diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
index 0921578..799a55a 100644
--- a/.cvsignore
+++ b/.cvsignore
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ xterm-207.tgz
 ctlseqs.txt.gz
 UnicodeData-Latest.txt.gz
 16colors.txt
+xterm-208.tgz
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index fe9613c..4b61f64 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-3de8a3756c284a46a08c6d0308909486  xterm-207.tgz
+a062d0b398918015d07c31ecdcc5111a  xterm-208.tgz
 0048925cb45d60429bc2f7665d563680  ctlseqs.txt.gz
 92826989d4f4aa610cf6222359f3f83a  UnicodeData-Latest.txt.gz
 6093439b8d79089f4ff1cdfed358b401  16colors.txt
diff --git a/xterm.spec b/xterm.spec
index 569f0cd..f7a2545 100644
--- a/xterm.spec
+++ b/xterm.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: xterm terminal emulator for the X Window System
 Name:    xterm
-Version: 207
-Release: 10
+Version: 208
+Release: 1
 URL:     http://dickey.his.com/xterm
 License: MIT
 Group:   User Interface/X
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ Patch3: xterm-tty-group-name.patch
 Patch4: xterm-206-appsdir.patch
 Patch5: xterm-207-freetype.patch
 Patch6: xterm-207-eightBitInput_false.patch
+Patch7: xterm-208-redhat-resources.patch
+Patch8: xterm-208-root-grab-console.patch
 BuildRequires: libXft-devel
 BuildRequires: freetype-devel
 BuildRequires: libXrender-devel
@@ -53,8 +55,11 @@ programs that can't use the window system directly.
 #%patch1 -p1 -b .resources-redhat
 %patch3 -p1 -b .tty-group-name
 %patch4 -p1 -b .appsdir
-%patch5 -p1 -b .freetype
-%patch6 -p1 -b .eightBitInput_false
+#%patch5 -p1 -b .freetype
+#^- now fixed upstream in 208
+#%patch6 -p1 -b .eightBitInput_false
+%patch7 -p1 -b .redhat-resources
+%patch8 -p1 -b .root-grab-console
 
 %build
 RPM_OPT_FLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -DPROJECTROOT='\"/usr\"'"
@@ -100,6 +105,12 @@ cp -fp %SOURCE3 16colors.txt
 %doc xterm.log.html ctlseqs.ms ctlseqs.txt UnicodeData.txt 16colors.txt README.i18n
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jan 17 2006 Jason Vas Dias<jvdias@redhat.com> - 208-1
+- Upgrade to upstream version 208
+- Allow root user to grab the console, even if /dev/console 
+  not owned by root
+- restore Red Hat '*VT100*scrollBar:1' default Xresource
+
 * Wed Dec 21 2005 Jason Vas Dias<jvdias@redhat.com> - 207-10
 - Fix bug 164210: tek4014 support should be enabled by default