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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