diff --git a/headers/os/drivers/tty/ttylayer.h b/headers/os/drivers/tty/ttylayer.h
index c74fa06f48..55f1a2eb0f 100644
--- a/headers/os/drivers/tty/ttylayer.h
+++ b/headers/os/drivers/tty/ttylayer.h
@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@
 #include <module.h>
 #include <termios.h>
 
+
+// XXX: should go away or be opacised
+struct str {
+	uchar	*buffer;
+	uint	bufsize, count, tail;
+	bool	allocated;
+};
+
 struct ddrover {
 	
 };
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/Jamfile b/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/Jamfile
index 9996bc5492..63503dd6e6 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/Jamfile
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/Jamfile
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ SubInclude HAIKU_TOP src add-ons kernel bus_managers isa ;
 SubInclude HAIKU_TOP src add-ons kernel bus_managers pci ;
 SubInclude HAIKU_TOP src add-ons kernel bus_managers ps2 ;
 SubInclude HAIKU_TOP src add-ons kernel bus_managers scsi ;
+SubInclude HAIKU_TOP src add-ons kernel bus_managers tty ;
 SubInclude HAIKU_TOP src add-ons kernel bus_managers usb ;
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/tty/Jamfile b/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/tty/Jamfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..521b0ab044
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/tty/Jamfile
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+SubDir HAIKU_TOP src add-ons kernel bus_managers tty ;
+
+UsePrivateHeaders kernel shared ;
+UsePrivateHeaders [ FDirName kernel util ] ;
+
+KernelAddon <bus_manager>tty :
+	tty.cpp
+	kernel_cpp.cpp
+	: 
+	;
+
+SEARCH on [ FGristFiles
+		kernel_cpp.cpp 
+	] = [ FDirName $(HAIKU_TOP) src system kernel util ] ;
+
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/tty/tty.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/tty/tty.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..69ead11472
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/tty/tty.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2008, Haiku.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *		François Revol <revol@free.fr>
+ */
+
+
+#include <KernelExport.h>
+#include <device_manager.h>
+#include <bus_manager.h>
+#include <tty/ttylayer.h>
+
+#include "tty.h"
+
+status_t
+tty_open(struct ttyfile *, struct ddrover *, tty_service_func)
+{
+	return B_OK;
+}
+
+
+status_t
+tty_close(struct ttyfile *, struct ddrover *)
+{
+	return B_OK;
+}
+
+
+status_t
+tty_free(struct ttyfile *, struct ddrover *)
+{
+	return B_OK;
+}
+
+
+status_t
+tty_read(struct ttyfile *, struct ddrover *, char *, size_t *)
+{
+	return B_OK;
+}
+
+
+status_t
+tty_write(struct ttyfile *, struct ddrover *, const char *, size_t *)
+{
+	return B_OK;
+}
+
+
+status_t
+tty_control(struct ttyfile *, struct ddrover *, ulong, void *, size_t)
+{
+	return B_OK;
+}
+
+
+void
+tty_init(struct tty *, bool)
+{
+}
+
+
+void
+tty_ilock(struct tty *, struct ddrover *, bool )
+{
+}
+
+
+void
+tty_hwsignal(struct tty *, struct ddrover *, int, bool)
+{
+}
+
+
+int
+tty_in(struct tty *, struct ddrover *, int)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+int
+tty_out(struct tty *, struct ddrover *)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+// #pragma mark ddrover handling
+
+
+struct ddrover *
+tty_ddr_start(struct ddrover *)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+
+void
+tty_ddr_done(struct ddrover *)
+{
+}
+
+void
+tty_ddr_acquire(struct ddrover *, struct ddomain *)
+{
+}
+
+
+// #pragma mark bus manager exports
+
+
+status_t
+tty_module_init(void)
+{
+	return B_OK;
+}
+
+
+void
+tty_module_uninit(void)
+{
+}
+
+
+static int32
+tty_module_std_ops(int32 op, ...)
+{
+	switch (op) {
+		case B_MODULE_INIT:
+		{
+			status_t status;
+		
+			//TRACE(("TTY: tty_module_init\n"));
+		
+			status = tty_module_init();
+			if (status < B_OK)
+				return status;
+		
+			return B_OK;
+		}
+
+		case B_MODULE_UNINIT:
+			//TRACE(("TTY: tty_module_uninit\n"));
+			tty_module_uninit();
+			return B_OK;
+	}
+
+	return B_BAD_VALUE;	
+}
+
+
+static struct tty_module_info sTTYModule = {
+	// ! this is *NOT* a real bus manager (no rescan call!)
+	//{
+		{
+			B_TTY_MODULE_NAME,
+			0, //B_KEEP_LOADED,
+			tty_module_std_ops
+		},
+		//NULL
+	//},
+	&tty_open,
+	&tty_close,
+	&tty_free,
+	&tty_read,
+	&tty_write,
+	&tty_control,
+#if 0 /* Dano! */
+	&tty_select,
+	&tty_deselect,
+#endif
+	&tty_init,
+	&tty_ilock,
+	&tty_hwsignal,
+	&tty_in,
+	&tty_out,
+	&tty_ddr_start,
+	&tty_ddr_done,
+	&tty_ddr_acquire
+};
+
+module_info *modules[] = {
+	(module_info *)&sTTYModule,
+	NULL
+};
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/tty/tty.h b/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/tty/tty.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..af7de733b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/tty/tty.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2008, Haiku.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *		François Revol <revol@free.fr>
+ */
+#ifndef _TTY_H_
+#define _TTY_H_
+
+
+
+#endif	// _TTY_H_