diff --git a/client/tests/kvm/unattended/Fedora-10.ks b/client/tests/kvm/unattended/Fedora-10.ks
index 61e59d7..8da9eec 100644
--- a/client/tests/kvm/unattended/Fedora-10.ks
+++ b/client/tests/kvm/unattended/Fedora-10.ks
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ firewall --enabled --ssh
 selinux --enforcing
 timezone --utc America/New_York
 firstboot --disable
-bootloader --location=mbr
+bootloader --location=mbr --append="console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty0"
 zerombr
 clearpart --all --initlabel
 autopart
diff --git a/client/tests/kvm/unattended/Fedora-11.ks b/client/tests/kvm/unattended/Fedora-11.ks
index 0be7d06..ef978e8 100644
--- a/client/tests/kvm/unattended/Fedora-11.ks
+++ b/client/tests/kvm/unattended/Fedora-11.ks
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ firewall --enabled --ssh
 selinux --enforcing
 timezone --utc America/New_York
 firstboot --disable
-bootloader --location=mbr
+bootloader --location=mbr --append="console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty0"
 zerombr
 
 clearpart --all --initlabel
diff --git a/client/tests/kvm/unattended/Fedora-12.ks b/client/tests/kvm/unattended/Fedora-12.ks
index 0be7d06..ef978e8 100644
--- a/client/tests/kvm/unattended/Fedora-12.ks
+++ b/client/tests/kvm/unattended/Fedora-12.ks
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ firewall --enabled --ssh
 selinux --enforcing
 timezone --utc America/New_York
 firstboot --disable
-bootloader --location=mbr
+bootloader --location=mbr --append="console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty0"
 zerombr
 
 clearpart --all --initlabel
diff --git a/client/tests/kvm/unattended/Fedora-8.ks b/client/tests/kvm/unattended/Fedora-8.ks
index f4a872d..e9a4c53 100644
--- a/client/tests/kvm/unattended/Fedora-8.ks
+++ b/client/tests/kvm/unattended/Fedora-8.ks
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ firewall --enabled --ssh
 selinux --enforcing
 timezone --utc America/New_York
 firstboot --disable
-bootloader --location=mbr
+bootloader --location=mbr --append="console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty0"
 zerombr
 clearpart --all --initlabel
 autopart
diff --git a/client/tests/kvm/unattended/Fedora-9.ks b/client/tests/kvm/unattended/Fedora-9.ks
index f4a872d..e9a4c53 100644
--- a/client/tests/kvm/unattended/Fedora-9.ks
+++ b/client/tests/kvm/unattended/Fedora-9.ks
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ firewall --enabled --ssh
 selinux --enforcing
 timezone --utc America/New_York
 firstboot --disable
-bootloader --location=mbr
+bootloader --location=mbr --append="console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty0"
 zerombr
 clearpart --all --initlabel
 autopart
diff --git a/client/tests/kvm/unattended/OpenSUSE-11.xml b/client/tests/kvm/unattended/OpenSUSE-11.xml
index 7dd44fa..64140bf 100644
--- a/client/tests/kvm/unattended/OpenSUSE-11.xml
+++ b/client/tests/kvm/unattended/OpenSUSE-11.xml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
         <module>edd</module>
       </initrd_module>
     </initrd_modules>
+    <append>console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty0</append>
     <loader_type>grub</loader_type>
     <sections config:type="list"/>
   </bootloader>
diff --git a/client/tests/kvm/unattended/RHEL-3-series.ks b/client/tests/kvm/unattended/RHEL-3-series.ks
index 884b386..dab32f5 100644
--- a/client/tests/kvm/unattended/RHEL-3-series.ks
+++ b/client/tests/kvm/unattended/RHEL-3-series.ks
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ rootpw 123456
 firewall --enabled --ssh
 timezone America/New_York
 firstboot --disable
-bootloader --location=mbr
+bootloader --location=mbr --append="console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty0"
 clearpart --all --initlabel
 autopart
 reboot
diff --git a/client/tests/kvm/unattended/RHEL-4-series.ks b/client/tests/kvm/unattended/RHEL-4-series.ks
index ce4a430..4816aa8 100644
--- a/client/tests/kvm/unattended/RHEL-4-series.ks
+++ b/client/tests/kvm/unattended/RHEL-4-series.ks
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ firewall --enabled --ssh
 selinux --enforcing
 timezone --utc America/New_York
 firstboot --disable
-bootloader --location=mbr
+bootloader --location=mbr --append="console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty0"
 zerombr
 clearpart --all --initlabel
 autopart
diff --git a/client/tests/kvm/unattended/RHEL-5-series.ks b/client/tests/kvm/unattended/RHEL-5-series.ks
index f4a872d..e9a4c53 100644
--- a/client/tests/kvm/unattended/RHEL-5-series.ks
+++ b/client/tests/kvm/unattended/RHEL-5-series.ks
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ firewall --enabled --ssh
 selinux --enforcing
 timezone --utc America/New_York
 firstboot --disable
-bootloader --location=mbr
+bootloader --location=mbr --append="console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty0"
 zerombr
 clearpart --all --initlabel
 autopart
diff --git a/client/tests/kvm/unattended/SLES-11.xml b/client/tests/kvm/unattended/SLES-11.xml
index 93e5685..4109f93 100644
--- a/client/tests/kvm/unattended/SLES-11.xml
+++ b/client/tests/kvm/unattended/SLES-11.xml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
         <module>edd</module>
       </initrd_module>
     </initrd_modules>
+    <append>console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty0</append>
     <loader_type>grub</loader_type>
     <sections config:type="list"/>
   </bootloader>
