diff --git a/src/starkernel/hal/console.c b/src/starkernel/hal/console.c
index 47b7b87..3083c7e 100644
--- a/src/starkernel/hal/console.c
+++ b/src/starkernel/hal/console.c
@@ -192,13 +192,23 @@ static void raw_putc(char c) {
 #endif
 }
 
-/* Emit "[VMName] " directly via raw_putc — no recursion into console_putc */
+/* Emit "[VMName] " to both serial (raw_putc) and, when available, the
+ * framebuffer (vt100_putc) -- mirrors console_putc()'s own serial/framebuffer
+ * split so the prefix reaches both outputs, not serial only. No recursion
+ * into console_putc itself (would re-trigger the line-start prefix check). */
 static void emit_prefix(void) {
     const char *p;
+    int fb = fb_is_available();
     raw_putc('[');
-    for (p = g_active_vm_name; *p; p++) raw_putc(*p);
+    if (fb) vt100_putc('[');
+    for (p = g_active_vm_name; *p; p++) {
+        raw_putc(*p);
+        if (fb) vt100_putc(*p);
+    }
     raw_putc(']');
+    if (fb) vt100_putc(']');
     raw_putc(' ');
+    if (fb) vt100_putc(' ');
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/starkernel/kernel_main.c b/src/starkernel/kernel_main.c
index 36c6d65..7180d93 100644
--- a/src/starkernel/kernel_main.c
+++ b/src/starkernel/kernel_main.c
@@ -827,11 +827,15 @@ static void kernel_main_deep(BootInfo *boot_info) {
 #endif
 
     /*
-     * FABRIC.md item 4.3.1 -- raw framebuffer boot diagnostic.
-     * console.c / vt100.c are superseded by the Console drawing-fabric
-     * redesign (FABRIC.md §27) and are deliberately not invoked here.
-     * fb_init() wires the raw GOP framebuffer directly; the orientation
-     * test pattern is drawn on a blank framebuffer, nothing else touches it.
+     * FABRIC.md item 4.3.1 -- raw framebuffer boot diagnostic, plus 4.4c
+     * (2026-08-11): console_fb_init() wires the framebuffer AND turns on
+     * vt100_init(), so serial and framebuffer consoles carry identical
+     * output from here on -- Captain Bob's stated end goal. Previously only
+     * raw fb_init() ran and console.c/vt100.c's framebuffer path was
+     * deliberately skipped ("superseded by the Console drawing-fabric
+     * redesign"); that left vt100_putc() permanently uninitialized and no
+     * console output ever reached the screen. console_fb_init() calls
+     * fb_init() internally, so this replaces the old call, not adds to it.
      */
     if (boot_info->framebuffer.base != NULL && boot_info->framebuffer.size > 0) {
         FbPixelFormat fb_fmt;
@@ -840,7 +844,7 @@ static void kernel_main_deep(BootInfo *boot_info) {
             case (UINT32)PixelBlueGreenRedReserved8BitPerColor: fb_fmt = FB_PIXEL_BGRX32; break;
             default: fb_fmt = FB_PIXEL_BGRX32; break;
         }
-        fb_init(&boot_info->framebuffer, fb_fmt);
+        console_fb_init(&boot_info->framebuffer, fb_fmt);
         fb_draw_orientation_test();
     }