diff --git a/README.eeexubuntu b/README.eeexubuntu
index 6e60e39e..1392ab30 100644
--- a/README.eeexubuntu
+++ b/README.eeexubuntu
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 
-Experimental eeeXubuntu support merged from Smurfy's port, see
+Experimental eeeXubuntu support merged from smurfy's port, see
 http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=15685
 
diff --git a/finit-alt.c b/finit-alt.c
index 27231e85..074e2388 100644
--- a/finit-alt.c
+++ b/finit-alt.c
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 #define RUNPARTS	"/bin/run-parts"
 #define TOUCH_ETC_NETWORK_RUN_IFSTATE
 #define LISTEN_INITCTL
+#define USE_USPLASH
 #else			/* original Eeepc distribution */
 #define RANDOMSEED	"/var/lib/urandom/random-seed"
 #define SYSROOT		"/mnt"
@@ -161,6 +162,11 @@ int main()
 	puts("finit-alt " VERSION " (built " __DATE__ " " __TIME__
 						" by " WHOAMI ")");
 
+#ifdef USE_USPLASH
+	system("usplash_write \"TEXT-URGENT finit " VERSION " (build "__DATE__ " " __TIME__ ") \"");
+	system("usplash_write \"PROGRESS 80\"");
+#endif
+
 	chdir("/");
 	umask(022);
 	
@@ -381,6 +387,10 @@ int main()
 	mkdir("/tmp/.ICE-unix", 01777);
 	umask(022);
 
+#ifdef USE_USPLASH
+	system("usplash_write \"PROGRESS 90\"");
+#endif
+
 	system(GETTY "&");
 
 	if (!fork()) {