diff --git a/conf.c b/conf.c
index f3eb9ddc..432330e4 100644
--- a/conf.c
+++ b/conf.c
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ static char *build_cmd(char *cmd, char *line, int len)
 void parse_finit_conf(char *file)
 {
 	FILE *fp;
-	int modfirst = 1;
 	char line[LINE_SIZE];
 	char cmd[CMD_SIZE];
 
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ void parse_finit_conf(char *file)
 			if (MATCH_CMD(line, "check ", x)) {
 				strcpy(cmd, "/sbin/fsck -C -a ");
 				build_cmd(cmd, x, CMD_SIZE);
-				run_interactive(cmd, "Checking file system integrity on %s", x);
+				run_interactive(cmd, "Checking file system %s", x);
 				continue;
 			}
 			if (MATCH_CMD(line, "user ", x)) {
@@ -106,19 +105,15 @@ void parse_finit_conf(char *file)
 				continue;
 			}
 			if (MATCH_CMD(line, "module ", x)) {
-				if (modfirst) {
-					echo("Loading kernel modules ...");
-					modfirst = 0;
-				}
 				strcpy(cmd, "/sbin/modprobe ");
 				build_cmd(cmd, x, CMD_SIZE);
-				run_interactive(cmd, "   Loading module %s", x);
+				run_interactive(cmd, "Loading kernel module %s", x);
 				continue;
 			}
 			if (MATCH_CMD(line, "mknod ", x)) {
 				strcpy(cmd, "/bin/mknod ");
 				build_cmd(cmd, x, CMD_SIZE);
-				run_interactive(cmd, "   Creating device node %s", x);
+				run_interactive(cmd, "Creating device node %s", x);
 				continue;
 			}
 			if (MATCH_CMD(line, "network ", x)) {
diff --git a/finit.c b/finit.c
index a405078c..9987101b 100644
--- a/finit.c
+++ b/finit.c
@@ -141,10 +141,11 @@ static int run_loop(void)
 
 static void banner(void)
 {
+	delline();
 #ifdef BANNER
 	echo(BANNER);
 #else
-	echo("finit " VERSION " (built " __DATE__ " " __TIME__ " by " WHOAMI ")");
+	echo("Finit version " VERSION " (" WHOAMI ") " __DATE__ " " __TIME__);
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -153,6 +154,11 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 	if (getpid() != 1)
 		return client(argc, argv);
 
+	/*
+	 * Hello world.
+	 */
+	banner();
+
 	/*
 	 * Initial setup of signals, ignore all until we're up.
 	 */
@@ -177,9 +183,6 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 	 */
 	parse_kernel_cmdline();
 
-	cls();
-	banner();
-
 	/*
 	 * Populate /dev and prepare for runtime events from kernel.
 	 */
@@ -199,7 +202,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 	 * all services, or service plugins won't have anything to
 	 * hook on to.
 	 */
-	print_desc("", "Loading plugins");
+	print_desc("", "Loading Finit plugins");
 	print_result(plugin_load_all(PLUGIN_PATH));
 
 	/*
diff --git a/finit.h b/finit.h
index efde7e7a..5bc3ad35 100644
--- a/finit.h
+++ b/finit.h
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
 # define CONSOLE        "/dev/tty1"
 # define GETTY		"/sbin/getty -8 38400 %s"
 # define REMOUNT_ROOTFS_RW
-# define RUNLEVEL	2
 # define USE_UDEV
 # define USE_MESSAGE_BUS
 #endif
diff --git a/helpers.c b/helpers.c
index fbc74238..ba73c339 100644
--- a/helpers.c
+++ b/helpers.c
@@ -638,14 +638,6 @@ int getgroup(char *group)
  * Other convenience functions
  */
 
-void cls(void)
-{
-	static const char cls[] = "\e[2J\e[1;1H";
-
-	if (verbose)
-		fprintf (stderr, "%s", cls);
-}
-
 void chomp(char *str)
 {
 	char *x;
diff --git a/helpers.h b/helpers.h
index 05df4b61..80c0110a 100644
--- a/helpers.h
+++ b/helpers.h
@@ -56,8 +56,20 @@
 #ifndef UNUSED
 #define UNUSED(x) UNUSED_ ## x __attribute__ ((unused))
 #endif
+/* Esc[2JEsc[1;1H          Clear screen and move cursor to 1,1 (upper left) pos. */
+#define clrscr()           fputs("\e[2J\e[1;1H", stderr)
+/* Esc[K                   Erases from the current cursor position to the end of the current line. */
+#define clreol()           fputs("\e[K", stderr)
+/* Esc[2K                  Erases the entire current line. */
+#define delline()          fputs("\e[2K", stderr)
+/* Esc[Line;ColumnH        Moves the cursor to the specified position (coordinates) */
+#define gotoxy(x,y)        fprintf(stderr, "\e[%d;%dH", y, x)
+/* Esc[?25l (lower case L) Hide Cursor */
+#define hidecursor()       fputs("\e[?25l", stderr)
+/* Esc[?25h (lower case H) Show Cursor */
+#define showcursor()       fputs("\e[?25h", stderr)
 
-#define echo(fmt, args...) do { if (verbose) { fprintf(stderr,                    fmt "\n", ##args); } } while (0)
+#define echo(fmt, args...) do {                fprintf(stderr,                    fmt "\n", ##args); } while (0)
 #define   _d(fmt, args...) do { if (debug)   { fprintf(stderr, "finit:%s:%s() - " fmt "\n", __FILE__, __func__, ##args); } } while (0)
 #define   _e(fmt, args...) do {                fprintf(stderr, "finit:%s:%s() - " fmt "\n", __FILE__, __func__, ##args); } while (0)
 #define  _pe(fmt, args...) do {                fprintf(stderr, "finit:%s:%s() - " fmt ". Error %d: %s\n", __FILE__, __func__, ##args, errno, strerror(errno)); } while (0)
@@ -65,7 +77,7 @@
 extern int debug;
 extern int verbose;
 
-int	makepath	(char *path);
+int     makepath        (char *path);
 void    ifconfig        (char *ifname, char *addr, char *mask, int up);
 
 pid_t   pidfile_read    (char *pidfile);
@@ -80,16 +92,15 @@ int     procname_kill   (char *name, int signo);
 void    print_desc     (char *action, char *desc);
 int     print_result    (int fail);
 int     start_process   (char *cmd, char *args[], int console);
-void    cls             (void);
-void	chomp		(char *str);
+void    chomp           (char *str);
 int     getuser         (char *username);
-int	getgroup	(char *group);
+int     getgroup        (char *group);
 void    set_hostname    (char *hostname);
 
 int     run             (char *cmd);
 int     run_interactive (char *cmd, char *fmt, ...);
 pid_t   run_getty       (char *cmd, int console);
-int	run_parts	(char *dir, char *cmd);
+int     run_parts       (char *dir, char *cmd);
 
 #endif /* FINIT_HELPERS_H_ */