3 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/sysvinit/sysvinit/rc b/meta/recipes-core/sysvinit/sysvinit/rc
index 8e76f987c1..41196ec90b 100755
--- a/meta/recipes-core/sysvinit/sysvinit/rc
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/sysvinit/sysvinit/rc
@@ -160,6 +160,9 @@ startup() {
                         #
                         [ -f $previous_start ] && [ ! -f $stop ] && continue
                 fi
+                if [ x"${PSPLASH_TEXT_UPDATES}" = x"yes" ]; then
+                        psplash-write "MSG $(basename $i .sh | cut -c 4-)" || true
+                fi
                 case "$runlevel" in
                         0|6)
                                 startup $i stop
diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/sysvinit/sysvinit/rcS-default b/meta/recipes-core/sysvinit/sysvinit/rcS-default
index 76af22b359..f7c4a2f841 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/sysvinit/sysvinit/rcS-default
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/sysvinit/sysvinit/rcS-default
@@ -32,3 +32,5 @@ ROOTFS_READ_ONLY=no
 INIT_SYSTEM=sysvinit
 # set the psplash fifo directory
 PSPLASH_FIFO_DIR=/mnt
+# psplash textual updates knob
+PSPLASH_TEXT_UPDATES=#PSPLASH_TEXT#
diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/sysvinit/sysvinit_2.98.bb b/meta/recipes-core/sysvinit/sysvinit_2.98.bb
index fd39c61fb5..41009bc180 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/sysvinit/sysvinit_2.98.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/sysvinit/sysvinit_2.98.bb
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ inherit update-alternatives features_check
 DEPENDS_append = " update-rc.d-native base-passwd virtual/crypt"
 do_package_setscene[depends] = "${MLPREFIX}base-passwd:do_populate_sysroot"
 
+PACKAGECONFIG[psplash-text-updates] = ",,"
+
 REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES = "sysvinit"
 
 ALTERNATIVE_${PN} = "init mountpoint halt reboot runlevel shutdown poweroff last lastb mesg utmpdump wall"
@@ -91,7 +93,10 @@ do_install () {
                 install -d ${D}${sysconfdir}/rc$level.d
         done
 
-        install -m 0644    ${WORKDIR}/rcS-default       ${D}${sysconfdir}/default/rcS
+        sed -e \
+                's:#PSPLASH_TEXT#:${@bb.utils.contains("PACKAGECONFIG","psplash-text-updates","yes","no", d)}:g' \
+                ${WORKDIR}/rcS-default > ${D}${sysconfdir}/default/rcS
+        chmod 0644 ${D}${sysconfdir}/default/rcS
         install -m 0755    ${WORKDIR}/rc                ${D}${sysconfdir}/init.d
         install -m 0755    ${WORKDIR}/rcS               ${D}${sysconfdir}/init.d
         install -m 0755    ${WORKDIR}/bootlogd.init     ${D}${sysconfdir}/init.d/bootlogd