diff -ur asterisk-1.4.26/main/term.c asterisk-1.4.26-patched/main/term.c
--- asterisk-1.4.26/main/term.c	2006-12-27 19:06:56.000000000 -0300
+++ asterisk-1.4.26-patched/main/term.c	2009-11-06 19:06:43.000000000 -0300
@@ -80,8 +80,17 @@
 	int termfd = -1, parseokay = 0, i;
 
 	if (!term)
+#ifdef linux
+		term = "linux";
+#elif defined(__OpenBSD__) || defined(__NetBSD__) || defined(__FreeBSD__)
+		term = "cons25";
+#elif defined(SOLARIS)
+		term = "sun-color";
+#else
 		return 0;
-	if (!ast_opt_console || ast_opt_no_color || !ast_opt_no_fork)
+#endif
+
+	if (ast_opt_no_color)
 		return 0;
 
 	for (i=0 ;; i++) {