diff --git a/boot/boot.asm b/boot/boot.asm
index fb9c369..29f458f 100644
--- a/boot/boot.asm
+++ b/boot/boot.asm
@@ -410,8 +410,12 @@ readDisk:       push    si
                 mov     word [READADDR_SEG], es
                 mov     word [READADDR_OFF], bx
 
+%ifndef QUIET
                 call    show
                 db      ".",0
+%else ; ensure code after this still at same location
+				times 5 nop
+%endif
 read_next:
 
 ;******************** LBA_READ *******************************
diff --git a/boot/boot32lb.asm b/boot/boot32lb.asm
index ec13012..86e0d33 100644
--- a/boot/boot32lb.asm
+++ b/boot/boot32lb.asm
@@ -135,8 +135,12 @@ cont:		mov	ds, ax
 		sti
 		mov	[drive], dl	; BIOS passes drive number in DL
 
+%ifndef QUIET
 		mov	si, msg_LoadFreeDOS
 		call	print		; modifies AX BX SI
+%else ; ensure code after this still at same location
+		times 6 nop
+%endif
 
 
 ; -------------
diff --git a/boot/makefile b/boot/makefile
index 94c9a8f..7f3eb84 100644
--- a/boot/makefile
+++ b/boot/makefile
@@ -8,22 +8,22 @@
 production:     fat12com.bin fat16com.bin fat32chs.bin fat32lba.bin oemfat12.bin oemfat16.bin
 
 fat12com.bin:    boot.asm
-		$(NASM) -dISFAT12 boot.asm -l$*.lst -ofat12com.bin
+		$(NASM) -dISFAT12 $(NASMFLAGS) boot.asm -l$*.lst -ofat12com.bin
 
 fat16com.bin:    boot.asm
-		$(NASM) -dISFAT16 boot.asm -l$*.lst -ofat16com.bin
+		$(NASM) -dISFAT16 $(NASMFLAGS) boot.asm -l$*.lst -ofat16com.bin
 
 fat32chs.bin:    boot32.asm
-		$(NASM) boot32.asm -l$*.lst -ofat32chs.bin
+		$(NASM) $(NASMFLAGS) boot32.asm -l$*.lst -ofat32chs.bin
 
 fat32lba.bin:    boot32lb.asm
-		$(NASM) boot32lb.asm -l$*.lst -ofat32lba.bin
+		$(NASM) $(NASMFLAGS) boot32lb.asm -l$*.lst -ofat32lba.bin
 
 oemfat12.bin:   oemboot.asm
-		$(NASM) -dISFAT12 oemboot.asm -l$*.lst -ooemfat12.bin
+		$(NASM) -dISFAT12 $(NASMFLAGS) oemboot.asm -l$*.lst -ooemfat12.bin
 
 oemfat16.bin:   oemboot.asm
-		$(NASM) -dISFAT16 oemboot.asm -l$*.lst -ooemfat16.bin
+		$(NASM) -dISFAT16 $(NASMFLAGS) oemboot.asm -l$*.lst -ooemfat16.bin
 
 clobber:        clean
 		-$(RM) *.bin status.me
diff --git a/hdr/kconfig.h b/hdr/kconfig.h
index 160a34a..3d3f8c9 100644
--- a/hdr/kconfig.h
+++ b/hdr/kconfig.h
@@ -50,4 +50,6 @@ typedef struct _KernelConfig {
 	/* 0 = do not check (assume absent),
 	   1 = do check by running breakpoint,
 	   2 = assume present */
+
+  signed char Verbose; /* -1 = quiet, 0 = normal, 1 = verbose */
 } KernelConfig;
diff --git a/kernel/config.c b/kernel/config.c
index 641f17e..70f828b 100644
--- a/kernel/config.c
+++ b/kernel/config.c
@@ -1225,7 +1225,7 @@ STATIC void Config_Buffers(BYTE * pLine)
 STATIC void CfgBuffersHigh(BYTE * pLine)
 {
   Config_Buffers(pLine);
-  printf("Note: BUFFERS will be in HMA or low RAM, not in UMB\n");
+  if (InitKernelConfig.Verbose >= 0) printf("Note: BUFFERS will be in HMA or low RAM, not in UMB\n");
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1276,7 +1276,7 @@ STATIC VOID sysVersion(BYTE * pLine)
   if (GetNumArg(p, &minor) == (BYTE *) 0)
     return;
 
-  printf("Changing reported version to %d.%d\n", major, minor);
+  if (InitKernelConfig.Verbose >= 0) printf("Changing reported version to %d.%d\n", major, minor);
 
   LoL->os_setver_major = major; /* not the internal os_major */
   LoL->os_setver_minor = minor; /* not the internal os_minor */
@@ -2223,8 +2223,11 @@ STATIC void config_init_buffers(int wantedbuffers)
   if (FP_SEG(pbuffer) == 0xffff)
   {
     buffers++;
-    printf("Kernel: allocated %d Diskbuffers = %u Bytes in HMA\n",
+    if (InitKernelConfig.Verbose >= 0) 
+    {
+      printf("Kernel: allocated %d Diskbuffers = %u Bytes in HMA\n",
            buffers, buffers * sizeof(struct buffer));
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/initdisk.c b/kernel/initdisk.c
index 531cf71..ee0dc3d 100644
--- a/kernel/initdisk.c
+++ b/kernel/initdisk.c
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ void init_LBA_to_CHS(struct CHS *chs, ULONG LBA_address,
 void printCHS(char *title, struct CHS *chs)
 {
   /* has no fixed size for head/sect: is often 1/1 in our context */
-  printf("%s%4u-%u-%u", title, chs->Cylinder, chs->Head, chs->Sector);
+  if (InitKernelConfig.Verbose >= 0) printf("%s%4u-%u-%u", title, chs->Cylinder, chs->Head, chs->Sector);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ StandardBios:                  /* old way to get parameters */
   if (driveParam->chs.Sector == 0) {
     /* happens e.g. with Bochs 1.x if no harddisk defined */
     driveParam->chs.Sector = 63; /* avoid division by zero...! */
-    printf("BIOS reported 0 sectors/track, assuming 63!\n");
+    if (InitKernelConfig.Verbose >= 0) printf("BIOS reported 0 sectors/track, assuming 63!\n");
   }
 
   if (!(driveParam->descflags & DF_LBA))
@@ -819,10 +819,13 @@ void print_warning_suspect(char *partitionName, UBYTE fs, struct CHS *chs,
 {
   if (!InitKernelConfig.ForceLBA)
   {
-    printf("WARNING: using suspect partition %s FS %02x:", partitionName, fs);
-    printCHS(" with calculated values ", chs);
-    printCHS(" instead of ", pEntry_chs);
-    printf("\n");
+    if (InitKernelConfig.Verbose >= 0) 
+    {
+      printf("WARNING: using suspect partition %s FS %02x:", partitionName, fs);
+      printCHS(" with calculated values ", chs);
+      printCHS(" instead of ", pEntry_chs);
+      printf("\n");
+    }
   }
   memcpy(pEntry_chs, chs, sizeof(struct CHS));
 }
@@ -1386,7 +1389,7 @@ void ReadAllPartitionTables(void)
 /* disk initialization: returns number of units */
 COUNT dsk_init()
 {
-  printf(" - InitDisk");
+  if (InitKernelConfig.Verbose >= 0) printf(" - InitDisk");
 
 #if defined(DEBUG) && !defined(DOSEMU)
   {
diff --git a/kernel/kernel.asm b/kernel/kernel.asm
index ee18f99..608390c 100644
--- a/kernel/kernel.asm
+++ b/kernel/kernel.asm
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ Version_Major               db 2
 Version_Revision            dw 43       ; REVISION_SEQ
 Version_Release             dw 1        ; 0=release build, >0=svn#
 
-CheckDebugger:		db 0	; 0 = no check, 1 = check, 2 = assume present
+CheckDebugger:	            db 0	; 0 = no check, 1 = check, 2 = assume present
+Verbose	                    db -1       ; -1 = quiet, 0 = normal, 1 = verbose
 configend:
 kernel_config_size: equ configend - config_signature
 	; must be below-or-equal the size of struct _KernelConfig
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ realentry:                              ; execution continues here
 
 	times 0C0h - ($ - $$) nop	; magic offset (used by exeflat)
 entry_common:
+%ifndef QUIET
                 push ax
                 push bx
                 pushf              
@@ -127,6 +129,7 @@ entry_common:
                 popf
                 pop bx
                 pop ax
+%endif
 
 	push cs
 	pop ds
@@ -165,6 +168,7 @@ segment INIT_TEXT
 kernel_start:
 	cld
 
+%ifndef QUIET
                 push bx
                 pushf              
                 mov ax, 0e32h           ; '2' Tracecode - kernel entered
@@ -172,6 +176,7 @@ kernel_start:
                 int 010h
                 popf
                 pop bx
+%endif
 
 
 extern _kernel_command_line
@@ -275,6 +280,7 @@ cont:           ; Now set up call frame
                 mov     ds,[cs:_INIT_DGROUP]
                 mov     bp,sp           ; and set up stack frame for c
 
+%ifndef QUIET
                 push bx
                 pushf              
                 mov ax, 0e33h           ; '3' Tracecode - kernel entered
@@ -282,6 +288,7 @@ cont:           ; Now set up call frame
                 int 010h
                 popf
                 pop bx
+%endif
 
                 mov     byte [_BootDrive],bl ; tell where we came from
 
diff --git a/kernel/main.c b/kernel/main.c
index 8aba8d9..17bce5c 100644
--- a/kernel/main.c
+++ b/kernel/main.c
@@ -437,6 +437,17 @@ STATIC VOID FsConfig(VOID)
 
 STATIC VOID signon()
 {
+	if (InitKernelConfig.Verbose < 0) 
+	{
+#ifdef CUSTOM_BRANDING
+        printf("\n\r" CUSTOM_BRANDING "\n\n");
+#else
+        printf("\n\r%S\n\n", MK_FP(FP_SEG(LoL), FP_OFF(LoL->os_release)));
+#endif
+	} else {
+#ifdef CUSTOM_BRANDING
+  printf("\n\r" CUSTOM_BRANDING "\n\n%s", copyright);
+#else
   printf("\r%S"
          "Kernel compatibility %d.%d - "
 #if defined(__BORLANDC__)
@@ -465,6 +476,8 @@ STATIC VOID signon()
   "\n\n%s",
          MK_FP(FP_SEG(LoL), FP_OFF(LoL->os_release)),
          MAJOR_RELEASE, MINOR_RELEASE, copyright);
+#endif
+	}
 }
 
 STATIC void kernel()
diff --git a/sys/fdkrncfg.c b/sys/fdkrncfg.c
index 7bec735..d121433 100644
--- a/sys/fdkrncfg.c
+++ b/sys/fdkrncfg.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 *  merged into SYS by tom ehlert                                                                        *
 ***************************************************************************/
 
-char VERSION[] = "v1.03";
+char VERSION[] = "v1.04";
 char PROGRAM[] = "SYS CONFIG";
 char KERNEL[] = "KERNEL.SYS";
 
@@ -94,7 +94,9 @@ void showUsage(void)
          "                       SKIPCONFIGSECONDS=#, FORCELBA=0|1\n"
          "                       GLOBALENABLELBASUPPORT=0|1\n"
          "                       BootHarddiskSeconds=0|seconds to wait\n"
-         "                       CheckDebugger=0|1|2\n");
+         "                       CheckDebugger=0|1|2\n"
+		 "                       Verbose=0|1\n"
+		 );
 }
 
 /* simply reads in current configuration values, exiting program
@@ -223,6 +225,13 @@ void displayConfigSettings(KernelConfig * cfg)
          cfg->CheckDebugger);
   }
 
+  if (cfg->ConfigSize >= 14)
+  {
+    printf
+        ("Verbose=%d :            -1=quiet, *0=normal, 1=verbose\n",
+         cfg->Verbose);
+  }
+
 #if 0                           /* we assume that SYS is as current as the kernel */
 
   /* Print value any options added that are unknown as hex dump */
@@ -495,6 +504,11 @@ int FDKrnConfigMain(int argc, char **argv)
       setByteOption(&(cfg.CheckDebugger),
                      cptr, 2, &updates, "CheckDebugger");
     }
+    else if (memicmp(argptr, "VERBOSE", 3) == 0)
+    {
+      setSByteOption(&(cfg.Verbose),
+                     cptr, -1, 1, &updates, "VERBOSE");
+    }
     else
     {
     illegal_arg: