diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/chan_kern.c b/arch/um/drivers/chan_kern.c
index 59c9b3f..31b69c4 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/chan_kern.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/chan_kern.c
@@ -311,14 +311,12 @@
 int console_open_chan(struct line *line, struct console *co,
 		      struct chan_opts *opts)
 {
-	if (!list_empty(&line->chan_list))
-		return 0;
+	int err;
 
-	if (0 != parse_chan_pair(line->init_str, &line->chan_list,
-				 co->index, opts))
-		return -1;
-	if (0 != open_chan(&line->chan_list))
-		return -1;
+	err = open_chan(&line->chan_list);
+	if(err)
+		return err;
+
 	printk("Console initialized on /dev/%s%d\n",co->name,co->index);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -596,13 +594,11 @@
 					tty_hangup(tty);
 				line_disable(tty, irq);
 				close_chan(chans);
-				free_chan(chans);
 				return;
 			}
 			else {
 				if(chan->ops->close != NULL)
 					chan->ops->close(chan->fd, chan->data);
-				free_one_chan(chan);
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/line.c b/arch/um/drivers/line.c
index 1352a21..da81d22 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/line.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/line.c
@@ -419,8 +419,7 @@
 	line->have_irq = 0;
 }
 
-int line_open(struct line *lines, struct tty_struct *tty,
-	      struct chan_opts *opts)
+int line_open(struct line *lines, struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
 	struct line *line;
 	int err = 0;
@@ -436,13 +435,11 @@
 			err = -ENODEV;
 			goto out;
 		}
-		if (list_empty(&line->chan_list)) {
-			err = parse_chan_pair(line->init_str, &line->chan_list,
-					      tty->index, opts);
-			if(err) goto out;
-			err = open_chan(&line->chan_list);
-			if(err) goto out;
-		}
+
+		err = open_chan(&line->chan_list);
+		if(err)
+			goto out;
+
 		/* Here the interrupt is registered.*/
 		enable_chan(&line->chan_list, tty);
 		INIT_WORK(&line->task, line_timer_cb, tty);
@@ -558,8 +555,10 @@
 	return n == -1 ? num : n;
 }
 
-int line_config(struct line *lines, unsigned int num, char *str)
+int line_config(struct line *lines, unsigned int num, char *str,
+		struct chan_opts *opts)
 {
+	struct line *line;
 	char *new;
 	int n;
 
@@ -572,10 +571,14 @@
 	new = kstrdup(str, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if(new == NULL){
 		printk("line_config - kstrdup failed\n");
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		return 1;
 	}
 	n = line_setup(lines, num, new);
-	return n < 0 ? n : 0;
+	if(n < 0)
+		return 1;
+
+	line = &lines[n];
+	return parse_chan_pair(line->init_str, &line->chan_list, n, opts);
 }
 
 int line_get_config(char *name, struct line *lines, unsigned int num, char *str,
@@ -677,7 +680,7 @@
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(winch_handler_lock);
 static LIST_HEAD(winch_handlers);
 
-void lines_init(struct line *lines, int nlines)
+void lines_init(struct line *lines, int nlines, struct chan_opts *opts)
 {
 	struct line *line;
 	int i;
@@ -692,6 +695,11 @@
 		line->init_str = kstrdup(line->init_str, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if(line->init_str == NULL)
 			printk("lines_init - kstrdup returned NULL\n");
+
+		if(parse_chan_pair(line->init_str, &line->chan_list, i, opts)){
+			printk("parse_chan_pair failed for device %d\n", i);
+			line->valid = 0;
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/ssl.c b/arch/um/drivers/ssl.c
index e1895d9..6823dc5 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/ssl.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/ssl.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 
 static int ssl_config(char *str)
 {
-	return line_config(serial_lines, ARRAY_SIZE(serial_lines), str);
+	return line_config(serial_lines, ARRAY_SIZE(serial_lines), str, &opts);
 }
 
 static int ssl_get_config(char *dev, char *str, int size, char **error_out)
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
 
 int ssl_open(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp)
 {
-	return line_open(serial_lines, tty, &opts);
+	return line_open(serial_lines, tty);
 }
 
 #if 0
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
 					 serial_lines,
 					 ARRAY_SIZE(serial_lines));
 
-	lines_init(serial_lines, ARRAY_SIZE(serial_lines));
+	lines_init(serial_lines, ARRAY_SIZE(serial_lines), &opts);
 
 	new_title = add_xterm_umid(opts.xterm_title);
 	if (new_title != NULL)
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/stdio_console.c b/arch/um/drivers/stdio_console.c
index 72000d3..6d4edda 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/stdio_console.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/stdio_console.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
 
 static int con_config(char *str)
 {
-	return line_config(vts, ARRAY_SIZE(vts), str);
+	return line_config(vts, ARRAY_SIZE(vts), str, &opts);
 }
 
 static int con_get_config(char *dev, char *str, int size, char **error_out)
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
 
 static int con_open(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp)
 {
-	return line_open(vts, tty, &opts);
+	return line_open(vts, tty);
 }
 
 static int con_init_done = 0;
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
 		return -1;
 	printk(KERN_INFO "Initialized stdio console driver\n");
 
-	lines_init(vts, ARRAY_SIZE(vts));
+	lines_init(vts, ARRAY_SIZE(vts), &opts);
 
 	new_title = add_xterm_umid(opts.xterm_title);
 	if(new_title != NULL)
diff --git a/arch/um/include/line.h b/arch/um/include/line.h
index 351d3ac..474398b 100644
--- a/arch/um/include/line.h
+++ b/arch/um/include/line.h
@@ -74,8 +74,7 @@
 #define LINES_INIT(n) {  num :		n }
 
 extern void line_close(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file * filp);
-extern int line_open(struct line *lines, struct tty_struct *tty,
-		     struct chan_opts *opts);
+extern int line_open(struct line *lines, struct tty_struct *tty);
 extern int line_setup(struct line *lines, unsigned int sizeof_lines,
 		      char *init);
 extern int line_write(struct tty_struct *tty, const unsigned char *buf,
@@ -99,11 +98,11 @@
 				struct tty_operations *driver,
 				struct line *lines,
 				int nlines);
-extern void lines_init(struct line *lines, int nlines);
+extern void lines_init(struct line *lines, int nlines, struct chan_opts *opts);
 extern void close_lines(struct line *lines, int nlines);
 
 extern int line_config(struct line *lines, unsigned int sizeof_lines,
-		       char *str);
+		       char *str, struct chan_opts *opts);
 extern int line_id(char **str, int *start_out, int *end_out);
 extern int line_remove(struct line *lines, unsigned int sizeof_lines, int n);
 extern int line_get_config(char *dev, struct line *lines,