diff --git a/kbd.changes b/kbd.changes
index bc52d7a..eee2eaf 100644
--- a/kbd.changes
+++ b/kbd.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri May 11 15:38:51 CEST 2007 - olh@suse.de
+
+- do not run setfont on ps3 because it permanently blanks the screen
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Mar 29 15:27:20 CEST 2007 - coolo@suse.de
 
diff --git a/kbd.init b/kbd.init
index 088c344..c6c6104 100644
--- a/kbd.init
+++ b/kbd.init
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ if [ $MACHINE = ppc -o $MACHINE = ppc64 ]; then
 		  ;;
 		  *CHRP*)  	MACHINE="chrp";;
 		  *PReP*)  	MACHINE="prep" ;;
+		  *PS3*)	MACHINE="ps3" ;;
 		  *iSeries*)    exit 0 ;;
 		esac
 	done < /proc/cpuinfo
@@ -366,6 +367,10 @@ case "$1" in
 	    rc_status -v1
 	fi
 	
+	if test "$MACHINE" = "ps3" ; then
+		# do not mess up console
+		unset CONSOLE_FONT
+	fi
 	# setfont
 	if test -d ${KBDBASE}/consolefonts -a \
 		-n "$CONSOLE_FONT" -a "$CONSOLE_FONT" != "YAST_ASK"
diff --git a/kbd.spec b/kbd.spec
index 04f23e3..30c4bdd 100644
--- a/kbd.spec
+++ b/kbd.spec
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ License:        GNU General Public License (GPL)
 Group:          System/Console
 Autoreqprov:    on
 Version:        1.12
-Release:        99
+Release:        105
 Summary:        Keyboard and Font Utilities
 Source:         ftp://ftp.win.tue.nl/pub/home/aeb/linux-local/utils/kbd/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 Source1:        kbd_fonts.tar.bz2
@@ -321,6 +321,8 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 #rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_DIR/kbd-%{version}
 
 %changelog
+* Fri May 11 2007 - olh@suse.de
+- do not run setfont on ps3 because it permanently blanks the screen
 * Thu Mar 29 2007 - coolo@suse.de
 - BuildRequire flex and bison
 * Wed Feb 07 2007 - ro@suse.de