diff -Naur event.d.orig/bootclean event.d/bootclean
--- event.d.orig/bootclean	2007-04-14 11:53:18.000000000 +0200
+++ event.d/bootclean	2007-04-29 14:44:53.000000000 +0200
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 console output
 
 script
-	echo "Cleaning /tmp, /var/lock, /var/run"
+	initmsg msg "Cleaning /tmp, /var/lock, /var/run"
 	EXCEPT='! -name .
 		! ( -path ./lost+found -uid 0 )
 		! ( -path ./quota.user -uid 0 )
@@ -44,4 +44,5 @@
 	
 	chmod 755 / 2> /dev/null || true
 	chmod 1777 /tmp /var/tmp || true
+	initmsg ret $? "Removal of /tmp, /var/lock, /var/run"
 end script
diff -Naur event.d.orig/fsck event.d/fsck
--- event.d.orig/fsck	2007-04-14 11:53:18.000000000 +0200
+++ event.d/fsck	2007-04-28 23:51:24.000000000 +0200
@@ -87,13 +87,8 @@
 	
 	# Fix /etc/mtab to list sys and proc if they were not yet entered in
 	# /etc/mtab because / was still mounted read-only:
-	if [ -d /proc/sys ]; then
-		mount -f proc /proc -t proc
-	fi
-	
-	if [ -d /sys/bus ]; then
-		mount -f sysfs /sys -t sysfs
-	fi
+	mountpoint -q /proc || mount -f proc /proc -t proc
+	mountpoint -q /sys || mount -f sysfs /sys -t sysfs
 	
 	mount -f -t tmpfs tmpfs /dev/shm
 	mount -f -t devpts -omode=0620,gid=5 devpts /dev/pts
diff -Naur event.d.orig/hostname event.d/hostname
--- event.d.orig/hostname	2007-04-14 11:53:18.000000000 +0200
+++ event.d/hostname	2007-04-29 14:54:36.000000000 +0200
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 	fi
 	
 	hostname=`cat /etc/HOSTNAME | cut -f1 -d .`
-	echo "Setting hostname to '$hostname'"
+	initmsg msg "Setting hostname to '$hostname'"
 	/bin/hostname "$hostname"
+	initmsg ret $? "Update of hostname to '$hostname'"
 end script
diff -Naur event.d.orig/hwclock event.d/hwclock
--- event.d.orig/hwclock	2007-04-14 11:53:18.000000000 +0200
+++ event.d/hwclock	2007-04-29 14:38:21.000000000 +0200
@@ -10,20 +10,22 @@
 
 pre-start script
 	if [ -e /etc/hardwareclock ]; then
-		echo "Setting system time from the hardware clock"
+		initmsg msg "Setting system time from the hardware clock"
 		if grep -q "^UTC" /etc/hardwareclock ; then
 			/sbin/hwclock --utc --hctosys
 		else
 			/sbin/hwclock --localtime --hctosys
 		fi
+		initmsg ret $? "Update of system time based on the hardware clock"
 	fi
 end script
 
 post-stop script
-	echo "Saving system time to the hardware clock"
+	initmsg msg "Saving system time to the hardware clock"
 	if grep -q "^UTC" /etc/hardwareclock ; then
 		/sbin/hwclock --utc --systohc
 	else
 		/sbin/hwclock --localtime --systohc
 	fi
+	initmsg ret $? "Update of the hardware clock based on the system time"
 end script
diff -Naur event.d.orig/keymap event.d/keymap
--- event.d.orig/keymap	2007-04-14 11:53:18.000000000 +0200
+++ event.d/keymap	2007-04-28 23:44:27.000000000 +0200
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 		if [ ! -z ${keymap} ] ; then
 			loadkeys ${keymap} 2> /dev/null
 		else
-			echo ">> You haven't set a keymap in /etc/sysconfig/keymap"
+			hint "You haven't set a keymap in /etc/sysconfig/keymap"
 		fi
 	fi
 end script
diff -Naur event.d.orig/load-modules event.d/load-modules
--- event.d.orig/load-modules	2007-04-14 11:53:18.000000000 +0200
+++ event.d/load-modules	2007-04-29 14:43:44.000000000 +0200
@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@
 
 	# Read configuration file and load modules
 	if [ -r /etc/sysconfig/modules ]; then
-		echo "Loading modules..."
+		initmsg msg "Loading modules..."
 		
 		grep '^[^#]' /etc/sysconfig/modules | \
 		while read module args; do
 			[ -n "$module" ] || continue
 			modprobe "$module" "$args" || true
 		done
+		initmsg ret $? "Module loading"
 	fi
 end script
diff -Naur event.d.orig/mount event.d/mount
--- event.d.orig/mount	2007-04-14 11:53:19.000000000 +0200
+++ event.d/mount	2007-04-29 14:45:36.000000000 +0200
@@ -13,14 +13,16 @@
 	
 	# Check all the non-root filesystems.
 	if ! [ -r /etc/fastboot ]; then
-		echo "Checking non-root filesystems"
+		initmsg msg "Checking non-root filesystems"
 		/sbin/fsck $ffsck -T -C -R -A -a || true
+		initmsg ret $? "Check of non-root filesystems"
 	fi
 
 	# Mount non-root file systems in fstab (but not NFS or SMB 
 	# because TCP/IP is not yet configured).
-	echo "Mounting local filesystems"
+	initmsg msg "Mounting local filesystems"
 	mount -a -t nonfs,nosmbfs,noproc,nosysfs,nofuse,nontfs-3g || true
+	initmsg ret $? "Mount of local filesystems"
 
 	# Clean up some temporary files.
 	/bin/rm -f /var/run/utmp /var/run/*pid /etc/nologin /var/run/lpd* \
diff -Naur event.d.orig/random event.d/random
--- event.d.orig/random	2007-04-14 11:53:19.000000000 +0200
+++ event.d/random	2007-04-29 14:56:05.000000000 +0200
@@ -9,13 +9,14 @@
 service
 
 pre-start script
-	echo "Initializing /dev/urandom"
+	initmsg msg "Initializing /dev/urandom"
 	
 	if [ -f /etc/random-seed ]; then
 		cat /etc/random-seed >/dev/urandom || true
 	fi
 	
 	dd if=/dev/urandom of=/etc/random-seed count=1 bs=512 2> /dev/null || true
+	initmsg ret $? "Initialization of /dev/urandom"
 end script
 
 post-stop script
diff -Naur event.d.orig/shutdown event.d/shutdown
--- event.d.orig/shutdown	2007-04-14 11:53:19.000000000 +0200
+++ event.d/shutdown	2007-04-29 14:56:58.000000000 +0200
@@ -27,18 +27,22 @@
 	
 	# Exterminate any lil' process that managed to evade my merciless
 	# terminating.
-	echo "Sending all processes the SIGTERM signal"
+	initmsg msg "Sending all processes the SIGTERM signal"
 	killall5 -15 || true
+	initmsg ret $? "Sending all processes the SIGTERM signal"
 	
-	echo "Sending all processes the SIGKILL signal"
+	initmsg msg "Sending all processes the SIGKILL signal"
 	sleep 5
 	killall5 -9 || true
+	initmsg ret $? "Sending all processes the SIGKILL signal"
 	
-	echo "Unmounting local filesystems..."
+	initmsg msg "Unmounting local filesystems..."
 	umount -a -r -t nonfs,noumsdos,nosmbfs,noproc,nofuse,nofuseblk || true
+	initmsg ret $? "Unmount of the local filesystems"
 	
-	echo "Remounting root filesystem read-only"
+	initmsg msg "Remounting root filesystem read-only"
 	mount -n -o remount,ro / || true
+	initmsg ret $? "Remount of the root filesystem read-only"
 	
 	# It's unlikely that this isn't set, but you never know what crazy
 	# stuff some people manage to do... Reboot if it's not set
diff -Naur event.d.orig/udevtrigger event.d/udevtrigger
--- event.d.orig/udevtrigger	2007-04-14 11:53:19.000000000 +0200
+++ event.d/udevtrigger	2007-04-29 14:47:32.000000000 +0200
@@ -8,13 +8,15 @@
 script
 	# Traverse /sys in order to coldplug devices that have
 	# already been discovered
-	echo "Detecting hardware..."
+	initmsg msg "Detecting hardware..."
 	mkdir -p /dev/.udev/queue
 	/sbin/udevtrigger || true
+	initmsg ret $? "Hardware detection"
 	
 	# Now wait for udevd to process the uevents we triggered
-	echo "Processing detected hardware..."
+	initmsg msg "Processing detected hardware..."
 	/sbin/udevsettle || true
+	initmsg ret $? "Processing detected hardware"
 	
-	mount -n -t usbfs -o devgid=23,devmode=664 usbfs /proc/bus/usb || true
+	mountpoint -q /proc/bus/usb || mount -n -t usbfs -o devgid=23,devmode=664 usbfs /proc/bus/usb
 end script
diff -Naur event.d.orig/welcome event.d/welcome
--- event.d.orig/welcome	2007-04-28 22:52:58.000000000 +0200
+++ event.d/welcome	2007-04-29 00:11:24.000000000 +0200
@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@
 console output
 
 script
-	if [ -r /etc/frugalware-release ]; then
-		echo -e "\033[1;34m>> \033[1;37mWelcome to $(cat /etc/frugalware-release)!\033[1;0m "
-	else
-		echo -e "\033[1;34m>> \033[1;37mWelcome to Frugalware Linux!\033[1;0m "
-	fi
-	echo -e "\033[1;34m>> \033[1;37mCopyright (C) 2004-2007 Frugalware Developer Team\033[1;0m "
-	echo
+	fwgreet="\e[01mWelcome to \e[01;36mFrugalware\e[0m\e[01m Linux!\e[0m"
+	((spaces=(($(tput cols) - $(echo -n ${fwgreet} | wc -m) + 24)) / 2))
+	echo -e "\n"
+	for i in $(seq 1 ${spaces})
+	do
+		echo -n ' '
+	done
+	echo -e "${fwgreet}\n"
 end script