Index: sys/dev/vt/hw/ofwfb/ofwfb.c
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/vt/hw/ofwfb/ofwfb.c
+++ sys/dev/vt/hw/ofwfb/ofwfb.c
@@ -280,6 +282,8 @@
 ofwfb_initialize(struct vt_device *vd)
 {
 	struct ofwfb_softc *sc = vd->vd_softc;
+	char name[64];
+	ihandle_t ih;
 	int i, err;
 	cell_t retval;
 	uint32_t oldpix;
@@ -289,6 +293,11 @@
 	if (sc->fb.fb_flags & FB_FLAG_NOWRITE)
 		return;
 
+	/* Open display device, thereby initializing it */
+	memset(name, 0, sizeof(name));
+	OF_package_to_path(sc->sc_node, name, sizeof(name));
+	ih = OF_open(name);
+
 	/*
 	 * Set up the color map
 	 */
@@ -300,7 +309,7 @@
 		    16, 255, 8, 255, 0);
 
 		for (i = 0; i < 16; i++) {
-			err = OF_call_method("color!", sc->sc_handle, 4, 1,
+			err = OF_call_method("color!", ih, 4, 1,
 			    (cell_t)((sc->fb.fb_cmap[i] >> 16) & 0xff),
 			    (cell_t)((sc->fb.fb_cmap[i] >> 8) & 0xff),
 			    (cell_t)((sc->fb.fb_cmap[i] >> 0) & 0xff),
@@ -375,13 +384,6 @@
 	/* Keep track of the OF node */
 	sc->sc_node = node;
 
-	/*
-	 * Try to use a 32-bit framebuffer if possible. This may be
-	 * unimplemented and fail. That's fine -- it just means we are
-	 * stuck with the defaults.
-	 */
-	OF_call_method("set-depth", sc->sc_handle, 1, 1, (cell_t)32, &i);
-
 	/* Make sure we have needed properties */
 	if (OF_getproplen(node, "height") != sizeof(height) ||
 	    OF_getproplen(node, "width") != sizeof(width) ||