Index: src/lib/liblow.c
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--- src/lib/liblow.c.orig	2009-02-09 10:58:53.000000000 +0100
+++ src/lib/liblow.c	2010-09-08 16:42:15.667355974 +0200
@@ -255,6 +255,10 @@ int Gpm_Open(Gpm_Connect *conn, int flag
          if (tty == NULL) {
             gpm_report(GPM_PR_ERR,"checking tty name failed");
             goto err;
+         }
+         if (consolename == NULL) {
+            gpm_report(GPM_PR_ERR,"consolename not set");
+            goto err;
          }   
           
          conn->vc=atoi(&tty[strlen(consolename)-1]);