diff --git a/sys/arch/sun3/dev/obio.c b/sys/arch/sun3/dev/obio.c
index 341b96b5f09f..bb7f3232f2d6 100644
--- a/sys/arch/sun3/dev/obio.c
+++ b/sys/arch/sun3/dev/obio.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: obio.c,v 1.30 1997/04/28 22:02:43 gwr Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: obio.c,v 1.31 1997/10/04 19:46:20 gwr Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 1996 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
@@ -319,7 +319,6 @@ obio_init()
 
 	/* Make the zs driver ready for console duty. */
 	zs_init();
-	cninit();
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/sys/arch/sun3/sun3/locore2.c b/sys/arch/sun3/sun3/locore2.c
index daf6ceabb1d5..f27e8762c23a 100644
--- a/sys/arch/sun3/sun3/locore2.c
+++ b/sys/arch/sun3/sun3/locore2.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: locore2.c,v 1.68 1997/10/04 19:39:23 gwr Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: locore2.c,v 1.69 1997/10/04 19:46:17 gwr Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 1996 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
@@ -639,6 +639,9 @@ _bootstrap(keh)
 	 */
 	obio_init();
 
+	/* We now may enable the console.  (yea!) */
+	cninit();
+
 	/*
 	 * Point interrupts/exceptions to our vector table.
 	 * (Until now, we use the one setup by the PROM.)
diff --git a/sys/arch/sun3/sun3/obio.c b/sys/arch/sun3/sun3/obio.c
index 341b96b5f09f..bb7f3232f2d6 100644
--- a/sys/arch/sun3/sun3/obio.c
+++ b/sys/arch/sun3/sun3/obio.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: obio.c,v 1.30 1997/04/28 22:02:43 gwr Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: obio.c,v 1.31 1997/10/04 19:46:20 gwr Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 1996 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
@@ -319,7 +319,6 @@ obio_init()
 
 	/* Make the zs driver ready for console duty. */
 	zs_init();
-	cninit();
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/sys/arch/sun3/sun3/sun3_startup.c b/sys/arch/sun3/sun3/sun3_startup.c
index f09352b1bc3a..5521b5ac3e2e 100644
--- a/sys/arch/sun3/sun3/sun3_startup.c
+++ b/sys/arch/sun3/sun3/sun3_startup.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: sun3_startup.c,v 1.68 1997/10/04 19:39:23 gwr Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: sun3_startup.c,v 1.69 1997/10/04 19:46:17 gwr Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 1996 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
@@ -639,6 +639,9 @@ _bootstrap(keh)
 	 */
 	obio_init();
 
+	/* We now may enable the console.  (yea!) */
+	cninit();
+
 	/*
 	 * Point interrupts/exceptions to our vector table.
 	 * (Until now, we use the one setup by the PROM.)
diff --git a/sys/arch/sun3/sun3x/locore2.c b/sys/arch/sun3/sun3x/locore2.c
index 7ca0208151e9..7233ced82a7b 100644
--- a/sys/arch/sun3/sun3x/locore2.c
+++ b/sys/arch/sun3/sun3x/locore2.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: locore2.c,v 1.17 1997/06/10 19:37:58 veego Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: locore2.c,v 1.18 1997/10/04 19:48:34 gwr Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 1996 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
@@ -235,6 +235,9 @@ _bootstrap(keh)
 	 */
 	obio_init();
 
+	/* We now may enable the console.  (yea!) */
+	cninit();
+
 	/* handle kernel mapping, pmap_bootstrap(), etc. */
 	_vm_init(&keh);
 
diff --git a/sys/arch/sun3/sun3x/obio.c b/sys/arch/sun3/sun3x/obio.c
index d6359e75faa9..94ae3b7e462f 100644
--- a/sys/arch/sun3/sun3x/obio.c
+++ b/sys/arch/sun3/sun3x/obio.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: obio.c,v 1.6 1997/04/28 23:38:47 gwr Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: obio.c,v 1.7 1997/10/04 19:48:36 gwr Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 1996 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
@@ -347,7 +347,6 @@ obio_init()
 
 	/* Make the zs driver ready for console duty. */
 	zs_init();
-	cninit();
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/sys/arch/sun3x/dev/obio.c b/sys/arch/sun3x/dev/obio.c
index d6359e75faa9..94ae3b7e462f 100644
--- a/sys/arch/sun3x/dev/obio.c
+++ b/sys/arch/sun3x/dev/obio.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: obio.c,v 1.6 1997/04/28 23:38:47 gwr Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: obio.c,v 1.7 1997/10/04 19:48:36 gwr Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 1996 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
@@ -347,7 +347,6 @@ obio_init()
 
 	/* Make the zs driver ready for console duty. */
 	zs_init();
-	cninit();
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/sys/arch/sun3x/sun3x/_startup.c b/sys/arch/sun3x/sun3x/_startup.c
index e94d718c22d1..024828dd2bb9 100644
--- a/sys/arch/sun3x/sun3x/_startup.c
+++ b/sys/arch/sun3x/sun3x/_startup.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: _startup.c,v 1.17 1997/06/10 19:37:58 veego Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: _startup.c,v 1.18 1997/10/04 19:48:34 gwr Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 1996 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
@@ -235,6 +235,9 @@ _bootstrap(keh)
 	 */
 	obio_init();
 
+	/* We now may enable the console.  (yea!) */
+	cninit();
+
 	/* handle kernel mapping, pmap_bootstrap(), etc. */
 	_vm_init(&keh);