Index: linux-2.6.22.5/kernel/printk.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.22.5.orig/kernel/printk.c
+++ linux-2.6.22.5/kernel/printk.c
@@ -535,6 +535,7 @@ asmlinkage int vprintk(const char *fmt, 
 
 	/* Emit the output into the temporary buffer */
 	printed_len = vscnprintf(printk_buf, sizeof(printk_buf), fmt, args);
+    printascii(printk_buf);
 
 	/*
 	 * Copy the output into log_buf.  If the caller didn't provide