I've attached a patch which reverses the logic in the init script.
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David Härdeman
diff -ur ./usplash-0.4-43.orig/debian/usplash.init ./usplash-0.4-43/debian/usplash.init
--- ./usplash-0.4-43.orig/debian/usplash.init 2007-05-09 20:21:34.000000000 +0200
+++ ./usplash-0.4-43/debian/usplash.init 2007-05-09 20:25:37.000000000 +0200
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
else
CONSOLE_SCREEN=
fi
- if type usplash >/dev/null 2>&1 && grep -q splash /proc/cmdline &&
+ if type usplash >/dev/null 2>&1 && grep -qwv nosplash /proc/cmdline &&
( pidof usplash > /dev/null || [ "$(fgconsole 2>/dev/null)" = "8" ] ); then
# Clear VT 8 of any console messages
clear >/dev/tty8
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
;;
stop)
# only run with splash boot cmdline
- if [ -r /proc/cmdline ] && grep -q splash /proc/cmdline; then
+ if [ -r /proc/cmdline ] && grep -qwv nosplash /proc/cmdline; then
usplash -c &
usplash_write "TEXT Resetting the usplash timeout..."
usplash_write "TIMEOUT 15"
