--- a/slim.conf	
+++ a/slim.conf	
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ 
 # Note: -xauth $authfile is automatically appended
 default_path        /bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin
 default_xserver     /usr/bin/X
-xserver_arguments   -nolisten tcp -br -deferglyphs 16
+xserver_arguments   -nolisten tcp -br -deferglyphs 16 vt7
 
 # Commands for halt, login, etc.
 halt_cmd            /sbin/shutdown -h now