diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4c17377..e45e460 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 **scribe** is a **syslog-ng** and **logrotate** installer for ASUS routers running **Asuswrt-Merlin**
 
 ## v3.2.9
-### Updated on 2026-Jan-29
+### Updated on 2026-Jan-30
 
 ## Getting Started
 
diff --git a/init.d/rc.func.syslog-ng b/init.d/rc.func.syslog-ng
index a90d559..50a005d 100644
--- a/init.d/rc.func.syslog-ng
+++ b/init.d/rc.func.syslog-ng
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh -
 #
 # NB: rc.func only runs PRECMD on "start"
-# Last Modified: 2026-Jan-25
-# VERSION="3.1.4"
+# Last Modified: 2026-Jan-27
+# VERSION="3.1.5"
 #-------------------------------------------
 
 ## Run the F/W built-in native commands ##
@@ -21,12 +21,14 @@ logTagStr="scribe:kill_logger[$$]"
 logPrioNum="-p 4"
 
 ##----------------------------------------##
-## Modified by Martinski W. [2026-Jan-25] ##
+## Modified by Martinski W. [2026-Jan-30] ##
 ##----------------------------------------##
 kill_logger()
 {
     local serviceCallOK  prevSysLog_Loc  messagesLogSAVED
     local scribeScriptFPath="/jffs/scripts/scribe"
+    local booleanStr=false  filterSyslogInitRebootLogMsgs=true
+    local syslogD_InitRebootLogPath="/opt/var/log/syslogd.ScribeInitReboot.LOG"
     local syslogNG_WaitnSEM_FPath="/tmp/var/tmp/scribe_SysLogNg.WAITN.SEM"
     local syslogNG_StartSEM_FPath="/tmp/var/tmp/scribe_SysLogNg.START.SEM"
 
@@ -55,14 +57,14 @@ kill_logger()
     [ -z "$script_conf" ] && script_conf="/jffs/addons/scribe.d/config"
     isjffs=false
     prevSysLog_Loc="$syslog_loc"
-    messagesLogSAVED="${optmsg}.SAVED.LOG"
+    messagesLogSAVED="${optmsg}.Scribe_SAVED.LOG"
 
     # Figure out where syslogd expects log file to live #
     if [ -z "$syslog_loc" ]  # do NOT look for config file if $syslog_loc is defined #
     then
         if [ -s "$script_conf" ] && $grepCmd -q "^SYSLOG_LOC=" "$script_conf"
         then
-            syslog_loc="$($grepCmd "^SYSLOG_LOC=" "$script_conf" | $cutCmd -f2 -d'=')"
+            syslog_loc="$($grepCmd "^SYSLOG_LOC=" "$script_conf" | $cutCmd -d'=' -f2)"
         elif [ -n "$($pidofCmd syslogd)" ]
         then
             findStr="$($psCmd ww | $grepCmd '/syslogd' | $grepCmd -oE '\-O .*/syslog.log')"
@@ -79,6 +81,16 @@ kill_logger()
         fi
     fi
 
+    if [ -s "$script_conf" ] && \
+       $grepCmd -q "^FILTER_INIT_REBOOT_LOG=" "$script_conf"
+    then
+        booleanStr="$($grepCmd "^FILTER_INIT_REBOOT_LOG=" "$script_conf" | $cutCmd -d'=' -f2)"
+    fi
+    if [ "$booleanStr" = "true" ]
+    then filterSyslogInitRebootLogMsgs=true
+    else filterSyslogInitRebootLogMsgs=false
+    fi
+
     if "$serviceCallOK"
     then
         $loggerCmd -t "$logTagStr" $logPrioNum "optmsg=[$optmsg]"
@@ -131,15 +143,26 @@ kill_logger()
             $rmCmd -f "$messagesLogSAVED"
         fi
         log1Msg="### Top of Log File ###"
+        printf '' > "$syslogD_InitRebootLogPath"
+
         if [ ! -d "${syslog_loc}-1" ] && \
            [ ! -L "${syslog_loc}-1" ] && \
            [ -s "${syslog_loc}-1" ]   && \
            [ "$(head -n1 "${syslog_loc}-1")" != "$log1Msg" ] && \
            [ "$(tail -n1 "${syslog_loc}-1")" != "$log1Msg" ]
         then  ## Transfer 1st part of the system log ##
-            $catCmd "${syslog_loc}-1" >> "$optmsg"
+            if ! "$filterSyslogInitRebootLogMsgs"
+            then $catCmd "${syslog_loc}-1" >> "$optmsg"
+            else $catCmd "${syslog_loc}-1" > "$syslogD_InitRebootLogPath"
+            fi
+        fi
+        if [ -s "$syslog_loc" ]
+        then
+            if ! "$filterSyslogInitRebootLogMsgs"
+            then $catCmd "$syslog_loc" >> "$optmsg"
+            else $catCmd "$syslog_loc" >> "$syslogD_InitRebootLogPath"
+            fi
         fi
-        [ -s "$syslog_loc" ] && $catCmd "$syslog_loc" >> "$optmsg"
         $rmCmd -f "$syslog_loc" "${syslog_loc}-1"
         $lnCmd -snf "$optmsg" "$syslog_loc"
         echo "$log1Msg" > "${syslog_loc}-1"
diff --git a/scribe.sh b/scribe.sh
index 802194f..860a9ed 100644
--- a/scribe.sh
+++ b/scribe.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #   curl --retry 3 "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AMTM-OSR/scribe/master/scribe.h" -o "/jffs/scripts/scribe" && chmod 0755 /jffs/scripts/scribe && /jffs/scripts/scribe install
 #
 ##################################################################
-# Last Modified: 2026-Jan-29
+# Last Modified: 2026-Jan-30
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------
 
 ################       Shellcheck directives     ################
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 readonly script_name="scribe"
 readonly scribe_ver="v3.2.9"
-readonly scriptVer_TAG="26012900"
+readonly scriptVer_TAG="26013023"
 scribe_branch="develop"
 script_branch="$scribe_branch"
 
@@ -196,10 +196,10 @@ readonly syslogNg_ConfName=${syslogNgStr}.conf
 readonly syslogNg_TopConfig="/opt/etc/$syslogNg_ConfName"
 readonly syslogNg_WaitnSEM_FPath="${TEMPdir}/scribe_SysLogNg.WAITN.SEM"
 readonly syslogNg_StartSEM_FPath="${TEMPdir}/scribe_SysLogNg.START.SEM"
-readonly syslogD_InitRebootLogFPath="${optVarLogDir}/syslog_init_reboot.LOG"
+readonly syslogD_InitRebootLogFPath="${optVarLogDir}/syslogd.ScribeInitReboot.LOG"
 readonly sysLogLinesMAX=20480
 readonly sysLogMsgeSizeMAX=2048
-sysLogFiFoSizeMIN=1024
+sysLogFiFoSizeMIN=1600
 
 # color constants #
 readonly red="\033[1;31m"
@@ -285,7 +285,8 @@ delfr(){ rm -fr "$1"; }
 
 same_same(){ if [ "$( md5_file "$1" )" = "$( md5_file "$2" )" ]; then true; else false; fi; }
 
-date_stamp(){ [ -e "$1" ] && mv -f "$1" "$1-$( date -Iseconds | cut -c 1-19 )"; }
+AppendDateTimeStamp()
+{ [ -e "$1" ] && mv -f "$1" "${1}_$(date +'%Y-%m-%d_T%H%M%S')"; }
 
 SyslogNg_Running(){ if [ -n "$( pidof $sng )" ]; then true; else false; fi; }
 
@@ -501,7 +502,7 @@ Create_Config()
 }
 
 ##----------------------------------------##
-## Modified by Martinski W. [2025-Nov-29] ##
+## Modified by Martinski W. [2026-Jan-30] ##
 ##----------------------------------------##
 Read_Config()
 {
@@ -517,6 +518,10 @@ Read_Config()
     then
         _Config_Option_Update_ LR_CRONJOB_HOUR 24
     fi
+    if ! _Config_Option_Check_ FILTER_INIT_REBOOT_LOG
+    then
+        _Config_Option_Update_ FILTER_INIT_REBOOT_LOG true
+    fi
 
     # Set correct permissions to avoid "world-readable" status #
     if [ "$action" != "debug" ] && \
@@ -531,7 +536,7 @@ Read_Config()
 Update_File()
 {
     if [ $# -gt 2 ] && [ "$3" = "backup" ]
-    then date_stamp "$2"
+    then AppendDateTimeStamp "$2"
     fi
     cp -fp "$1" "$2"
 }
@@ -1180,7 +1185,7 @@ SysLogNg_Config_SyntaxCheck()
 ##----------------------------------------##
 ## Modified by Martinski W. [2025-Jul-07] ##
 ##----------------------------------------##
-get_vers()
+GetScribeVersion()
 {
     # only get scribe from github once #
     script_md5="$( md5_file "$script_loc")"
@@ -1200,7 +1205,7 @@ get_vers()
     delfr "$script_tmp_file"
 }
 
-prt_vers()
+ShowScribeVersion()
 {
     printf "\n$white %34s$green %s \n" "$script_name installed version:" "$scriptVer_long"
     printf "$white %34s$green %s $std\n" "$script_name GitHub version:" "$githubVer_long"
@@ -1218,7 +1223,7 @@ prt_vers()
             printf "$green %40s" "$script_name is up to date!"
             ;;
     esac
-    printf "$std\n\n"
+    printf "${std}\n\n"
 }
 
 # Install default file in /opt/etc/$1.d #
@@ -1534,7 +1539,7 @@ Menu_Status()
 {
     Check_SysLogNg
     SysLogd_Check
-    printf "\n$magenta checking system for necessary %s hooks ...\n\n" "$script_name"
+    printf "\n ${magenta}checking system for necessary %s hooks ...\n\n" "$script_name"
     sed_SysLogNg_Init
     if SyslogNg_Running
     then sed_srvcEvent
@@ -1546,11 +1551,11 @@ Menu_Status()
         LogRotate_CronJob_Check
         Check_Dir_Links
     fi
-    printf "\n$magenta checking %s configuration ...\n\n" "$sng"
+    printf "\n ${magenta}checking %s configuration ...\n\n" "$sng"
     SysLogNg_Config_Sync
     SysLogNg_Config_SyntaxCheck
-    get_vers
-    prt_vers
+    GetScribeVersion
+    ShowScribeVersion
 }
 
 sng_ver_chk()
@@ -1566,16 +1571,20 @@ sng_ver_chk()
     fi
 }
 
+##----------------------------------------##
+## Modified by Martinski W. [2026-Jan-30] ##
+##----------------------------------------##
 Setup_SysLogNG()
 {
-    printf "\n$magenta setting up %s ...\n$std" "$sng"
+    printf "\n ${magenta}setting up %s ...${std}\n" "$sng"
     Copy_SysLogNg_RcFunc
+    Copy_LogRotate_Global_Options force
     sed_SysLogNg_Init
     sed_srvcEvent
     sed_unMount
     if [ "$( md5_file "$sng_share/examples/${sng}.conf-scribe" )" != "$( md5_file "$sng_conf" )" ]
     then
-        printf "$white %34s" "updating $( strip_path "$sng_conf" ) ..."
+        printf " ${white}%34s" "updating $(strip_path "$sng_conf") ..."
         Update_File "$sng_share/examples/${sng}.conf-scribe" "$sng_conf" "backup"
         finished
     fi
@@ -1747,7 +1756,7 @@ PreInstall_Check()
 }
 
 ##----------------------------------------##
-## Modified by Martinski W. [2026-Jan-25] ##
+## Modified by Martinski W. [2026-Jan-30] ##
 ##----------------------------------------##
 Menu_Install()
 {
@@ -1762,6 +1771,7 @@ Menu_Install()
     echo
     rm -f "$syslogNg_WaitnSEM_FPath"
     echo '1' > "$syslogNg_StartSEM_FPath"
+    printf '' > "$syslogD_InitRebootLogFPath"
     $S01sng_init start
 
     if [ ! -e "$lr_loc" ]
@@ -1811,18 +1821,12 @@ Menu_Restart()
     Restart_uiScribe
 }
 
-##----------------------------------------##
-## Modified by Martinski W. [2026-Jan-11] ##
-##----------------------------------------##
-StopSyslogNg()
+##-------------------------------------##
+## Added by Martinski W. [2026-Jan-30] ##
+##-------------------------------------##
+_MoveLogMsgsToSystemLogFile_()
 {
     local lastNLines  logNumLines  logFileSize
-    local messagesLogSAVED="${optmsg}.SAVED.LOG"
-
-    printf "\n ${white}Stopping %s...\n" "$sng"
-    $S01sng_init stop
-    # Remove any syslog links #
-    Clear_Syslog_Links
 
     ## Do NOT move very large files into JFFS/TMPFS ##
     lastNLines=100
@@ -1842,10 +1846,28 @@ StopSyslogNg()
         fi
     fi
     tail -n $lastNLines "$optmsg" > "$syslog_loc"
+}
 
-    if "$usbUnmountCaller"
-    then mv -f "$optmsg" "$messagesLogSAVED"
-    else rm -f "$messagesLogSAVED" "$syslogD_InitRebootLogFPath"
+##----------------------------------------##
+## Modified by Martinski W. [2026-Jan-30] ##
+##----------------------------------------##
+StopSyslogNg()
+{
+    local messagesLogSAVED="${optmsg}.Scribe_SAVED.LOG"
+
+    printf "\n ${white}Stopping %s...\n" "$sng"
+    $S01sng_init stop
+    # Remove any syslog links #
+    Clear_Syslog_Links
+
+    ##OFF##_MoveLogMsgsToSystemLogFile_
+    printf '' > "$syslog_loc"
+    printf '' > "${syslog_loc}-1"
+    printf '' > "$syslogD_InitRebootLogFPath"
+
+    if [ -s "$optmsg" ]
+    then
+        mv -f "$optmsg" "$messagesLogSAVED"
     fi
     ln -snf "$syslog_loc" "$optmsg"
 
@@ -2034,7 +2056,7 @@ Menu_Filters()
 }
 
 ##----------------------------------------##
-## Modified by Martinski W. [2026-Jan-25] ##
+## Modified by Martinski W. [2026-Jan-30] ##
 ##----------------------------------------##
 Menu_Update()
 {
@@ -2069,11 +2091,12 @@ Menu_Update()
         printf "\n$white %s updated!$std\n" "$script_name"
         rm -f "$syslogNg_WaitnSEM_FPath"
         echo '1' > "$syslogNg_StartSEM_FPath"
+        printf '' > "$syslogD_InitRebootLogFPath"
         sh "$script_loc" filters gotzip nologo
         sh "$script_loc" status nologo
         run_scribe=true
     else
-        printf "\n$white        *** %s$red not$white updated! *** $std\n\n" "$script_name"
+        printf "\n$white        *** %s ${red}not${white} updated! *** ${std}\n\n" "$script_name"
     fi
 }
 
@@ -2084,8 +2107,8 @@ Update_Version()
 {
    if SyslogNg_Running
    then
-       get_vers
-       prt_vers
+       GetScribeVersion
+       ShowScribeVersion
        Menu_Update "$@"
    else
        not_recog=true
@@ -2131,7 +2154,7 @@ Gather_Debug()
     delfr "$script_debug" "$debugTarball"
 
     printf "\n$white gathering debugging information...\n"
-    get_vers
+    GetScribeVersion
 
     {
         printf "%s\n" "$debug_sep"
@@ -2239,7 +2262,7 @@ Gather_Debug()
 menu_backup()
 {
     printf "\n$white Backing up %s and %s Configurations ... \n" "$sng" "$lr"
-    date_stamp "$script_bakname"
+    AppendDateTimeStamp "$script_bakname"
     tar -zcvf "$script_bakname" "$sng_conf" "$sngd_d" "$lr_conf" "$lrd_d" "$config_d"
     printf "\n$std Backup data is stored in $cyan%s$std.\n\n" "$script_bakname"
 }
@@ -2305,7 +2328,9 @@ _LogDebugMsg_()
    then echo "${timeNow}: $1"  > "$logFilePath"
    else echo "${timeNow}: $1" >> "$logFilePath"
    fi
-   logger -t "$logTagStr" "$1"
+   if [ $# -gt 1 ] && [ "$2" != "false" ]
+   then logger -t "$logTagStr" "$1"
+   fi
 }
 
 trap '' HUP
@@ -2350,24 +2375,23 @@ do
         then sysLogNg_Param=start
         else sysLogNg_Param=restart
         fi
-        _LogDebugMsg_ "Calling [$S01syslogNg_srvc $sysLogNg_Param]..."
 
         rm -f "$syslogNg_WaitnSEM_FPath"
+        _LogDebugMsg_ "Calling [$S01syslogNg_srvc $sysLogNg_Param]..." true
         echo "$cntSleepSecs" > "$syslogNg_StartSEM_FPath"
-        "$S01syslogNg_srvc" "$sysLogNg_Param"
-
-        _LogDebugMsg_ "Exiting Background Loop [$cntSleepSecs][$$]..."
+        nohup "$S01syslogNg_srvc" "$sysLogNg_Param" &
+        _LogDebugMsg_ "Exiting Background Loop [$cntSleepSecs][$$]..." true
         break
     fi
     if [ "$cntSleepSecs" -ge "$sleepSecsMAX" ]
     then
         rm -f "$syslogNg_WaitnSEM_FPath"
-        _LogDebugMsg_ "Exiting Background Loop [$cntSleepSecs][$$]..."
-        break  #Escape WITHOUT starting service#
+        _LogDebugMsg_ "Exiting Background Loop [$cntSleepSecs][$$]..." true
+        break  #Escape WITHOUT starting service??#
     fi
     if "$timeCheckStatus"
     then
-        _LogDebugMsg_ "Sleeping $checkSecs secs [$cntSleepSecs][$$]..."
+        _LogDebugMsg_ "Sleeping $checkSecs secs [$cntSleepSecs][$$]..." true
     fi
     sleep "$sleepSecs"
     cntSleepSecs="$((cntSleepSecs + sleepSecs))"
@@ -2378,7 +2402,7 @@ do
     fi
 done
 
-_LogDebugMsg_ "End of Background Script [$scriptFName][$$]"
+_LogDebugMsg_ "End of Background Script [$scriptFName][$$]" false
 rm -f "$0"
 
 #EOF#
@@ -2513,7 +2537,6 @@ _Launch_SysLoggerCheck_BGScript_()
     fi
 
     "$bgScript_FPath" & taskPID=$!
-    logger -st "$logTag" -p 5 "INFO: Background script [$bgScript_FName] started. PID: [$taskPID]"
 }
 
 ##----------------------------------------##
@@ -2854,7 +2877,6 @@ SetUpRepoBranchVars
 ## Increase FIFO queue size if 1GB RAM or more ##
 if _HasRouterMoreThan512MBtotalRAM_
 then sysLogFiFoSizeMIN=2048
-else sysLogFiFoSizeMIN=1024
 fi
 
 if ! SyslogD_Running && ! SyslogNg_Running && \
diff --git a/syslog-ng.share/README.1ST b/syslog-ng.share/README.1ST
index 90993b5..fffa873 100644
--- a/syslog-ng.share/README.1ST
+++ b/syslog-ng.share/README.1ST
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-### README.1ST --- 22 June 2020
+### README.1ST --- Revised: 2026-Jan-30
 
-Please READ before copying any of these files to /opt/etc/syslog-ng.d/
+Please READ *BEFORE* copying any of these files to /opt/etc/syslog-ng.d/
 
 ****    If you simply copy all of the files in this directory to    ****
 ****    /opt/etc/syslog-ng.d/ the next time you try to restart      ****
@@ -12,18 +12,21 @@ log files.  Note that when copying the files, they must be writable by the
 user only, i.e. chmod 600.  If the group or others can write to them, they
 will not be loaded by syslog-ng.
 
-It is highly recommended to copy the corresponding file of the same name
-in /opt/share/logrotate/examples/ to /opt/etc/logroate.d/ to ensure the
-log files do not grow too large.  If there is not corresponding file in
-/opt/share/logrotate/examples, then either the file is not intended to be
-used permanently (e.g. expandlog); or should generate no or very few log
-entries (e.g. blankmsg, errormsg); or its logs are handled by other
-programs (e.g. skynet).
+It is NOT required to copy the corresponding file of the same name found
+in "/opt/share/logrotate/examples" to "/opt/etc/logrotate.d" directory.
+The logrotate configuration files are optional; they are needed ONLY IF
+you want to override any of the default global directives already preset
+in the "A00global" and "A01global" configuration files.
 
-Notes:      1)  All ".log" files will be in /opt/var/log/.
+If there's not corresponding file in "/opt/share/logrotate/examples" then
+either the file is not intended to be used permanently (e.g. expandlog);
+or should generate no or very few log entries (e.g. blankmsg, errormsg);
+or its logs are handled by some other programs (e.g. skynet).
+
+Notes:      1)  All ".log" files MUST be in the "/opt/var/log" directory.
             2)  Unless otherwise noted, all filters are "final", meaning
-                messages matched by the filter will not be logged in the
-                default messages file.
+                messages matched by the filter will NOT be logged in the
+                default "/opt/var/log/messages" log file.
 
 The files in this directory are:
     A00remote   Sends _ALL_ messages to a remote logging facility before
diff --git a/syslog-ng.share/syslog-ng.conf-scribe b/syslog-ng.share/syslog-ng.conf-scribe
index e00d53e..2dfe320 100644
--- a/syslog-ng.share/syslog-ng.conf-scribe
+++ b/syslog-ng.share/syslog-ng.conf-scribe
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 #############################################################################
 # syslog-ng.conf customized for Scribe on Asuswrt-Merlin firmware
-# Compare to /opt/share/syslog-ng/examples/syslog-ng.conf-opkg for differences from the Entware distribution
+# Last Modified: 2026-Jan-27
+#
+# Compare to /opt/share/syslog-ng/examples/syslog-ng.conf-opkg for 
+# differences from the Entware distribution
 #
 # syslog-ng documentation: https://www.syslog-ng.com/technical-documents/list/syslog-ng-open-source-edition
 #
 # Release notes: https://github.com/syslog-ng/syslog-ng/releases 
-
+#
 @version: 4.7
 #@include "scl.conf" # uncomment this line to for additional functionality, see syslog-ng documentation
 @include "/opt/etc/syslog-ng.d/" # Put any customization files in this directory
@@ -14,7 +17,7 @@ options {
     chain_hostnames(no); # Enable or disable the chained hostname format.
     create_dirs(yes);
     keep_hostname(yes); # Enable or disable hostname rewriting.
-    log_fifo_size(1024); # The number of messages that the output queue can store.
+    log_fifo_size(1600); # The number of messages that the output queue can store.
     log_msg_size(2048); # Maximum length of a message in bytes.
     stats(freq(21600)); # The period between two STATS messages sent by syslog-ng, containing statistics about dropped logs in seconds; 0 disables. (21,600 seconds = 6 hours)
     flush_lines(0); # How many lines are flushed to a destination at a time.
@@ -27,8 +30,13 @@ options {
 source src {
     unix-dgram("/dev/log" so_rcvbuf(65536) flags(syslog-protocol));
     file("/proc/kmsg" program_override("kernel") flags(kernel));
+    wildcard_file(base_dir("/opt/var/log")
+                  filename_pattern("syslogd.ScribeInitReboot.LOG")
+                  recursive(no) max-files(1) follow_freq(1)
+                  log_iw_size(1200) log_fetch_limit(1000) flags(syslog-protocol));
     internal();
-#OFF# udp(ip(192.168.x.y) port(514)); # uncomment this line to pass all network messages through syslog-ng filters
+# uncomment this line to pass all network messages through syslog-ng filters #
+#OFF# udp(ip(192.168.x.y) port(514));
 };
 
 # if you only want to pass network messages through some syslog-ng filters, uncomment the source line below