diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 90f956f6f..4b7af07de 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ linux-2.6 (2.6.25~rc4-1~experimental.1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * [arm] Pad the SSB structure so crossing-compiling a kernel for ARM
      won't fail because of sanity checks; patch from Gordon Farquharson.
   * [mips(el)/sb1*] Enable SB1250_MAC (thanks Thomas Bogendoerfer).
+  * [mipsel/r5k-cobalt] Enable CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE since this might
+    fix the debian-installer startup hang on Qube 2700.
 
   [ Daniel Baumann ]
   * Added patch from unionfs upstream to export release_open_intent symbol.
diff --git a/debian/config/mipsel/config.r5k-cobalt b/debian/config/mipsel/config.r5k-cobalt
index c86cf8aaa..9352a7712 100644
--- a/debian/config/mipsel/config.r5k-cobalt
+++ b/debian/config/mipsel/config.r5k-cobalt
@@ -703,7 +703,9 @@ CONFIG_SERIO_LIBPS2=m
 #
 # Character devices
 #
-# CONFIG_VT is not set
+CONFIG_VT=y
+CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE=y
+CONFIG_HW_CONSOLE=y
 # CONFIG_SERIAL_NONSTANDARD is not set
 
 #
@@ -827,6 +829,11 @@ CONFIG_VIDEO_DEV=m
 #
 # CONFIG_FB is not set
 
+# Console display driver support
+#
+# CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE is not set
+CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE=y
+
 #
 # Sound
 #