Disconnect console from dbus - otherwise, serial console is unusable if X session is running. diff -ur x11-common.ORIG/etc/X11/Xsession x11-common/etc/X11/Xsession --- x11-common.ORIG/etc/X11/Xsession 2010-08-06 06:43:51.000000000 -0600 +++ x11-common/etc/X11/Xsession 2010-07-23 12:12:00.000000000 -0600 @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ if [ -x /usr/bin/dbus-launch ]; then # As this is the X session script, always start a new DBus session. - eval `dbus-launch --sh-syntax --exit-with-session` + eval `dbus-launch --sh-syntax --exit-with-session