diff --git a/drivers/bcm2835_videocore.c b/drivers/bcm2835_videocore.c
index c41f52d..43f113b 100644
--- a/drivers/bcm2835_videocore.c
+++ b/drivers/bcm2835_videocore.c
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ int bcm2835_videocore_init_dev(struct fb *f, unsigned int color_depth) {
 }
 
 struct fb_dev videocore_dev = {
+	.name ="bcm2835_videocore",
 	.init = &bcm2835_videocore_init_dev
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/pi_mini_uart.c b/drivers/pi_mini_uart.c
index 5801d07..7a28a7a 100644
--- a/drivers/pi_mini_uart.c
+++ b/drivers/pi_mini_uart.c
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ int mini_uart_putc(char c) {
 }
 
 struct serial_dev mini_uart_dev = {
+	.name = "pi_mini_uart",
 	.putc = &mini_uart_putc
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/pl011.c b/drivers/pl011.c
index 122f252..b2d68a7 100644
--- a/drivers/pl011.c
+++ b/drivers/pl011.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ int pl011_putc(char c)
 }
 
 struct serial_dev pl011_dev = {
+	.name = "pl011",
 	.putc = &pl011_putc
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/pl111.c b/drivers/pl111.c
index e46b18e..0cf6357 100644
--- a/drivers/pl111.c
+++ b/drivers/pl111.c
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ int pl111_init_dev(struct fb *f, unsigned int color_depth) {
 }
 
 struct fb_dev pl111_dev = {
+	.name = "pl111",
 	.init = &pl111_init_dev
 };
 
diff --git a/include/drivers/serial.h b/include/drivers/serial.h
index 80da521..edbe34a 100644
--- a/include/drivers/serial.h
+++ b/include/drivers/serial.h
@@ -20,11 +20,17 @@
 
 #include <list.h>
 
+#ifndef SERIAL_H
+#define SERIAL_H
+
 struct serial_dev {
 	//TODO add more functions and attributes here
+	char *name;
 	int (*putc)(char);
 	struct dlist_node list;
 };
 
 int serial_register_device(struct serial_dev *sdev);
 struct serial_dev *serial_first_device();
+
+#endif /* SERIAL_H */
diff --git a/kernel/start_kernel.c b/kernel/start_kernel.c
index bf0f679..08fc3a0 100644
--- a/kernel/start_kernel.c
+++ b/kernel/start_kernel.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ void print_console_logo() {
 	print_func(&console_putc, "                          / _ \\ / _ \\/ _` | '__| \\ \\/ /\n");
 	print_func(&console_putc, "                         / ___ \\  __/ (_| | |  | |>  <\n");
 	print_func(&console_putc, "                        /_/   \\_\\___|\\__,_|_|  |_/_/\\_\\\n\n");
-	print_func(&console_putc, "                        Copyright (C) 2012 - Aaron Lindsay\n");
+	print_func(&console_putc, "                        Copyright (C) 2012 - Aaron Lindsay\n\n\n");
 }
 
 void video_console_init(void) {
@@ -60,13 +60,18 @@ void video_console_init(void) {
 		return;
 
 	print_console_logo();
+
+	print_func(&console_putc, "Successfully initialized video console on %s.\n", fbdev->name);
 }
 
 void serial_console_init() {
 	struct serial_dev *sdev = serial_first_device();
 
-	if (sdev)
-		print_init(sdev->putc);
+	if (!sdev)
+		return;
+
+	print_init(sdev->putc);
+	print("Successfully initialized serial console on %s\n", sdev->name);
 }
 
 void serial_init();
@@ -100,6 +105,7 @@ int main(void) {
 	do {
 		lower = (char *)atags->data.mem.start;
 		upper = lower + atags->data.mem.size - 1;
+		print("atags: physical memory at %x-%x\n", lower, upper);
 		declare_memory_region(lower, upper);
 	} while (!atags_next_mem_region(&atags));