Use -q option with modprobe rather than sending to /dev/null.

init.d.Linux/clock

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ start() {
 	setupopts
 
 	if [ ${fakeit} -ne 1 -a -e /proc/modules -a ! -e /dev/rtc ] ; then
-		modprobe rtc 2>/dev/null || modprobe genrtc 2>/dev/null
+		modprobe -q rtc || modprobe -q genrtc
 	fi
 
 	ebegin "Setting system clock using the hardware clock" "[${TBLURB}]"

init.d/localmount

@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ start() {
 
 	# Make sure we insert usbcore if its a module
 	if [ -f /proc/modules -a ! -d /proc/bus/usb ] ; then
-		# >/dev/null to hide errors from non-USB users
-		modprobe usbcore &> /dev/null
+		modprobe -q usbcore
 	fi
 
 	if [ -e /proc/filesystems ] ; then