diff -Naurp rc-scripts-1.4.3.13.orig/init.d/modules rc-scripts-1.4.3.13/init.d/modules
--- rc-scripts-1.4.3.13.orig/init.d/modules	2004-02-06 14:33:59.000000000 -0500
+++ rc-scripts-1.4.3.13/init.d/modules	2004-02-16 05:44:30.000000000 -0500
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ load_modules() {
 	if [ "${modcount}" -gt 0 ]
 	then
 		einfo "Using ${config} as config:"
+# S COBALT
+		putlcd "Autoloading     " "module(s)...    "
+# E COBALT
 		
 		for x in ${modules}
 		do
@@ -64,6 +67,10 @@ load_modules() {
 		done
 
 		einfo "Autoloaded ${modcount} module(s)"
+# S COBALT
+		putlcd "Autoloaded" "module(s):    ${modcount}"
+# E COBALT
+
 	fi
 
 	return 0
diff -Naurp rc-scripts-1.4.3.13.orig/sbin/rc rc-scripts-1.4.3.13/sbin/rc
--- rc-scripts-1.4.3.13.orig/sbin/rc	2004-02-08 06:42:21.000000000 -0500
+++ rc-scripts-1.4.3.13/sbin/rc	2004-02-16 05:42:42.000000000 -0500
@@ -355,6 +355,9 @@ then
 	# devfsd has been started, so that the fstab can be properly parsed
 	# and only if the server/Gentoo box is initialized ...
 	ebegin "Activating (possible) swap"
+# S COBALT
+	putlcd "Activating" "(possible) swap "
+# E COBALT
 	/sbin/swapon -a &> /dev/null
 	eend 0
 
@@ -723,8 +726,14 @@ then
 	
 	if [ "${SOFTLEVEL}" = "reboot" ]
 	then
+# S COBALT
+		putlcd "Rebooting...    " "                "
+# E COBALT
 		source /etc/init.d/reboot.sh 
 	else
+# S COBALT
+		putlcd "Shutting down..." "                "
+# E COBALT
 		source /etc/init.d/shutdown.sh
 	fi
 	
@@ -805,5 +814,16 @@ rm -rf "${svcdir}/failed" &> /dev/null
 rc_splash_debug "${SOFTLEVEL}"
 # Progressbar end
 
+# S COBALT
+	if [ "${SOFTLEVEL}" = "default" ]; then
+		myip=$(ifconfig eth0 | sed -n -e "s/^.*addr://g" -n -e "s/ Bcast.*//p")
+		myhost=$(hostname)
+		if [ -z "${myip}" ]; then
+			myip="(ipaddr unknown)"
+		fi
+			putlcd "                " "                "
+			putlcd "${myip}" "${myhost}"
+	fi
+# E COBALT	
 
 # vim:ts=4
diff -Naurp rc-scripts-1.4.3.13.orig/sbin/runscript.sh rc-scripts-1.4.3.13/sbin/runscript.sh
--- rc-scripts-1.4.3.13.orig/sbin/runscript.sh	2003-10-26 12:48:23.000000000 -0500
+++ rc-scripts-1.4.3.13/sbin/runscript.sh	2004-02-16 05:44:23.000000000 -0500
@@ -198,6 +198,9 @@ svc_stop() {
 		eerror "        \"${myservice}\" is still up."
 	else
 		# Now that deps are stopped, stop our service
+# S COBALT
+		putlcd "Stopping:       " "${myservice}"
+# E COBALT
 		stop
 		retval="$?"
 	fi
@@ -216,6 +219,11 @@ svc_stop() {
 		then
 			mark_service_started "${myservice}"
 		fi
+# S COBALT
+		putlcd "Stopping:   [!!]"
+	else
+		putlcd "Stopping:   [ok]"
+# E COBALT
 	fi
 
 	return "${retval}"
@@ -315,10 +323,21 @@ svc_start() {
 			retval=1
 		elif [ "${retval}" -eq 0 ] && ! broken "${myservice}" &>/dev/null
 		then
+# S COBALT
+			putlcd "Starting:       " "${myservice}"
+# E COBALT
 			start
 			retval="$?"
 		fi
 
+# S COBALT
+		if [ "${retval}" -ne 0 ]; then
+			putlcd "Starting:   [!!]" ""
+		else
+			putlcd "Starting:   [ok]" ""
+		fi
+# E COBALT
+
 		if [ "${retval}" -ne 0 ] && is_runlevel_start
 		then
 			mark_service_failed "${myservice}"