initscripts: checkroot.sh: chvt 1 if fsck returns with an errorcode and waits for user input. Fixes the "hanging" bootsplash on some distros

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/packages/initscripts/initscripts-1.0/checkroot.sh b/packages/initscripts/initscripts-1.0/checkroot.sh
index e84e000f53..df3035371b 100755
--- a/packages/initscripts/initscripts-1.0/checkroot.sh
+++ b/packages/initscripts/initscripts-1.0/checkroot.sh
@@ -150,6 +150,12 @@ else
     #
     if test "$?" -gt 1
     then
+    
+      # Since this script is run very early in the boot-process, it should be safe to assume that the
+      # output is printed to VT1. However, some distributions use a bootsplash to hide the "ugly" boot
+      # messages and having the bootsplash "hang" due to a waiting fsck prompt is less than ideal
+      chvt 1
+    
       # Surprise! Re-directing from a HERE document (as in
       # "cat << EOF") won't work, because the root is read-only.
       echo