diff --git a/kdebase-workspace-4.3.3-kdm_plymouth.patch b/kdebase-workspace-4.3.3-kdm_plymouth.patch
index 2cd2453..e54e4c1 100644
--- a/kdebase-workspace-4.3.3-kdm_plymouth.patch
+++ b/kdebase-workspace-4.3.3-kdm_plymouth.patch
@@ -1,13 +1,51 @@
-diff -up kdebase-workspace-4.3.3/kdm/backend/dm.c.plymouth kdebase-workspace-4.3.3/kdm/backend/dm.c
---- kdebase-workspace-4.3.3/kdm/backend/dm.c.plymouth	2008-07-21 19:03:20.000000000 -0500
-+++ kdebase-workspace-4.3.3/kdm/backend/dm.c	2009-12-01 12:26:16.435483131 -0600
-@@ -1356,6 +1356,9 @@ allocateVT( struct display *d )
- 						}
- 					}
- 				}
-+				/* if using plymouth, force use of specified vt.  TODO: query/use activevt */
-+				if ((open( "/var/spool/gdm/force-display-on-active-vt", O_RDONLY )) >= 0 )
-+					volun = False;
- 				if (!volun || !((1 << tvt) & getBusyVTs())) {
- 					d->serverVT = tvt;
- 					return;
+diff -up kdebase-workspace-4.3.3/kdm/backend/dm.c.kdm_plymouth kdebase-workspace-4.3.3/kdm/backend/dm.c
+--- kdebase-workspace-4.3.3/kdm/backend/dm.c.kdm_plymouth	2008-07-21 19:03:20.000000000 -0500
++++ kdebase-workspace-4.3.3/kdm/backend/dm.c	2009-12-02 08:22:48.935095381 -0600
+@@ -1315,6 +1315,34 @@ getBusyVTs( void )
+ 	return activeVTs;
+ }
+ 
++static int
++get_active_vt (void)
++{
++        int console_fd;
++        struct vt_stat console_state = { 0 };
++        console_fd = open ("/dev/tty0", O_RDONLY | O_NOCTTY);
++        if (console_fd < 0) {
++                goto out;
++        }
++        if (ioctl (console_fd, VT_GETSTATE, &console_state) < 0) {
++                goto out;
++        }
++out:
++        if (console_fd >= 0) {
++                close (console_fd);
++        }
++        return console_state.v_active;
++}
++
++static int
++triggered_to_force_display_on_active_vt (void)
++{
++	int should_force_display_on_active_vt;
++	should_force_display_on_active_vt=open("/var/spool/gdm/force-display-on-active-vt", O_RDONLY);
++	unlink("/var/spool/gdm/force-display-on-active-vt");
++	return should_force_display_on_active_vt;
++}
++
+ static void
+ allocateVT( struct display *d )
+ {
+@@ -1324,7 +1352,11 @@ allocateVT( struct display *d )
+ 	if ((d->displayType & d_location) == dLocal &&
+ 	    d->status == notRunning && !d->serverVT && d->reqSrvVT >= 0)
+ 	{
+-		if (d->reqSrvVT && d->reqSrvVT < 16)
++		if ( triggered_to_force_display_on_active_vt() >= 0 )
++		{
++			d->serverVT = get_active_vt() ;
++		}
++		else if (d->reqSrvVT && d->reqSrvVT < 16)
+ 			d->serverVT = d->reqSrvVT;
+ 		else {
+ 			for (i = tvt = 0;;) {
diff --git a/kdebase-workspace.spec b/kdebase-workspace.spec
index 6fd719a..f8a18dd 100644
--- a/kdebase-workspace.spec
+++ b/kdebase-workspace.spec
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 Summary: K Desktop Environment - Workspace
 Name: kdebase-workspace
 Version: 4.3.3
-Release: 8%{?dist}
+Release: 9%{?dist}
 
 Source0: ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/stable/%{version}/src/kdebase-workspace-%{version}.tar.bz2
 License: GPLv2
@@ -615,6 +615,9 @@ fi
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Dec 02 2009 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> 4.3.3-9
+- (better) kdm_plymouth patch (#475890)
+
 * Tue Dec 01 2009 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> 4.3.3-8
 - force use of ServerVTs(1), if booting from plymouth (#475890)