--- rc.sysinit.bak	2010-02-19 15:27:41.000000000 +0100
+++ /etc/rc.sysinit	2010-02-19 17:08:32.000000000 +0100
@@ -225,10 +225,29 @@
 }
 
 if [ -x /sbin/fsck ]; then
-	stat_busy "Checking Filesystems"
+	stat_busy "Checking Filesystems (abort with pressing the escape-key)"
 	FSCK_OUT=/dev/stdout
 	FSCK_ERR=/dev/null
-	/sbin/fsck -A -T -C -a -t $NETFS $FORCEFSCK >$FSCK_OUT 2>$FSCK_ERR
+	/sbin/fsck -A -T -C -a -t $NETFS $FORCEFSCK >$FSCK_OUT 2>$FSCK_ERR &
+	fsckpid=$!
+
+	user_aborted=0
+	unset REPLY
+	while : ;do
+		read -s -n 1 -t 3
+		case "$REPLY" in
+			)	
+				/bin/kill $fsckpid
+				user_aborted=1
+				break
+				;;
+		esac
+		if ! [ $(/usr/bin/pgrep $fsckpid) ];then
+			break
+		fi
+	done
+	wait $fsckpid
+
 	fsckret=$?
 	if [ ${fsckret} -gt 1 ]; then
 		stat_fail
@@ -259,6 +278,16 @@
 		/sbin/sulogin -p
 		fsck_reboot
 	fi
+	if [ ${fsckret} -eq 32 ] && [ $user_aborted -eq 1 ] ; then
+		echo
+		echo "****************  FILESYSTEM CHECK ABORTED *****************"
+		echo "*                                                          *"
+		echo "*  The filesystem check has been aborted by the user. It   *"
+		echo "*  will be repeated with the next boot.                    *"
+		echo "*                                                          *"
+		echo "************************************************************"
+		echo
+	fi
 	stat_done
 fi