diff --git a/usr/lib/archboot/installer/autoconfiguration.sh b/usr/lib/archboot/installer/autoconfiguration.sh
index de9af5136..c7353ecb4 100644
--- a/usr/lib/archboot/installer/autoconfiguration.sh
+++ b/usr/lib/archboot/installer/autoconfiguration.sh
@@ -232,14 +232,14 @@ _auto_mkinitcpio() {
             _dialog --defaultno --yesno "Setup detected nfs driver...\nDo you need support for booting from nfs shares?" 0 0 && _HWPARAMETER="${_HWPARAMETER} --nfs"
         fi
         _dialog --no-mouse --infobox "" 3 70
-        _auto_hwdetect | _dialog --title " Logging to ${_LOG} " --gauge "Preconfiguring mkinitcpio settings on installed system..." 6 75 0
+        _auto_hwdetect | _dialog --title " Logging to ${VC} | ${_LOG} " --gauge "Preconfiguring mkinitcpio settings on installed system..." 6 75 0
         # disable fallpack preset
         sed -i -e "s# 'fallback'##g" "${_DESTDIR}"/etc/mkinitcpio.d/*.preset
         # remove fallback initramfs
         [[ -e "${_DESTDIR}/boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img" ]] && rm -f "${_DESTDIR}/boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img"
         sleep 2
         _AUTO_MKINITCPIO=1
-        _run_mkinitcpio | _dialog --title " Logging to ${_LOG} " --gauge "Rebuilding initramfs on installed system..." 6 75 0
+        _run_mkinitcpio | _dialog --title " Logging to ${VC} | ${_LOG} " --gauge "Rebuilding initramfs on installed system..." 6 75 0
         _mkinitcpio_error
         _printk on
     fi
diff --git a/usr/lib/archboot/installer/base.sh b/usr/lib/archboot/installer/base.sh
index 9b861ae70..cca85bcf7 100644
--- a/usr/lib/archboot/installer/base.sh
+++ b/usr/lib/archboot/installer/base.sh
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ _geteditor() {
             "NANO") _EDITOR="nano"
                 if ! [[ -f "${_DESTDIR}/usr/bin/nano" ]]; then
                     _PACKAGES="nano"
-                    _run_pacman | _dialog --title " Logging to ${_LOG} " --gauge "Installing package(s):\n${_PACKAGES}..." 7 75 0
+                    _run_pacman | _dialog --title " Logging to ${VC} | ${_LOG} " --gauge "Installing package(s):\n${_PACKAGES}..." 7 75 0
                     _pacman_error
                     _dialog --no-mouse --infobox "Enable nano's syntax highlighting on installed system..." 3 70
                     grep -q '^include' "${_DESTDIR}/etc/nanorc" || \
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ _geteditor() {
             "NEOVIM") _EDITOR="nvim"
                 if ! [[ -f "${_DESTDIR}/usr/bin/nvim" ]]; then
                     _PACKAGES="nvim"
-                    _run_pacman | _dialog --title " Logging to ${_LOG} " --gauge "Installing package(s):\n${_PACKAGES}..." 7 75 0
+                    _run_pacman | _dialog --title " Logging to ${VC} | ${_LOG} " --gauge "Installing package(s):\n${_PACKAGES}..." 7 75 0
                     _pacman_error
                 fi
                 ;;
diff --git a/usr/lib/archboot/installer/bootloader.sh b/usr/lib/archboot/installer/bootloader.sh
index 432e3b5e6..47142f659 100644
--- a/usr/lib/archboot/installer/bootloader.sh
+++ b/usr/lib/archboot/installer/bootloader.sh
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ _do_uefi_common() {
         [[ -f "${_DESTDIR}/usr/bin/sbsign" ]] || _PACKAGES="${_PACKAGES} sbsigntools"
     fi
     if [[ -n "${_PACKAGES}" ]]; then
-        _run_pacman | _dialog --title " Logging to ${_LOG} " --gauge "Installing package(s):\n${_PACKAGES}..." 7 75 0
+        _run_pacman | _dialog --title " Logging to ${VC} | ${_LOG} " --gauge "Installing package(s):\n${_PACKAGES}..." 7 75 0
         _pacman_error
     fi
     # automounted /boot and ESP needs to be mounted first, trigger mount with ls
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ GUMEOF
         _geteditor || return 1
         "${_EDITOR}" "${_DESTDIR}/${_UEFISYS_MP}/loader/entries/archlinux-core-main.conf"
         "${_EDITOR}" "${_DESTDIR}/${_UEFISYS_MP}/loader/loader.conf"
-        _do_efistub_copy_to_efisys | _dialog --title " Logging to ${_LOG} " --gauge "Copying kernel, ucode and initramfs to EFI SYSTEM PARTITION now..." 6 75 0
+        _do_efistub_copy_to_efisys | _dialog --title " Logging to ${VC} | ${_LOG} " --gauge "Copying kernel, ucode and initramfs to EFI SYSTEM PARTITION now..." 6 75 0
         _dialog --title " Success " --no-mouse --infobox "SYSTEMD-BOOT has been setup successfully." 3 50
         sleep 3
         _S_BOOTLOADER=1
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ GUMEOF
 _do_refind_uefi() {
     if [[ ! -f "${_DESTDIR}/usr/bin/refind-install" ]]; then
         _PACKAGES="refind"
-        _run_pacman | _dialog --title " Logging to ${_LOG} " --gauge "Installing package(s):\n${_PACKAGES}..." 7 75 0
+        _run_pacman | _dialog --title " Logging to ${VC} | ${_LOG} " --gauge "Installing package(s):\n${_PACKAGES}..." 7 75 0
         _pacman_error
     fi
     _dialog --no-mouse --infobox "Setting up rEFInd now..." 3 60
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ CONFEOF
         _geteditor || return 1
         "${_EDITOR}" "${_REFIND_CONFIG}"
         cp -f "${_REFIND_CONFIG}" "${_DESTDIR}/${_UEFISYS_MP}/EFI/BOOT/"
-        _do_efistub_copy_to_efisys | _dialog --title " Logging to ${_LOG} " --gauge "Copying kernel, ucode and initramfs to EFI SYSTEM PARTITION now..." 6 75 0
+        _do_efistub_copy_to_efisys | _dialog --title " Logging to ${VC} | ${_LOG} " --gauge "Copying kernel, ucode and initramfs to EFI SYSTEM PARTITION now..." 6 75 0
         _dialog --title " Success " --no-mouse --infobox "rEFInd has been setup successfully." 3 50
         sleep 3
         _S_BOOTLOADER=1
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ CONFEOF
 _do_uki_uefi() {
     if [[ ! -f "${_DESTDIR}/usr/lib/systemd/ukify" ]]; then
         _PACKAGES="systemd-ukify"
-        _run_pacman | _dialog --title " Logging to ${_LOG} " --gauge "Installing package(s):\n${_PACKAGES}..." 7 75 0
+        _run_pacman | _dialog --title " Logging to ${VC} | ${_LOG} " --gauge "Installing package(s):\n${_PACKAGES}..." 7 75 0
         _pacman_error
     fi
     _UKIFY_CONFIG="${_DESTDIR}/etc/ukify.conf"
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ CONFEOF
     "${_EDITOR}" "${_UKIFY_CONFIG}"
     ${_NSPAWN} /usr/bin/bash -c "source /etc/ukify.conf" >>"${_LOG}"
     if [[ -e "${_DESTDIR}/${_UEFISYS_MP}/EFI/Linux/archlinux-linux.efi" ]]; then
-        _uki_uefi | _dialog --title " Logging to ${_LOG} " --gauge "Setting up Unified Kernel Image..." 6 75 0
+        _uki_uefi | _dialog --title " Logging to ${VC} | ${_LOG} " --gauge "Setting up Unified Kernel Image..." 6 75 0
     else
         _dialog --title " ERROR " --no-mouse --infobox "Setting up Unified Kernel Image failed!" 3 60
         sleep 3
@@ -551,12 +551,12 @@ _do_grub_common_before() {
     _abort_f2fs_bootpart || return 1
     if [[ ! -d "${_DESTDIR}/usr/lib/grub" ]]; then
         _PACKAGES="grub"
-        _run_pacman | _dialog --title " Logging to ${_LOG} " --gauge "Installing package(s):\n${_PACKAGES}..." 7 75 0
+        _run_pacman | _dialog --title " Logging to ${VC} | ${_LOG} " --gauge "Installing package(s):\n${_PACKAGES}..." 7 75 0
         _pacman_error
     fi
     if [[ ! -f "${_DESTDIR}/usr/share/grub/ter-u16n.pf2" ]]; then
         _PACKAGES=terminus-font
-        _run_pacman | _dialog --title " Logging to ${_LOG} " --gauge "Installing package(s):\n${_PACKAGES}..." 7 75 0
+        _run_pacman | _dialog --title " Logging to ${VC} | ${_LOG} " --gauge "Installing package(s):\n${_PACKAGES}..." 7 75 0
         _pacman_error
     fi
 }
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ _do_grub_bios() {
         _dialog --msgbox "Error:\nGRUB(2) cannot boot from ${_BOOTDEV}, which contains /boot!\n\nPossible error sources:\n- encrypted devices are not supported" 0 0
         return 1
     fi
-    _grub_bios | _dialog --title " Logging to ${_LOG} " --gauge "Setting up GRUB(2) BIOS..." 6 75 0
+    _grub_bios | _dialog --title " Logging to ${VC} | ${_LOG} " --gauge "Setting up GRUB(2) BIOS..." 6 75 0
     mkdir -p "${_DESTDIR}/boot/grub/locale"
     cp -f "${_DESTDIR}/usr/share/locale/en@quot/LC_MESSAGES/grub.mo" "${_DESTDIR}/boot/grub/locale/en.mo"
     if [[ -e "${_DESTDIR}/boot/grub/i386-pc/core.img" ]]; then
@@ -955,9 +955,9 @@ _do_grub_uefi() {
         _GRUB_PREFIX_DIR="/boot/grub/"
     fi
     _do_grub_common_before
-    _setup_grub_uefi | _dialog --title " Logging to ${_LOG} " --gauge "Setting up GRUB(2) UEFI..." 6 75 0
+    _setup_grub_uefi | _dialog --title " Logging to ${VC} | ${_LOG} " --gauge "Setting up GRUB(2) UEFI..." 6 75 0
     _do_grub_config || return 1
-    _setup_grub_uefi_sb | _dialog --title " Logging to ${_LOG} " --gauge "Setting up GRUB(2) UEFI Secure Boot..." 6 75 0
+    _setup_grub_uefi_sb | _dialog --title " Logging to ${VC} | ${_LOG} " --gauge "Setting up GRUB(2) UEFI Secure Boot..." 6 75 0
     if [[ -e "${_DESTDIR}/${_UEFISYS_MP}/EFI/grub/grub${_SPEC_UEFI_ARCH}.efi" && -z "${_UEFI_SECURE_BOOT}" && -e "${_DESTDIR}/boot/grub/${_GRUB_ARCH}-efi/core.efi" ]]; then
         _BOOTMGR_LABEL="GRUB"
         _BOOTMGR_LOADER_PATH="/EFI/grub/grub${_SPEC_UEFI_ARCH}.efi"
@@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@ _install_bootloader() {
     if [[ -n "${_UCODE}" ]]; then
         if ! [[ -f "${_DESTDIR}/boot/${_UCODE}" ]]; then
             _PACKAGES="${_UCODE_PKG}"
-            _run_pacman | _dialog --title " Logging to ${_LOG} " --gauge "Installing package(s):\n${_PACKAGES}..." 7 75 0
+            _run_pacman | _dialog --title " Logging to ${VC} | ${_LOG} " --gauge "Installing package(s):\n${_PACKAGES}..." 7 75 0
             _pacman_error
         fi
     fi
diff --git a/usr/lib/archboot/installer/configuration.sh b/usr/lib/archboot/installer/configuration.sh
index e0a580752..266165e4c 100644
--- a/usr/lib/archboot/installer/configuration.sh
+++ b/usr/lib/archboot/installer/configuration.sh
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ _set_mkinitcpio() {
         _dialog --title " ERROR " --no-mouse --infobox "Detected error in 'HOOKS=' line,\nplease correct HOOKS= in /etc/mkinitcpio.conf!" 6 70
         sleep 5
     else
-        _run_mkinitcpio | _dialog --title " Logging to ${_LOG} " --gauge "Rebuilding initramfs on installed system..." 6 75 0
+        _run_mkinitcpio | _dialog --title " Logging to ${VC} | ${_LOG} " --gauge "Rebuilding initramfs on installed system..." 6 75 0
         _mkinitcpio_error
     fi
 }
diff --git a/usr/lib/archboot/installer/pacman.sh b/usr/lib/archboot/installer/pacman.sh
index 696e80819..33800617b 100644
--- a/usr/lib/archboot/installer/pacman.sh
+++ b/usr/lib/archboot/installer/pacman.sh
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ _install_packages() {
     # fix double spaces
     _PACKAGES="${_PACKAGES//  / }"
     _dialog --title " Summary " --yesno "Next step will install the following packages for a minimal system:\n${_PACKAGES}\n\nYou can watch the progress on your ${_VC} console." 9 75 || return 1
-    _run_pacman | _dialog --title " Logging to ${_LOG} " --gauge "Installing package(s):\n${_PACKAGES}..." 8 75 0
+    _run_pacman | _dialog --title " Logging to ${VC} | ${_LOG} " --gauge "Installing package(s):\n${_PACKAGES}..." 8 75 0
     _pacman_error
     _NEXTITEM="3"
     _chroot_mount