diff --git a/sys/dev/raid/vinum/vinumconfig.c b/sys/dev/raid/vinum/vinumconfig.c
index 3b926f3..88eb7fa 100644
--- a/sys/dev/raid/vinum/vinumconfig.c
+++ b/sys/dev/raid/vinum/vinumconfig.c
@@ -957,6 +957,7 @@ config_drive(int update)
 	throw_rude_remark(EINVAL, "Drive has no name\n");
     driveno = find_drive(token[1], 1);			    /* allocate a drive to initialize */
     drive = &DRIVE[driveno];				    /* and get a pointer */
+    kprintf("vinum[%s] drive %d drive %p - vnode is %p\n", __func__, driveno, drive, drive->vp);
     if (update && ((drive->flags & VF_NEWBORN) == 0))	    /* this drive exists already */
 	return;						    /* don't do anything */
     drive->flags &= ~VF_NEWBORN;			    /* no longer newly born */
diff --git a/sys/dev/raid/vinum/vinumio.c b/sys/dev/raid/vinum/vinumio.c
index 14b5c19..2dd56ce 100644
--- a/sys/dev/raid/vinum/vinumio.c
+++ b/sys/dev/raid/vinum/vinumio.c
@@ -327,7 +327,9 @@ read_drive_label(struct drive *drive, int verbose)
     int result;
     struct vinum_hdr *vhdr;
 
+    kprintf("vinum[%s]: vnode is %p\n", __func__, drive->vp);
     error = init_drive(drive, 0);			    /* find the drive */
+    kprintf("vinum[%s]: vnode is %p\n", __func__, drive->vp);
     if (error)						    /* find the drive */
 	return DL_CANT_OPEN;				    /* not ours */