diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index 14eaa14d..26d54428 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -792,6 +792,7 @@ Sascha Volkenandt <sascha@akv-soft.de>
  for pointing out that the SVDRP command DELR deleted recordings that are currently
  being written to by a timer
  for fixing a crash in cConfig::Load() when compiling on the PPC
+ for reporting '\n' in an esyslog() call in osd.c
 
 Malcolm Caldwell <malcolm.caldwell@ntu.edu.au>
  for modifying LOF handling to allow for C-band reception
diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index f5431de0..448c6649 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -3919,3 +3919,4 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
   all the way until the end of the recording (thanks to Joachim Wilke).
 - A menu is no longer automatically closed when a replay ends (reported by
   Marko Mäkelä).
+- Removed '\n' from several syslog() calls (reported by Sascha Volkenandt).
diff --git a/ci.c b/ci.c
index 4e63fde4..3fe321e6 100644
--- a/ci.c
+++ b/ci.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: ci.c 1.38 2005/10/30 13:04:10 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: ci.c 1.39 2005/11/04 14:18:52 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "ci.h"
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ int cCiTransportConnection::RecvTPDU(void)
        }
      }
   else if (FATALERRNO) {
-     esyslog("ERROR: CAM: Read failed: slot %d, tcid %d - %m\n", slot, tcid);
+     esyslog("ERROR: CAM: Read failed: slot %d, tcid %d - %m", slot, tcid);
      Init(-1, slot, tcid);
      }
   return lastResponse;
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 9e1d78ac..d7022901 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: config.h 1.232 2005/11/04 13:17:42 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: config.h 1.233 2005/11/04 14:18:59 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef __CONFIG_H
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public:
                    if (l->Parse(buffer))
                       Add(l);
                    else {
-                      esyslog("ERROR: error in %s, line %d\n", fileName, line);
+                      esyslog("ERROR: error in %s, line %d", fileName, line);
                       delete l;
                       result = false;
                       break;
diff --git a/dvbspu.c b/dvbspu.c
index d9730c57..f9a1df41 100644
--- a/dvbspu.c
+++ b/dvbspu.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  *
  * parts of this file are derived from the OMS program.
  *
- * $Id: dvbspu.c 1.15 2005/08/07 12:06:32 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: dvbspu.c 1.16 2005/11/04 14:19:07 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include <assert.h>
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ int cDvbSpuDecoder::setTime(uint32_t pts)
                     break;
 
                 default:
-                    esyslog("invalid sequence in control header (%.2x)\n",
+                    esyslog("invalid sequence in control header (%.2x)",
                             spu[i]);
                     assert(0);
                     i++;
diff --git a/eit.c b/eit.c
index 0145baf5..4a643685 100644
--- a/eit.c
+++ b/eit.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  * Robert Schneider <Robert.Schneider@web.de> and Rolf Hakenes <hakenes@hippomi.de>.
  * Adapted to 'libsi' for VDR 1.3.0 by Marcel Wiesweg <marcel.wiesweg@gmx.de>.
  *
- * $Id: eit.c 1.111 2005/09/04 11:36:30 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: eit.c 1.112 2005/11/04 14:19:16 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "eit.h"
@@ -271,8 +271,8 @@ cTDT::cTDT(const u_char *Data)
   if (diff > 2) {
      mutex.Lock();
      if (abs(diff - lastDiff) < 3) {
-        isyslog("System Time = %s (%ld)\n", *TimeToString(loctim), loctim);
-        isyslog("Local Time  = %s (%ld)\n", *TimeToString(sattim), sattim);
+        isyslog("System Time = %s (%ld)", *TimeToString(loctim), loctim);
+        isyslog("Local Time  = %s (%ld)", *TimeToString(sattim), sattim);
         if (stime(&sattim) < 0)
            esyslog("ERROR while setting system time: %m");
         }
diff --git a/i18n.c b/i18n.c
index f21a320e..73bc8bdd 100644
--- a/i18n.c
+++ b/i18n.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: i18n.c 1.218 2005/10/30 13:37:57 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: i18n.c 1.219 2005/11/04 14:19:25 kls Exp $
  *
  * Translations provided by:
  *
@@ -5547,7 +5547,7 @@ const char *I18nTranslate(const char *s, const char *Plugin)
              }
          p = Phrases;
          }
-     esyslog("%s%sno translation found for '%s' in language %d (%s)\n", Plugin ? Plugin : "", Plugin ? ": " : "", s, Setup.OSDLanguage, Phrases[0][Setup.OSDLanguage]);
+     esyslog("%s%sno translation found for '%s' in language %d (%s)", Plugin ? Plugin : "", Plugin ? ": " : "", s, Setup.OSDLanguage, Phrases[0][Setup.OSDLanguage]);
      }
   const char *p = strchr(s, '$');
   return p ? p + 1 : s;
diff --git a/osd.c b/osd.c
index 11b461b3..45e4176a 100644
--- a/osd.c
+++ b/osd.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: osd.c 1.63 2005/10/02 08:47:13 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: osd.c 1.64 2005/11/04 14:19:31 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "osd.h"
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ eOsdError cOsd::SetAreas(const tArea *Areas, int NumAreas)
         }
      }
   if (Result != oeOk)
-     esyslog("ERROR: cOsd::SetAreas returned %d\n", Result);
+     esyslog("ERROR: cOsd::SetAreas returned %d", Result);
   return Result;
 }
 
diff --git a/recording.c b/recording.c
index 517aea0c..7a81d776 100644
--- a/recording.c
+++ b/recording.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: recording.c 1.123 2005/11/04 13:17:20 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: recording.c 1.124 2005/11/04 14:19:44 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "recording.h"
@@ -1328,7 +1328,7 @@ cUnbufferedFile *cFileName::SetOffset(int Number, int Offset)
                  return SetOffset(Number + 1); // file exists and has non zero size, let's try next suffix
               else {
                  // zero size file, remove it
-                 dsyslog ("cFileName::SetOffset: removing zero-sized file %s\n", fileName);
+                 dsyslog ("cFileName::SetOffset: removing zero-sized file %s", fileName);
                  unlink (fileName);
                  }
               }
diff --git a/themes.c b/themes.c
index 69af61ff..45fc1725 100644
--- a/themes.c
+++ b/themes.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: themes.c 1.5 2004/12/24 17:00:41 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: themes.c 1.6 2005/11/04 14:19:54 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "themes.h"
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ bool cTheme::Load(const char *FileName, bool OnlyDescriptions)
               }
            }
      if (!result)
-        esyslog("ERROR: error in %s, line %d%s%s\n", FileName, line, error ? ": " : "", error ? error : "");
+        esyslog("ERROR: error in %s, line %d%s%s", FileName, line, error ? ": " : "", error ? error : "");
      fclose(f);
      }
   else
diff --git a/tools.c b/tools.c
index aa20e6ed..24d8f275 100644
--- a/tools.c
+++ b/tools.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: tools.c 1.100 2005/10/31 12:56:15 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: tools.c 1.101 2005/11/04 14:20:04 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "tools.h"
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ bool SpinUpDisk(const char *FileName)
             gettimeofday(&tp2, NULL);
             double seconds = (((long long)tp2.tv_sec * 1000000 + tp2.tv_usec) - ((long long)tp1.tv_sec * 1000000 + tp1.tv_usec)) / 1000000.0;
             if (seconds > 0.5)
-               dsyslog("SpinUpDisk took %.2f seconds\n", seconds);
+               dsyslog("SpinUpDisk took %.2f seconds", seconds);
             free(buf);
             return true;
             }