diff --git a/src/include/console/loglevel.h b/src/include/console/loglevel.h
index a191b308d3..8978dbec15 100644
--- a/src/include/console/loglevel.h
+++ b/src/include/console/loglevel.h
@@ -11,11 +11,13 @@
 #define DEFAULT_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL 8 /* anything MORE serious than BIOS_SPEW */
 #endif
 
+#ifndef ASM_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL
 #if (DEFAULT_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL <= MAXIMUM_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL)
 #define ASM_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL DEFAULT_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL
 #else
 #define ASM_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL MAXIMUM_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL
 #endif
+#endif
 
 #define BIOS_EMERG      0   /* system is unusable                   */
 #define BIOS_ALERT      1   /* action must be taken immediately     */
diff --git a/src/mainboard/digitallogic/adl855pc/Options.lb b/src/mainboard/digitallogic/adl855pc/Options.lb
index f9cd639044..9549c3def7 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/digitallogic/adl855pc/Options.lb
+++ b/src/mainboard/digitallogic/adl855pc/Options.lb
@@ -32,8 +32,12 @@ uses CC
 uses HOSTCC
 uses OBJCOPY
 
+uses DEFAULT_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL
+uses MAXIMUM_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL
+default DEFAULT_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL=9
+default MAXIMUM_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL=9
 ## ROM_SIZE is the size of boot ROM that this board will use.
-default ROM_SIZE  = 256*1024
+default ROM_SIZE  = 1024*1024
 
 ###
 ### Build options
diff --git a/src/mainboard/digitallogic/adl855pc/auto.c b/src/mainboard/digitallogic/adl855pc/auto.c
index 1af77f4504..087f3da5cc 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/digitallogic/adl855pc/auto.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/digitallogic/adl855pc/auto.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #define ASSEMBLY 1
-
+#define ASM_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL 10
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <device/pci_def.h>
 #include <arch/io.h>
@@ -80,22 +80,29 @@ static void main(unsigned long bist)
         w83627hf_enable_serial(SERIAL_DEV, TTYS0_BASE);
         uart_init();
         console_init();
+	print_err("HARD MAIN0\n");
 
 	/* Halt if there was a built in self test failure */
 	report_bist_failure(bist);
 	
-#if 0
+	print_err("HARD MAIN\n");
+#if 1
 	print_pci_devices();
 #endif
+	print_err("after print pci dev   \n");
 	if(!bios_reset_detected()) {
         	enable_smbus();
+	print_err("after enable smbus\n");
 #if 1
       	dump_spd_registers(&memctrl[0]);
 	//        	dump_smbus_registers();
 #endif
 
+	print_err("after dump spd registers\n");
 		memreset_setup();
+	print_err("memreset setup\n");
 		sdram_initialize(sizeof(memctrl)/sizeof(memctrl[0]), memctrl);
+	print_err("sdram init\n");
 	} 
 #if 0
 	else {
diff --git a/src/northbridge/intel/i855pm/raminit.c b/src/northbridge/intel/i855pm/raminit.c
index 5066f424bf..64266d26e6 100644
--- a/src/northbridge/intel/i855pm/raminit.c
+++ b/src/northbridge/intel/i855pm/raminit.c
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
 
 /* converted to C 6/2004 yhlu */
 
-#define DEBUG_RAM_CONFIG 1
+#define DEBUG_RAM_CONFIG 12
 #undef ASM_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL
-#define ASM_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL 9
+#define ASM_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL 10
 #define dumpnorth() dump_pci_device(PCI_DEV(0, 0, 1)) 
 
 /* DDR DIMM Mode register Definitions */
diff --git a/src/southbridge/intel/i82801dbm/i82801dbm_early_smbus.c b/src/southbridge/intel/i82801dbm/i82801dbm_early_smbus.c
index 05ad2d7b5c..82bcf761b9 100644
--- a/src/southbridge/intel/i82801dbm/i82801dbm_early_smbus.c
+++ b/src/southbridge/intel/i82801dbm/i82801dbm_early_smbus.c
@@ -105,7 +105,9 @@ static int smbus_read_byte(unsigned device, unsigned address)
 	unsigned char global_status_register;
 	unsigned char byte;
 
+print_err("smbus_read_byte\r\n");
 	if (smbus_wait_until_ready() < 0) {
+		print_err_hex8(-2);
 		return -2;
 	}
 	
@@ -129,11 +131,13 @@ static int smbus_read_byte(unsigned device, unsigned address)
 	outb((inb(SMBUS_IO_BASE + SMBHSTCTL) | 0x40), SMBUS_IO_BASE + SMBHSTCTL);
 	/* poll for it to start */
 	if (smbus_wait_until_active() < 0) {
+		print_err_hex8(-4);
 		return -4;
 	}
 
 	/* poll for transaction completion */
 	if (smbus_wait_until_done() < 0) {
+		print_err_hex8(-3);
 		return -3;
 	}
 
@@ -143,8 +147,12 @@ static int smbus_read_byte(unsigned device, unsigned address)
 	byte = inb(SMBUS_IO_BASE + SMBHSTDAT0);
 
 	if (global_status_register != 2) {
+		print_err_hex8(-1);
 		return -1;
 	}
+        print_err("smbus_read_byte: ");
+	print_err_hex32(device); print_err(" ad "); print_err_hex32(address);
+	print_err("value "); print_err_hex8(byte); print_err("\r\n");
 	return byte;
 }
 #if 0