diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b3f091f1b7..28d296819c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -94,12 +94,14 @@ prepare2:
 	$(Q)cp $(src)/.tmpconfig.h $(obj)/config.h
 
 clean:
-	$(Q)echo "Cleaning up..."
+	$(Q)echo -n "Cleaning up... "
 	$(Q)rm -rf $(obj)
+	$(Q)echo "done"
 
 distclean: clean
-	$(Q)echo "Deleting config files..."
+	$(Q)echo -n "Deleting config files... "
 	$(Q)rm -f .kconfig.d .config .tmpconfig.h .config.old
+	$(Q)echo "done"
 
 %.o: %.c
 	$(Q)echo "Compiling $<"
diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile b/arch/x86/Makefile
index 98f2771edf..28ad512518 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/Makefile
@@ -51,8 +51,9 @@ $(obj)/linuxbios.lar: $(obj)/util/lar/lar lzma $(obj)/linuxbios.initram $(obj)/l
 	$(Q)cp $(obj)/linuxbios.initram $(obj)/lar.tmp/normal/initram
 	$(Q)cp $(obj)/linuxbios.stage2 $(obj)/lar.tmp/normal/stage2
 	$(Q)cp $(PAYLOAD) $(obj)/lar.tmp/normal/payload
+	$(Q)echo -n "  "
 	$(Q)cd $(obj)/lar.tmp && ../util/lar/lar c ../linuxbios.lar.pre normal/initram normal/stage2 normal/payload
-	# TODO: Dynamically pad the LAR archive. bs is image size - bootblock size (8k)
+	$(Q)# TODO: Dynamically pad the LAR archive. bs is image size - bootblock size (8k)
 	$(Q)dd if=$(obj)/linuxbios.lar.pre of=$(obj)/linuxbios.lar \
 		  bs=245760 count=1 conv=sync $(SILENT)
 
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ $(obj)/linuxbios.lar: $(obj)/util/lar/lar lzma $(obj)/linuxbios.initram $(obj)/l
 #
 
 $(obj)/stage0.init: 
-	$(Q)echo "Building stage0.init... "
+	$(Q)echo -n "Building stage0.init... "
 	$(Q)# Building asm stub
 	$(Q)$(CC) -E $(LINUXBIOSINCLUDE) $(src)/arch/x86/stage0_i586.S \
 		-o $(obj)/stage0_i586.s -DBOOTBLK=0x1f00 -DRESRVED=0xf0 \
@@ -79,13 +80,13 @@ $(obj)/stage0.init:
 	$(Q)# console lib
 	$(Q)$(CC) $(INITCFLAGS) -c $(src)/arch/x86/console.c -o $(obj)/console.o
 	$(Q)$(CC) $(INITCFLAGS) -c $(src)/arch/x86/serial.c -o $(obj)/serial.o
-	$(Q)$(CC) $(INITCFLAGS) -c $(src)/arch/x86/archelfboot.c -o $(obj)/archelfboot.o
+	$(Q)$(CC) $(INITCFLAGS) -c $(src)/arch/x86/archelfboot.c -o $(obj)/archelfboot.o $(SILENT)
 	$(Q)$(CC) $(INITCFLAGS) -c $(src)/console/vtxprintf.c -o $(obj)/vtxprintf.o
 	$(Q)$(CC) $(INITCFLAGS) -c $(src)/console/vsprintf.c -o $(obj)/vsprintf.o
 	$(Q)$(CC) $(INITCFLAGS) -c $(src)/lib/uart8250.c -o $(obj)/uart8250.o
 	$(Q)# other lib parts
 	$(Q)$(CC) $(INITCFLAGS) -c $(src)/lib/mem.c -o $(obj)/mem.o
-	$(Q)$(CC) $(INITCFLAGS) -c $(src)/lib/elfboot.c -o $(obj)/elfboot.o
+	$(Q)$(CC) $(INITCFLAGS) -c $(src)/lib/elfboot.c -o $(obj)/elfboot.o $(SILENT)
 
 	$(Q)cd $(obj); $(CC) -m32 -nostdlib -static \
 		-T $(src)/arch/x86/ldscript.ld cachemain.o \
@@ -94,15 +95,16 @@ $(obj)/stage0.init:
 
 	$(Q)objcopy -O binary $(obj)/stage0.o $(obj)/stage0.init.pre
 
-	# Pad boot block to 0x4000 - 0x100.
-	# We will probably remove this step -- not needed if we continue
-	# with ldscript.ld.
+	$(Q)# Pad boot block to 0x4000 - 0x100.
+	$(Q)# We will probably remove this step -- not needed if we continue
+	$(Q)# with ldscript.ld.
 
 	$(Q)dd if=$(obj)/stage0.init.pre of=$(obj)/stage0.init \
 		bs=16128 conv=sync $(SILENT)
-	$(Q)echo "Len: `wc -c < $(obj)/stage0.init.pre`"
+	$(Q)# echo "Len: `wc -c < $(obj)/stage0.init.pre`"
 
 	$(Q)test `wc -c < $(obj)/stage0.init.pre` -gt 16128 && echo "Error. Bootblock got too big" || true
+	$(Q)echo "done"
 
 
 #
@@ -114,7 +116,7 @@ $(obj)/stage0.init:
 #
 
 $(obj)/linuxbios.stage2: $(obj)/stage0.init $(obj)/statictree.o
-	$(Q)echo "Building linuxbios.stage2... "
+	$(Q)echo -n "Building linuxbios.stage2... "
 	$(Q)# main
 	$(Q)$(CC) $(INITCFLAGS) -c $(src)/lib/stage2.c -o $(obj)/stage2.o
 	$(Q)$(CC) $(INITCFLAGS) -c $(src)/device/device.c -o $(obj)/device.o
@@ -135,6 +137,7 @@ $(obj)/linuxbios.stage2: $(obj)/stage0.init $(obj)/statictree.o
 	$(Q)objcopy -O binary $(obj)/linuxbios.stage2.o $(obj)/linuxbios.stage2
 
 	$(Q)chmod 644 $(obj)/linuxbios.stage2
+	$(Q)echo "done"
 
 #
 # The payload as we love it. Get it from somewhere.
diff --git a/mainboard/emulation/qemu-i386/Makefile b/mainboard/emulation/qemu-i386/Makefile
index 1ea1ad4b1b..aaad690fa9 100644
--- a/mainboard/emulation/qemu-i386/Makefile
+++ b/mainboard/emulation/qemu-i386/Makefile
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ $(obj)/linuxbios.vpd:
 #
 
 $(obj)/linuxbios.initram: $(obj)/stage0.init $(obj)/stage0.o
-	$(Q)echo "Building linuxbios.initram... "
-	# initram links against stage0
+	$(Q)echo -n "Building linuxbios.initram... "
+	$(Q)# initram links against stage0
 	$(Q)$(CC) $(INITCFLAGS) -c $(src)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/initram.c \
 		-o $(obj)/initram.o
 	$(Q)$(LD) -R $(obj)/stage0.o -Ttext 0x80000  $(obj)/initram.o \
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ $(obj)/linuxbios.initram: $(obj)/stage0.init $(obj)/stage0.o
 	$(Q)objcopy -O binary $(obj)/linuxbios.initram.o \
 		$(obj)/linuxbios.initram
 	$(Q)chmod 644 $(obj)/linuxbios.initram
+	$(Q)echo "done"
 
 #
 # Miscellaneous important targets.
@@ -57,5 +58,5 @@ $(obj)/statictree.o: $(obj)/statictree.c
 	$(Q)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LINUXBIOSINCLUDE) -c -o $(obj)/statictree.o $(obj)/statictree.c
 
 $(obj)/statictree.c: mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/dts $(obj)/util/dtc/dtc
-	$(Q)$(obj)/util/dtc/dtc -O lb mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/dts >$(obj)/statictree.c
+	$(Q)$(obj)/util/dtc/dtc -O lb mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/dts >$(obj)/statictree.c 2>/dev/null