diff --git a/src/boot.c b/src/boot.c
index af22e1eb..2a270864 100644
--- a/src/boot.c
+++ b/src/boot.c
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ print_boot_device(u16 type)
     if (type == 0 || type > 0x4)
         BX_PANIC("Bad drive type\n");
     printf("Booting from %s...\n", drivetypes[type]);
+
+    // XXX - latest cvs has BEV description
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ print_boot_failure(u16 type, u8 reason)
     if (type == 0 || type > 0x3)
         BX_PANIC("Bad drive type\n");
 
-    printf("Boot from %s failed", drivetypes[type]);
+    printf("Boot failed");
     if (type < 4) {
         /* Report the reason too */
         if (reason==0)
@@ -48,7 +50,7 @@ print_boot_failure(u16 type, u8 reason)
         else
             printf(": could not read the boot disk");
     }
-    printf("\n");
+    printf("\n\n");
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/src/post.c b/src/post.c
index a154ac62..f19c44ae 100644
--- a/src/post.c
+++ b/src/post.c
@@ -465,10 +465,10 @@ callrom(u16 seg, u16 offset)
 }
 
 static void
-rom_scan()
+rom_scan(u32 start, u32 end)
 {
-    u8 *p = (u8*)0xc0000;
-    for (; p <= (u8*)0xe0000; p += 2048) {
+    u8 *p = (u8*)start;
+    for (; p <= (u8*)end; p += 2048) {
         u8 *rom = p;
         if (*(u16*)rom != 0xaa55)
             continue;
@@ -549,12 +549,14 @@ post()
     serial_setup();
     timer_setup();
     pic_setup();
+
+    rom_scan(0xc0000, 0xc7800);
+
+    printf("BIOS - begin\n\n");
+
     // XXX - need to do pci stuff
     //pci_setup();
     init_boot_vectors();
-    rom_scan();
-
-    printf("BIOS - begin\n\n");
 
     floppy_drive_post();
     hard_drive_post();
@@ -562,6 +564,10 @@ post()
         ata_init();
         ata_detect();
     }
+
+    init_boot_vectors();
+    rom_scan(0xc8000, 0xe0000);
+
     callrom(0xf000, OFFSET_begin_boot);
 }