1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/init.c b/init.c
index b59e9a147..a3e165ecc 100644
--- a/init.c
+++ b/init.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ initAction *initActionList = NULL;
 static char *secondConsole = VT_SECONDARY;
 static char *log = VT_LOG;
 static int kernelVersion = 0;
-static char termType[32] = "TERM=ansi";
+static char termType[32] = "TERM=linux";
 static char console[32] = _PATH_CONSOLE;
 static void delete_initAction(initAction * action);
 
@@ -314,6 +314,8 @@ static void console_init()
                 if (ioctl(0, TIOCGSERIAL, &sr) == 0) {
                         log = NULL;
                         secondConsole = NULL;
+                        /* Force the TERM setting to vt102 for serial console */
+                        snprintf(termType, sizeof(termType) - 1, "TERM=vt102");
                         message(LOG | CONSOLE,
                                         "serial console detected.  Disabling virtual terminals.\r\n");
                 }
@@ -839,11 +841,11 @@ extern int init_main(int argc, char **argv)
 
         /* Hello world */
 #ifndef DEBUG_INIT
-        message(LOG | CONSOLE,
+        message(LOG,
                         "init started:  BusyBox v%s (%s) multi-call binary\r\n",
                         BB_VER, BB_BT);
 #else
-        message(LOG | CONSOLE,
+        message(LOG,
                         "init(%d) started:  BusyBox v%s (%s) multi-call binary\r\n",
                         getpid(), BB_VER, BB_BT);
 #endif
@@ -851,7 +853,7 @@ extern int init_main(int argc, char **argv)
 
         /* Mount /proc */
         if (mount("proc", "/proc", "proc", 0, 0) == 0) {
-                message(LOG | CONSOLE, "Mounting /proc: done.\n");
+                message(LOG, "Mounting /proc: done.\n");
                 kernelVersion = get_kernel_revision();
         } else
                 message(LOG | CONSOLE, "Mounting /proc: failed!\n");