diff --git a/alpaca.c b/alpaca.c
index 45c6b34..016a11d 100644
--- a/alpaca.c
+++ b/alpaca.c
@@ -46,30 +46,10 @@
 
 struct alpaca {
 	int alpaca_fd;
-	int console_fd;
 
 	struct termios alpaca_tios;
-	struct termios console_tios;
 };
 
-static int alpaca_console_data(int fd, void *data)
-{
-	struct msg hdr;
-	char buf[128];
-	ssize_t n;
-
-	n = read(fd, buf, sizeof(buf));
-	if (n < 0)
-		return n;
-
-	hdr.type = MSG_CONSOLE;
-	hdr.len = n;
-	write(STDOUT_FILENO, &hdr, sizeof(hdr));
-	write(STDOUT_FILENO, buf, n);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 void *alpaca_open(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct alpaca *alpaca;
@@ -80,12 +60,6 @@ void *alpaca_open(struct device *dev)
 	if (alpaca->alpaca_fd < 0)
 		err(1, "failed to open %s", dev->alpaca_dev);
 
-	alpaca->console_fd = tty_open(dev->console_dev, &alpaca->console_tios);
-	if (alpaca->console_fd < 0)
-		err(1, "failed to open %s", dev->console_dev);
-
-	watch_add_readfd(alpaca->console_fd, alpaca_console_data, alpaca);
-
 	return alpaca;
 }
 
@@ -140,10 +114,3 @@ int alpaca_power_off(struct device *dev)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-
-int alpaca_write(struct device *dev, const void *buf, size_t len)
-{
-	struct alpaca *alpaca = dev->cdb;
-
-	return write(alpaca->console_fd, buf, len);;
-}
diff --git a/alpaca.h b/alpaca.h
index 1a7af65..49fe11c 100644
--- a/alpaca.h
+++ b/alpaca.h
@@ -8,6 +8,5 @@ struct alpaca;
 void *alpaca_open(struct device *dev);
 int alpaca_power_on(struct device *dev);
 int alpaca_power_off(struct device *dev);
-int alpaca_write(struct device *dev, const void *buf, size_t len);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/device.c b/device.c
index 3ea90a6..cb36c59 100644
--- a/device.c
+++ b/device.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "cdba-server.h"
 #include "device.h"
 #include "fastboot.h"
 #include "list.h"
@@ -77,6 +78,33 @@ static void device_lock(struct device *device)
 		err(1, "failed to lock lockfile %s", lock);
 }
 
+static int device_console_data(int fd, void *data)
+{
+	struct msg hdr;
+	char buf[128];
+	ssize_t n;
+
+	n = read(fd, buf, sizeof(buf));
+	if (n < 0)
+		return n;
+
+	hdr.type = MSG_CONSOLE;
+	hdr.len = n;
+	write(STDOUT_FILENO, &hdr, sizeof(hdr));
+	write(STDOUT_FILENO, buf, n);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void console_open(struct device *device)
+{
+	device->console_fd = tty_open(device->console_dev, &device->console_tios);
+	if (device->console_fd < 0)
+		err(1, "failed to open %s", device->console_dev);
+
+	watch_add_readfd(device->console_fd, device_console_data, device);
+}
+
 struct device *device_open(const char *board,
 			   struct fastboot_ops *fastboot_ops)
 {
@@ -98,6 +126,9 @@ found:
 	if (!device->cdb)
 		errx(1, "failed to open device controller");
 
+	if (device->console_dev)
+		console_open(device);
+
 	device->fastboot = fastboot_open(device->serial, fastboot_ops, NULL);
 
 	return device;
@@ -144,9 +175,13 @@ int device_write(struct device *device, const void *buf, size_t len)
 	if (!device)
 		return 0;
 
-	assert(device->write);
+	if (device->console_fd) {
+		return write(device->console_fd, buf, len);;
+	} else {
+		assert(device->write);
 
-	return device->write(device, buf, len);
+		return device->write(device, buf, len);
+	}
 }
 
 void device_fastboot_boot(struct device *device)
diff --git a/device.h b/device.h
index bbb9f02..8cc4057 100644
--- a/device.h
+++ b/device.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef __DEVICE_H__
 #define __DEVICE_H__
 
+#include <termios.h>
 #include "list.h"
 
 struct cdb_assist;
@@ -33,6 +34,9 @@ struct device {
 
 	void *cdb;
 
+	int console_fd;
+	struct termios console_tios;
+
 	struct list_head node;
 };
 
diff --git a/device_parser.c b/device_parser.c
index 14d7b95..9c90bda 100644
--- a/device_parser.c
+++ b/device_parser.c
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ static void parse_board(struct device_parser *dp)
 			dev->open = alpaca_open;
 			dev->power_on = alpaca_power_on;
 			dev->power_off = alpaca_power_off;
-			dev->write = alpaca_write;
 		} else if (!strcmp(key, "console")) {
 			dev->console_dev = strdup(value);
 		} else if (!strcmp(key, "voltage")) {