *str)
     cp = getenv("ftp");
     if (!cp)
 	return 0;
+    if (!strcmp(cp, "other")) {
+	cp = msgGetInput("ftp://", "Please specify the URL of a FreeBSD distribution on a\nremote ftp site.  This site must accept anonymous ftp!\nA URL looks like this:  ftp://<hostname>/<path>");
+	if (!cp || strncmp("ftp://", cp, 6))
+	    return 0;
+	else
+	    variable_set2("ftp", cp);
+    }
+
     strcpy(ftpDevice.name, cp);
     ftpDevice.type = DEVICE_TYPE_NETWORK;
     ftpDevice.init = mediaInitFTP;
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/system.c b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/system.c
index 3ce3555daa00..b4ee445b39eb 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/system.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/system.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * This is probably the last program in the `sysinstall' line - the next
  * generation being essentially a complete rewrite.
  *
- * $Id: system.c,v 1.35 1995/05/26 08:41:49 jkh Exp $
+ * $Id: system.c,v 1.36 1995/05/26 19:28:05 jkh Exp $
  *
  * Jordan Hubbard
  *
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ systemInitialize(int argc, char **argv)
 	    OnCDROM = TRUE;
 	    chroot("/bootcd");
 	} else {
-	    close(0); open("/dev/console", O_RDWR);
+	    close(0); open("/dev/ttyv0", O_RDWR);
 	    close(1); dup(0);
 	    close(2); dup(0);
 	}
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/tcpip.c b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/tcpip.c
index 28483e057148..2baaf34385b3 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/tcpip.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/tcpip.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: tcpip.c,v 1.16 1995/05/26 08:58:35 jkh Exp $
+ * $Id: tcpip.c,v 1.17 1995/05/26 19:28:06 jkh Exp $
  *
  * Copyright (c) 1995
  *      Gary J Palmer. All rights reserved.
@@ -216,7 +216,6 @@ tcpOpenDialog(Device *devp)
     /* Initialise vars from previous device values */
     if (devp->private) {
 	DevInfo *di = (DevInfo *)devp->private;
-
 	
 	strcpy(ipaddr, di->ipaddr);
 	strcpy(netmask, di->netmask);
@@ -384,7 +383,7 @@ tcpOpenDialog(Device *devp)
 	}
 	
 	/* BODGE ALERT! */
-	if ((tmp = index(hostname, '.')) != NULL) {
+	if (((tmp = index(hostname, '.')) != NULL) && (strlen(domainname)==0)) {
 	    strncpy(domainname, tmp + 1, strlen(tmp + 1));
 	    domainname[strlen(tmp+1)] = '\0';
 	    RefreshStringObj(layout[1].obj);
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/termcap.c b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/termcap.c
index ea8a38a64391..ef70a75bc3a9 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/termcap.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/termcap.c
@@ -32,8 +32,16 @@ set_termcap(void)
     OnVTY = OnSerial = FALSE;
     if (getpid() != 1)
 	DebugFD = open("sysinstall.debug", O_WRONLY|O_CREAT|O_TRUNC, 0644);
-    else
+    else {
+	int i, on;
+
+	DebugFD = open("/dev/ttyv1", O_WRONLY);
+	on = 1;
+	i = ioctl(DebugFD, TIOCCONS, (char *)&on);
+	msgDebug("ioctl(%d, TIOCCONS, NULL) = %d (%s)\n", DebugFD, i, !i ? "success" : strerror(errno));
 	RunningAsInit = TRUE;
+	OnVTY = TRUE;
+    }
     term = getenv("TERM");
     stat = ioctl(STDERR_FILENO, GIO_COLOR, &ColorDisplay);
     if (stat < 0) {
@@ -64,13 +72,6 @@ set_termcap(void)
 		    return -1;
 	    }
 	}
-	if (DebugFD == -1) {
-	    int i;
-
-	    DebugFD = open("/dev/ttyv1", O_WRONLY);
-	    i = ioctl(DebugFD, TIOCCONS, (char *)NULL);
-	    msgDebug("ioctl(%d, TIOCCONS, NULL) = %d (%s)", DebugFD, i, !i ? "success" : strerror(errno));
-	}
 	OnVTY = TRUE;
     }
     return 0;