diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 0cf9d4ce..0c07fbca 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2014-01-15  Joerg Wunsch <j.gnu@uriah.heep.sax.de>
+
+	* flip.c: Added some verbose-level messages (-vv)
+	* dfu.c: Added some verbose-level messages (-vvvv)
+
 2014-01-15  Joerg Wunsch <j.gnu@uriah.heep.sax.de>
 
 	Submitted by Kirill Levchenko:
diff --git a/dfu.c b/dfu.c
index d09bc8b9..edada44d 100644
--- a/dfu.c
+++ b/dfu.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ struct dfu_dev * dfu_open(char *port_spec)
    */
 
   if (strncmp(port_spec, "usb", 3) != 0) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "%s: Error: " \
+    fprintf(stderr, "%s: Error: "
       "Invalid port specification \"%s\" for USB device\n",
       progname, port_spec);
     return NULL;
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ int dfu_init(struct dfu_dev *dfu, unsigned short vid, unsigned short pid)
    */
 
   if (pid == 0 && dfu->dev_name == NULL) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "%s: Error: No DFU support for part; " \
+    fprintf(stderr, "%s: Error: No DFU support for part; "
       "specify PID in config or USB address (via -P) to override.\n",
       progname);
     return -1;
@@ -311,6 +311,10 @@ int dfu_getstatus(struct dfu_dev *dfu, struct dfu_status *status)
 {
   int result;
 
+  if (verbose > 3)
+    fprintf(stderr, "%s: dfu_getstatus(): issuing control IN message\n",
+            progname);
+
   result = usb_control_msg(dfu->dev_handle,
     0x80 | USB_TYPE_CLASS | USB_RECIP_INTERFACE, DFU_GETSTATUS, 0, 0,
     (char*) status, sizeof(struct dfu_status), DFU_TIMEOUT);
@@ -328,11 +332,20 @@ int dfu_getstatus(struct dfu_dev *dfu, struct dfu_status *status)
   }
 
   if (result > sizeof(struct dfu_status)) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "%s: Error: Oversize read (should not happen); " \
+    fprintf(stderr, "%s: Error: Oversize read (should not happen); "
       "exiting\n", progname);
     exit(1);
   }
 
+  if (verbose > 3)
+    fprintf(stderr,
+            "%s: dfu_getstatus(): bStatus 0x%02x, bwPollTimeout %d, bState 0x%02x, iString %d\n",
+            progname,
+            status->bStatus,
+            status->bwPollTimeout[0] | (status->bwPollTimeout[1] << 8) | (status->bwPollTimeout[2] << 16),
+            status->bState,
+            status->iString);
+
   return 0;
 }
 
@@ -340,6 +353,10 @@ int dfu_clrstatus(struct dfu_dev *dfu)
 {
   int result;
 
+  if (verbose > 3)
+    fprintf(stderr, "%s: dfu_clrstatus(): issuing control OUT message\n",
+            progname);
+
   result = usb_control_msg(dfu->dev_handle,
     USB_TYPE_CLASS | USB_RECIP_INTERFACE, DFU_CLRSTATUS, 0, 0,
     NULL, 0, DFU_TIMEOUT);
@@ -357,6 +374,11 @@ int dfu_dnload(struct dfu_dev *dfu, void *ptr, int size)
 {
   int result;
 
+  if (verbose > 3)
+    fprintf(stderr,
+            "%s: dfu_dnload(): issuing control OUT message, wIndex = %d, ptr = %p, size = %d\n",
+            progname, wIndex, ptr, size);
+
   result = usb_control_msg(dfu->dev_handle,
     USB_TYPE_CLASS | USB_RECIP_INTERFACE, DFU_DNLOAD, wIndex++, 0,
     ptr, size, DFU_TIMEOUT);
@@ -386,6 +408,11 @@ int dfu_upload(struct dfu_dev *dfu, void *ptr, int size)
 {
   int result;
 
+  if (verbose > 3)
+    fprintf(stderr,
+            "%s: dfu_upload(): issuing control IN message, wIndex = %d, ptr = %p, size = %d\n",
+            progname, wIndex, ptr, size);
+
   result = usb_control_msg(dfu->dev_handle,
     0x80 | USB_TYPE_CLASS | USB_RECIP_INTERFACE, DFU_UPLOAD, wIndex++, 0,
     ptr, size, DFU_TIMEOUT);
@@ -403,7 +430,7 @@ int dfu_upload(struct dfu_dev *dfu, void *ptr, int size)
   }
 
   if (result > size) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "%s: Error: Oversize read (should not happen); " \
+    fprintf(stderr, "%s: Error: Oversize read (should not happen); "
       "exiting\n", progname);
     exit(1);
   }
diff --git a/flip.c b/flip.c
index 2891164d..9c071d26 100644
--- a/flip.c
+++ b/flip.c
@@ -301,6 +301,9 @@ int flip2_chip_erase(PROGRAMMER* pgm, AVRPART *part)
   int cmd_result = 0;
   int aux_result;
 
+  if (verbose > 1)
+    fprintf(stderr, "%s: flip_chip_erase()\n", progname);
+
   struct flip2_cmd cmd = {
     FLIP2_CMD_GROUP_EXEC, FLIP2_CMD_CHIP_ERASE, { 0xFF, 0, 0, 0 }
   };
@@ -339,7 +342,7 @@ int flip2_read_byte(PROGRAMMER* pgm, AVRPART *part, AVRMEM *mem,
   mem_unit = flip2_mem_unit(mem->desc);
 
   if (mem_unit == FLIP2_MEM_UNIT_UNKNOWN) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "%s: Error: " \
+    fprintf(stderr, "%s: Error: "
       "\"%s\" memory not accessible using FLIP",
       progname, mem->desc);
     if (strcmp(mem->desc, "flash") == 0)
@@ -362,7 +365,7 @@ int flip2_write_byte(PROGRAMMER* pgm, AVRPART *part, AVRMEM *mem,
   mem_unit = flip2_mem_unit(mem->desc);
 
   if (mem_unit == FLIP2_MEM_UNIT_UNKNOWN) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "%s: Error: " \
+    fprintf(stderr, "%s: Error: "
       "\"%s\" memory not accessible using FLIP",
       progname, mem->desc);
     if (strcmp(mem->desc, "flash") == 0)
@@ -392,7 +395,7 @@ int flip2_paged_load(PROGRAMMER* pgm, AVRPART *part, AVRMEM *mem,
   mem_unit = flip2_mem_unit(mem->desc);
 
   if (mem_unit == FLIP2_MEM_UNIT_UNKNOWN) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "%s: Error: " \
+    fprintf(stderr, "%s: Error: "
       "\"%s\" memory not accessible using FLIP",
       progname, mem->desc);
     if (strcmp(mem->desc, "flash") == 0)
@@ -411,11 +414,6 @@ int flip2_paged_load(PROGRAMMER* pgm, AVRPART *part, AVRMEM *mem,
   result = flip2_read_memory(FLIP2(pgm)->dfu, mem_unit, addr,
     mem->buf + addr, n_bytes);
 
-#if 0 /* DEBUG */
-  fprintf(stderr, "%s: Debug: flip2_read_memory(%s,0x%04X,0x%04X) = %d\n",
-    progname, mem->desc, addr, n_bytes, result);
-#endif
-
   return (result == 0) ? n_bytes : -1;
 }
 
@@ -431,7 +429,7 @@ int flip2_paged_write(PROGRAMMER* pgm, AVRPART *part, AVRMEM *mem,
   mem_unit = flip2_mem_unit(mem->desc);
 
   if (mem_unit == FLIP2_MEM_UNIT_UNKNOWN) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "%s: Error: " \
+    fprintf(stderr, "%s: Error: "
       "\"%s\" memory not accessible using FLIP",
       progname, mem->desc);
     if (strcmp(mem->desc, "flash") == 0)
@@ -450,12 +448,7 @@ int flip2_paged_write(PROGRAMMER* pgm, AVRPART *part, AVRMEM *mem,
   result = flip2_write_memory(FLIP2(pgm)->dfu, mem_unit, addr,
     mem->buf + addr, n_bytes);
 
-#if 0 /* DEBUG */
-  fprintf(stderr, "%s: Debug: flip2_write_memory(%s,0x%04X,0x%04X) = %d\n",
-    progname, mem->desc, addr, n_bytes, result);
-#endif
-
-  return 0;
+  return (result == 0) ? n_bytes : -1;
 }
 
 int flip2_read_sig_bytes(PROGRAMMER* pgm, AVRPART *part, AVRMEM *mem)
@@ -526,6 +519,11 @@ int flip2_read_memory(struct dfu_dev *dfu,
   int read_size;
   int result;
 
+  if (verbose > 1)
+    fprintf(stderr,
+            "%s: flip_read_memory(%s, 0x%04x, %d)\n",
+            progname, flip2_mem_unit_str(mem_unit), addr, size);
+
   result = flip2_set_mem_unit(dfu, mem_unit);
 
   if (result != 0) {
@@ -586,6 +584,11 @@ int flip2_write_memory(struct dfu_dev *dfu,
   int write_size;
   int result;
 
+  if (verbose > 1)
+    fprintf(stderr,
+            "%s: flip_write_memory(%s, 0x%04x, %d)\n",
+            progname, flip2_mem_unit_str(mem_unit), addr, size);
+
   result = flip2_set_mem_unit(dfu, mem_unit);
 
   if (result != 0) {