4 files changed, 6 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/console-tools/dumpkmap.c b/console-tools/dumpkmap.c
index 8592655..19ba77d 100644
--- a/console-tools/dumpkmap.c
+++ b/console-tools/dumpkmap.c
@@ -51,11 +51,7 @@ int dumpkmap_main(int argc, char **argv)
 		bb_show_usage();
 	}
 
-	fd = open(CURRENT_VC, O_RDWR);
-	if (fd < 0) {
-		bb_perror_msg("Error opening " CURRENT_VC);
-		return EXIT_FAILURE;
-	}
+	fd=bb_xopen(CURRENT_VC, O_RDWR);
 
 	write(1, magic, 7);
 
diff --git a/console-tools/loadacm.c b/console-tools/loadacm.c
index 640aa44..edaf51a 100644
--- a/console-tools/loadacm.c
+++ b/console-tools/loadacm.c
@@ -37,10 +37,7 @@ int loadacm_main(int argc, char **argv)
 		bb_show_usage();
 	}
 
-	fd = open(CURRENT_VC, O_RDWR);
-	if (fd < 0) {
-		bb_perror_msg_and_die("Error opening " CURRENT_VC);
-	}
+	fd = bb_xopen(CURRENT_VC, O_RDWR);
 
 	if (screen_map_load(fd, stdin)) {
 		bb_perror_msg_and_die("Error loading acm");
diff --git a/console-tools/loadfont.c b/console-tools/loadfont.c
index 6108151..4580dc4 100644
--- a/console-tools/loadfont.c
+++ b/console-tools/loadfont.c
@@ -46,9 +46,7 @@ extern int loadfont_main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (argc != 1)
 		bb_show_usage();
 
-	fd = open(CURRENT_VC, O_RDWR);
-	if (fd < 0)
-		bb_perror_msg_and_die("Error opening " CURRENT_VC);
+	fd = bb_xopen(CURRENT_VC, O_RDWR);
 	loadnewfont(fd);
 
 	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/console-tools/openvt.c b/console-tools/openvt.c
index 269dfc0..bafd1d0 100644
--- a/console-tools/openvt.c
+++ b/console-tools/openvt.c
@@ -48,11 +48,8 @@ int openvt_main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (!isdigit(argv[1][0]))
 	        bb_show_usage();
 
-	vtno = (int) atol(argv[1]);
-
-	/* if (vtno <= 0 || vtno > 63) */
-	if (vtno <= 0 || vtno > 12)
-		bb_error_msg_and_die("Illegal vt number (%d)", vtno);	  
+	/* check for Illegal vt number */
+	vtno=bb_xgetlarg(argv[1], 10, 1, 12);
 
 	sprintf(vtname, VTNAME, vtno);
 
@@ -73,8 +70,7 @@ int openvt_main(int argc, char **argv)
 		close(0);			/* so that new vt becomes stdin */
 
 		/* and grab new one */
-		if ((fd = open(vtname, O_RDWR)) == -1)
-			bb_perror_msg_and_die("could not open %s", vtname);	  
+		fd = bb_xopen(vtname, O_RDWR);
 
 		/* Reassign stdout and sterr */
 		close(1);