diff --git a/sbin/gentoo-upgrade.sh b/sbin/gentoo-upgrade.sh
index df48219..d5277b0 100755
--- a/sbin/gentoo-upgrade.sh
+++ b/sbin/gentoo-upgrade.sh
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ FALSE_LIST=(FALSE False false NO No no 0)
 if [ 0 -eq $STAGE ]; then
 	echo "======= STAGE $STAGE: remounting file systems ro->rw ======="
 	for fs in $RW_REMOUNT; do
+		echo "remounting $fs -> rw"
 		mount -o remount,rw $fs
 		[ 0 -ne $? ] && echo "Stage $STAGE: mount -o remount,rw $fs failed ;-( =======" && exit $STAGE
 	done
@@ -435,6 +436,7 @@ fi
 if [ 20 -eq $STAGE ]; then
 	echo "======= STAGE $STAGE: remounting file systems rw->ro ======="
 	for fs in $RO_REMOUNT; do
+		echo "remounting $fs -> ro"
 		mount -f -o remount,ro $fs
 	        [ 0 -ne $? ] && echo "Stage $STAGE: mount -o remount,ro $fs failed ;-( =======" && exit $STAGE
 	done
diff --git a/sbin/kernel-rebuild.sh b/sbin/kernel-rebuild.sh
index 467aa69..adcea6b 100755
--- a/sbin/kernel-rebuild.sh
+++ b/sbin/kernel-rebuild.sh
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ else
 	[ 0 -ne $? ] && echo "Kernel build failed ;-(" && exit -1
 fi
 
+echo "remounting /boot -> rw"
 mount -o remount,rw /boot
 
 $NICE_CMD make install
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ sed -i "s~\/boot\/vmlinuz-[0-9][^ ]*~\/boot\/vmlinuz-$REVISION~g;
         s~\/boot\/initramfs-[0-9][^ ]*~\/boot\/initramfs-$REVISION.img~g" \
         /boot/grub/grub.conf
 
+echo "remounting /boot -> ro"
 mount -o remount,ro /boot
 
 echo "--------- Rebuilding kernel modules ---------"