ebegin() {
	if [ "${QUIET_STDOUT}" = "yes" ]
	then
		return
	else
		echo -e " ${GOOD}*${NORMAL} ${*}..."
	fi
	if [ -f /proc/progress ]
	then
		# Search for the right percent
		percent=`grep "${*}," /etc/init.d/lpp | cut -f 1 -d ' '`
		# if percent is not empty then put it into /proc/progress
		if [ "${percent}" != "" ]
		then
			echo "${percent} ${*}" > /proc/progress
		fi
	fi
}