1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/initrd/menu-select b/src/initrd/menu-select
index c374b29..1fcade4 100755
--- a/src/initrd/menu-select
+++ b/src/initrd/menu-select
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ error()
 
   clear >&4
   echo "error -- ${*:-:(}" >&4
+  echo "error -- ${*:-:(}" >/dev/tty1
 
   if [ $sleep -gt 0 ]; then
     echo "will try again in $sleep seconds..." >&4
@@ -61,6 +62,8 @@ hwclock_to_system()
   hwclock --hctosys
 }
 
+chvt 1
+echo -n "Samizdat is attempting to load the root filesystem..." >/dev/tty1
 case "$1" in
   boot-ram)
     read _ memtotal_kb _ < /proc/meminfo
@@ -107,7 +110,7 @@ case "$1" in
     mount "$dev"2 /plaintext                           || error
     init_gpg                                           || error
     open_samizdat_blockdev "$dev"3 /plaintext/disk.key || error
-    open_samizdat                                      || error
+    open_samizdat                                      || error open_samizdat
     bootdone root-mounted
   ;;
   boot-overwrite|boot-new|boot-luks)
@@ -129,7 +132,7 @@ case "$1" in
 
     if [ "$1" = 'boot-luks' ]; then
       open_samizdat_blockdev_from_loop "$loopfile" "$loopfile"k || error
-      open_samizdat || error
+      open_samizdat || error open_samizdat
       bootdone root-mounted
       exit
     fi