diff --git a/boards/talos-2_server/talos-2_server.config b/boards/talos-2_server/talos-2_server.config
index 1d036a8b..4cbf8959 100644
--- a/boards/talos-2_server/talos-2_server.config
+++ b/boards/talos-2_server/talos-2_server.config
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ CONFIG_LINUX_BUNDLED=y
 #SSH client/server
 CONFIG_DROPBEAR=y
 
+# for OpenBMC VGA console
+export CONFIG_USE_AGETTY=y
+export CONFIG_USB_KEYBOARD=y
+export CONFIG_BOOT_EXTRA_TTYS="tty0"
+
 export CONFIG_TPM=n
 export CONFIG_BOOTSCRIPT=/bin/gui-init
 export CONFIG_BOOT_REQ_HASH=n
diff --git a/boards/talos-2_workstation/talos-2_workstation.config b/boards/talos-2_workstation/talos-2_workstation.config
index 7a7c2a4f..6a7c878e 100644
--- a/boards/talos-2_workstation/talos-2_workstation.config
+++ b/boards/talos-2_workstation/talos-2_workstation.config
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ CONFIG_LINUX_BUNDLED=y
 #SSH client/server
 CONFIG_DROPBEAR=y
 
+# for OpenBMC VGA console
+export CONFIG_USE_AGETTY=y
+export CONFIG_USB_KEYBOARD=y
+export CONFIG_BOOT_EXTRA_TTYS="tty0"
+
 export CONFIG_TPM=n
 export CONFIG_BOOTSCRIPT=/bin/gui-init
 export CONFIG_BOOT_REQ_HASH=n
diff --git a/config/linux-talos-2_server.config b/config/linux-talos-2_server.config
index 0a380829..c5ede78f 100644
--- a/config/linux-talos-2_server.config
+++ b/config/linux-talos-2_server.config
@@ -457,6 +457,8 @@ CONFIG_FB_CIRRUS=n
 CONFIG_FB_PM2=n
 CONFIG_FB_OF=y
 CONFIG_FB_VGA16=n
+CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=y
+CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE_DETECT_PRIMARY=y
 CONFIG_FB_S1D13XXX=n
 CONFIG_FB_NVIDIA=n
 CONFIG_FB_MATROX=y
diff --git a/config/linux-talos-2_workstation.config b/config/linux-talos-2_workstation.config
index 64c95f81..d270c383 100644
--- a/config/linux-talos-2_workstation.config
+++ b/config/linux-talos-2_workstation.config
@@ -457,6 +457,8 @@ CONFIG_FB_CIRRUS=n
 CONFIG_FB_PM2=n
 CONFIG_FB_OF=y
 CONFIG_FB_VGA16=n
+CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=y
+CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE_DETECT_PRIMARY=y
 CONFIG_FB_S1D13XXX=n
 CONFIG_FB_NVIDIA=n
 CONFIG_FB_MATROX=y