diff --git a/src/platform/mailbox.rs b/src/platform/mailbox.rs
index b01b5c7..e5be23b 100644
--- a/src/platform/mailbox.rs
+++ b/src/platform/mailbox.rs
@@ -193,11 +193,11 @@ pub mod alpha_mode {
 fn write(regs: &RegisterBlock, buf_ptr: u32, channel: u32) -> Result<()> {
     let mut count: u32 = 0;
 
-//    {
-//        let mut uart = MiniUart::new();
-//        uart.init();
-//        write!(uart, "Mailbox::write {:x}/{:x}\n", buf_ptr, channel);
-//    }
+    {
+        let mut uart = MiniUart::new();
+        uart.init();
+        writeln!(uart, "Mailbox::write {:x}/{:x}", buf_ptr, channel);
+    }
 
     while regs.STATUS.is_set(STATUS::FULL) {
         count += 1;
@@ -214,8 +214,8 @@ fn write(regs: &RegisterBlock, buf_ptr: u32, channel: u32) -> Result<()> {
 fn read(regs: &RegisterBlock, expected: u32, channel: u32) -> Result<()> {
     let mut count: u32 = 0;
 
-//    let mut uart = MiniUart::new();
-//    uart.init();
+    // let mut uart = MiniUart::new();
+    // uart.init();
 
     loop {
         while regs.STATUS.is_set(STATUS::EMPTY) {
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ fn read(regs: &RegisterBlock, expected: u32, channel: u32) -> Result<()> {
             // is it a valid successful response?
             return Ok(());
         } else {
-            return Err(MboxError::ResponseError); //@fixme ignore invalid responses and loop again?
+            // return Err(MboxError::ResponseError); //@fixme ignore invalid responses and loop again?
         }
     }
 }
@@ -289,20 +289,20 @@ impl Mailbox {
     pub fn read(&self, channel: u32) -> Result<()> {
         read(self, phys2bus(self.buffer.as_ptr() as u32), channel)?;
 
-        //let mut uart = MiniUart::new();
-        //uart.init();
+        let mut uart = MiniUart::new();
+        uart.init();
 
         match self.buffer[1] {
             response::SUCCESS => {
-                //uart.puts("\n######\nMailbox::returning SUCCESS\n");
+                writeln!(uart, "\n######\nMailbox::returning SUCCESS");
                 Ok(())
             }
             response::ERROR => {
-                //uart.puts("\n######\nMailbox::returning ResponseError\n");
+                writeln!(uart, "\n######\nMailbox::returning ResponseError");
                 Err(MboxError::ResponseError)
             }
             _ => {
-                //uart.puts("\n######\nMailbox::returning UnknownError\n");
+                writeln!(uart, "\n######\nMailbox::returning UnknownError");
                 Err(MboxError::UnknownError)
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/platform/vc.rs b/src/platform/vc.rs
index 9ff7319..a3e3988 100644
--- a/src/platform/vc.rs
+++ b/src/platform/vc.rs
@@ -11,13 +11,12 @@ impl VC {
     pub fn init_fb(size: Size2d, uart: &mut MiniUart) -> Option<Display> {
         let mut fb_info = GpuFb::new(size, 32);
 
-        uart.puts("initing fb_info\n");
+        writeln!(uart, "initing fb_info");
         fb_info.call().map_err(|_| {
-            uart.puts("fb_info error\n");
-            ()
+            writeln!(uart, "fb_info error");
         });
 
-//        write!(uart, "inited fb_info: {}\n", fb_info);
+        writeln!(uart, "inited fb_info: {}", fb_info);
 
         let mut mbox = Mailbox::new();
 
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ impl VC {
         /* Need to set up max_x/max_y before using Display::write */
         let max_x = fb_info.vwidth / CHARSIZE_X;
         let max_y = fb_info.vheight / CHARSIZE_Y;
-        uart.puts("inited fb_info #2\n");
+        writeln!(uart, "inited fb_info #2");
 
         Some(Display::new(
             bus2phys(fb_info.pointer),
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ impl VC {
     /*
         fn get_display_size() -> Option<Size2d> {
             let mut mbox = Mbox::new();
-        
+
             mbox.0[0] = 8 * 4; // Total size
             mbox.0[1] = MAILBOX_REQ_CODE; // Request
             mbox.0[2] = Tag::GetPhysicalWH as u32; // Display size  // tag
@@ -88,9 +87,9 @@ impl VC {
             mbox.0[5] = 0; // Space for horizontal resolution
             mbox.0[6] = 0; // Space for vertical resolution
             mbox.0[7] = Tag::End as u32; // End tag
-        
+
             mbox.call(Channel::PropertyTagsArmToVc)?;
-        
+
     //        if mbox.0[1] != MAILBOX_RESP_CODE_SUCCESS {
     //            return None;
     //        }
@@ -103,12 +102,12 @@ impl VC {
                 y: mbox.0[6],
             })
         }
-        
+
         fn set_display_size(size: Size2d) -> Option<Display> {
             // @todo Make Display use VC functions internally instead
             let mut mbox = Mbox::new();
             let mut count: usize = 0;
-        
+
             count += 1;
             mbox.0[count] = MAILBOX_REQ_CODE; // Request
             count += 1;
@@ -152,15 +151,15 @@ impl VC {
             count += 1;
             mbox.0[count] = Tag::End as u32;
             mbox.0[0] = (count * 4) as u32; // Total size
-        
+
             let max_count = count;
-        
+
             Mailbox::call(Channel::PropertyTagsArmToVc as u8, &mbox.0 as *const u32 as *const u8)?;
-        
+
             if mbox.0[1] != MAILBOX_RESP_CODE_SUCCESS {
                 return None;
             }
-        
+
             count = 2; /* First tag */
     while mbox.0[count] != 0 {
     if mbox.0[count] == Tag::AllocateBuffer as u32 {