diff --git a/drivers/dpeth/dp.c b/drivers/dpeth/dp.c
index e1ad6dabf..83b81eb3a 100644
--- a/drivers/dpeth/dp.c
+++ b/drivers/dpeth/dp.c
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@
 **  +------------+---------+---------+---------------+
 **
 **  $Log$
+**  Revision 1.5  2005/08/02 15:30:35  jnherder
+**  Various updates to support dynamically starting drivers.
+**  Output during initialization should be suppressed. Unless an error occurs.
+**  Note that main() can now be main(int argc, char **argv) and arguments can
+**  be passed when bringing up the driver.
+**
 **  Revision 1.4  2005/07/29 12:44:41  jnherder
 **  Small update to SYS_IRQCTL -> setting an interrupt policy now allows the caller
 **  to provide an index (0 .. 31) that is passed in the HARD_INT message when an
@@ -79,11 +85,10 @@
 
 #include "dp.h"
 
-#if ENABLE_NETWORKING == 1
-
 /*
 **  Local data
 */
+extern int errno;
 static dpeth_t de_table[DE_PORT_NR];
 static int dpeth_tasknr = ANY;
 
@@ -556,15 +561,15 @@ static void do_watchdog(void *message)
 **  Name:	int dpeth_task(void)
 **  Function:	Main entry for dp task
 */
-PUBLIC int main(void)
+PUBLIC int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
   message m;
   dpeth_t *dep;
   int rc, fkeys, sfkeys;
 
   /* Get precess number */
-  if ((rc = getprocnr(&dpeth_tasknr)) != OK)
-	panic(DevName, "getprocnr() failed", rc);
+  if ((dpeth_tasknr = getprocnr()) < 0)
+	panic(DevName, "getprocnr() failed", errno);
 #if defined USE_IOPL
   /* Request direct access to hardware I/O ports */
   if ((rc = sys_enable_iop(dpeth_tasknr)) != OK)
@@ -575,6 +580,7 @@ PUBLIC int main(void)
   if ((fkey_map(&fkeys, &sfkeys)) != OK) 
 	printf("%s: couldn't program Shift+F8 key (%d)\n", DevName, errno);
 
+
 #ifdef ETH_IGN_PROTO
   {
 	static u16_t eth_ign_proto = 0;
@@ -585,7 +591,6 @@ PUBLIC int main(void)
   }
 #endif
 
-  printf("DPETH: ethernet driver task initialized (process No. %d)\n", dpeth_tasknr);
   while (TRUE) {
 	if ((rc = receive(ANY, &m)) != OK) panic(dep->de_name, RecvErrMsg, rc);
 
@@ -616,7 +621,7 @@ PUBLIC int main(void)
 	    case DL_STOP:	/* Stop device */
 		do_stop(&m);
 		break;
-	    case SYS_EVENT: {
+	    case SYS_SIG: {
 	    	sigset_t sigset = m.NOTIFY_ARG;
 	    	if (sigismember(&sigset, SIGKSTOP)) {	/* Shut down */
 		    for (rc = 0; rc < DE_PORT_NR; rc += 1) {
@@ -652,8 +657,5 @@ PUBLIC int main(void)
   return OK;			/* Never reached, but keeps compiler happy */
 }
 
-#else
-int main(void) { return 0; }
-#endif				/* ENABLE_NETWORKING */
 
 /** dp.c **/
diff --git a/drivers/dpeth/dp.h b/drivers/dpeth/dp.h
index de4f034b4..6f098accc 100644
--- a/drivers/dpeth/dp.h
+++ b/drivers/dpeth/dp.h
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@
 **  Interface description for ethernet device driver
 **
 **  $Log$
+**  Revision 1.2  2005/08/02 15:30:35  jnherder
+**  Various updates to support dynamically starting drivers.
+**  Output during initialization should be suppressed. Unless an error occurs.
+**  Note that main() can now be main(int argc, char **argv) and arguments can
+**  be passed when bringing up the driver.
+**
 **  Revision 1.1  2005/06/29 10:16:46  beng
 **  Import of dpeth 3c501/3c509b/.. ethernet driver by
 **  Giovanni Falzoni <fgalzoni@inwind.it>.
@@ -23,7 +29,7 @@
 #undef  ENABLE_WDETH
 #undef  ENABLE_DP8390
 
-#define ENABLE_NETWORKING ENABLE_DPETH 	/** (from /usr/include/minix/config.h **/
+#define ENABLE_NETWORKING 1 
 
 #define ENABLE_3C501	1	/* enable 3Com Etherlink I board	 */
 #define ENABLE_3C503	1	/* enable 3Com Etherlink II board 	 */
diff --git a/drivers/floppy/floppy.c b/drivers/floppy/floppy.c
index 829d0317d..0d775d8a6 100644
--- a/drivers/floppy/floppy.c
+++ b/drivers/floppy/floppy.c
@@ -309,7 +309,6 @@ PUBLIC void main()
   if ((s=sys_irqenable(&irq_hook_id)) != OK)
   	panic("FLOPPY", "Couldn't enable IRQs", s);
 
-  printf("FLOPPY: user-level floppy disk driver initialized\n");
   driver_task(&f_dtab);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/fxp/Makefile b/drivers/fxp/Makefile
index 317e62481..3f9ce5157 100644
--- a/drivers/fxp/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/fxp/Makefile
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ LIBPCI = $d/libpci/pci.o $d/libpci/pci_table.o
 all build:	$(DRIVER)
 $(DRIVER):	$(OBJ) $(LIBPCI)
 	$(CC) -o $@ $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJ) $(LIBPCI) $(LIBS)
-	install -S 64w $(DRIVER)
+	install -S 256w $(DRIVER)
 
 $(LIBPCI): 
 	cd $d/libpci && $(MAKE) 
diff --git a/drivers/fxp/fxp.c b/drivers/fxp/fxp.c
index 3e46c7d1d..109393deb 100644
--- a/drivers/fxp/fxp.c
+++ b/drivers/fxp/fxp.c
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@
 #define printW()		((void)0)
 #define vm_1phys2bus(p)		(p)
 
-#if ENABLE_FXP
 #if !ENABLE_PCI
 #error PCI support not enabled
 #endif
@@ -207,6 +206,8 @@ static int fxp_tasknr= ANY;
 static u16_t eth_ign_proto;
 static tmra_ut fxp_watchdog;
 
+extern int errno;
+
 #define fxp_inb(port, offset)	(do_inb((port) + (offset)))
 #define fxp_inw(port, offset)	(do_inw((port) + (offset)))
 #define fxp_inl(port, offset)	(do_inl((port) + (offset)))
@@ -266,7 +267,8 @@ int main(void)
 	fxp_t *fp;
 	long v;
 
-	fxp_tasknr= FXP;
+	if ((fxp_tasknr= getprocnr())<0)
+		panic("FXP", "couldn't get proc nr", errno);
 
 	v= 0;
 #if 0
@@ -315,7 +317,7 @@ int main(void)
 				fxp_check_ints(fp);
 			}
 			break;
-		case SYS_EVENT:	{
+		case SYS_SIG:	{
 			sigset_t sigset = m.NOTIFY_ARG;
 			if (sigismember(&sigset, SIGKSTOP)) fxp_stop();
 			break;
@@ -2471,7 +2473,6 @@ static void do_outl(port_t port, u32_t value)
 		panic("FXP","sys_outl failed", r);
 }
 
-#endif /* ENABLE_FXP */
 
 /*
  * $PchId: fxp.c,v 1.4 2005/01/31 22:10:37 philip Exp $
diff --git a/drivers/fxp/mii.c b/drivers/fxp/mii.c
index 772d6c089..4fae54cef 100644
--- a/drivers/fxp/mii.c
+++ b/drivers/fxp/mii.c
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ Media Independent (Ethernet) Interface functions
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
 
-#if ENABLE_FXP
 
 #include "mii.h"
 
@@ -197,8 +196,6 @@ u16_t techab;
 	}
 }
 
-#endif /* ENABLE_FXP */
-
 /*
  * $PchId: mii.c,v 1.2 2005/01/31 22:17:26 philip Exp $
  */
diff --git a/drivers/libdriver/driver.c b/drivers/libdriver/driver.c
index e61cbf949..b6bcc2e1f 100644
--- a/drivers/libdriver/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/libdriver/driver.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* This file contains device independent device driver interface.
  *
  * Changes:
- *   Jul 25, 2005   added SYS_EVENT type for signals  (Jorrit N. Herder)
+ *   Jul 25, 2005   added SYS_SIG type for signals  (Jorrit N. Herder)
  *   Sep 15, 2004   added SYN_ALARM type for timeouts  (Jorrit N. Herder)
  *   Jul 23, 2004   removed kernel dependencies  (Jorrit N. Herder)
  *   Apr 02, 1992   constructed from AT wini and floppy driver  (Kees J. Bot)
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ struct driver *dp;	/* Device dependent entry points. */
 
 	case HARD_INT:		/* leftover interrupt or expired timer. */
 				continue;
-	case SYS_EVENT:		(*dp->dr_signal)(dp, &mess);
+	case SYS_SIG:		(*dp->dr_signal)(dp, &mess);
 				continue;	/* don't reply */
 	case SYN_ALARM:		(*dp->dr_alarm)(dp, &mess);	
 				continue;	/* don't reply */
diff --git a/drivers/libpci/pci.c b/drivers/libpci/pci.c
index ba04f257b..ebcb761e8 100644
--- a/drivers/libpci/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/libpci/pci.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Created:	Jan 2000 by Philip Homburg <philip@cs.vu.nl>
 #if ENABLE_PCI
 
 #if !__minix_vmd
-#define debug 1	/* for ast */
+#define debug 0	
 #define irq_mode_pci(irq) ((void)0)
 #endif
 
diff --git a/drivers/log/log.c b/drivers/log/log.c
index 9052c5159..67795bb8a 100644
--- a/drivers/log/log.c
+++ b/drivers/log/log.c
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ message *m_ptr;
 		r = do_diagnostics(m_ptr);
 		break;
 	}
-	case SYS_EVENT: {
+	case SYS_SIG: {
 		sigset_t sigset = m_ptr->NOTIFY_ARG;
 		if (sigismember(&sigset, SIGKMESS)) {
 			do_new_kmess(m_ptr);
diff --git a/drivers/printer/printer.c b/drivers/printer/printer.c
index 9d570f478..0ec5cf198 100644
--- a/drivers/printer/printer.c
+++ b/drivers/printer/printer.c
@@ -135,19 +135,7 @@ int sig;					/* signal number */
 PUBLIC void main(void)
 {
 /* Main routine of the printer task. */
-
   message pr_mess;		/* buffer for all incoming messages */
-#if DEAD_CODE
-  struct sigaction sigact;
-
-  /* Install signal handler.*/
-  sigact.sa_handler = signal_handler;
-  sigact.sa_mask = ~0;			/* block all other signals */
-  sigact.sa_flags = 0;			/* default behaviour */
-  printf("PRINTER calls sigaction()\n");
-  if (sigaction(SIGTERM, &sigact, NULL) != OK) 
-      report("PRINTER","warning, sigaction() failed", errno);
-#endif
   
   while (TRUE) {
 	receive(ANY, &pr_mess);
diff --git a/drivers/rtl8139/rtl8139.c b/drivers/rtl8139/rtl8139.c
index 1616bd26e..fd9d20ab1 100755
--- a/drivers/rtl8139/rtl8139.c
+++ b/drivers/rtl8139/rtl8139.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  * |------------+----------+---------+----------+---------+---------|
  * | HARD_INT	|          |         |          |         |         |
  * |------------|----------|---------|----------|---------|---------|
- * | HARD_STOP	|          |         |          |         |         |
+ * | SYS_SIG	|          |         |          |         |         |
  * |------------|----------|---------|----------|---------|---------|
  * | DL_WRITE	| port nr  | proc nr | count    | mode    | address |
  * |------------|----------|---------|----------|---------|---------|
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@
 #define printW()		((void)0)
 #define vm_1phys2bus(p)		(p)
 
-#if ENABLE_RTL8139
+#define VERBOSE	0	/* display message during init */
+
 #if !ENABLE_PCI
 #error PCI support not enabled
 #endif
@@ -285,7 +286,7 @@ void main(void)
 	re_t *rep;
 	long v;
 
-	if (getprocnr(&rl_tasknr) != OK)
+	if ((rl_tasknr = getprocnr()) < 0)
 		panic("RTL8139", "getprocnr failed", errno);
 
 	v= 0;
@@ -337,7 +338,7 @@ void main(void)
 				check_int_events();
 			break ;
 		case FKEY_PRESSED: rtl8139_dump(&m);		break;
-		case SYS_EVENT: {
+		case SYS_SIG: {
 			sigset_t sigset = m.NOTIFY_ARG;
 			if (sigismember(&sigset, SIGKSTOP)) rtl8139_stop();		
 			break;
@@ -485,7 +486,9 @@ message *mp;
 		}
 		if (rep->re_mode == REM_ENABLED)
 			rl_init_hw(rep);
+#if VERBOSE	/* load silently ... can always check status later */
 		rl_report_link(rep);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	assert(rep->re_mode == REM_ENABLED);
@@ -628,11 +631,13 @@ re_t *rep;
 			return 0;
 	}
 
+#if VERBOSE	/* stay silent at startup, can always get status later */
 	dname= pci_dev_name(vid, did);
 	if (!dname)
 		dname= "unknown device";
 	printf("%s: ", rep->re_name);
 	printf("%s (%x/%x) at %s\n", dname, vid, did, pci_slot_name(devind));
+#endif
 	pci_reserve(devind);
 	/* printf("cr = 0x%x\n", pci_attr_r16(devind, PCI_CR)); */
 	bar= pci_attr_r32(devind, PCI_BAR) & 0xffffffe0;
@@ -760,6 +765,7 @@ re_t *rep;
 	if ((s=sys_irqenable(&rep->re_hook_id)) != OK)
 		printf("RTL8139: error, couldn't enable interrupts: %d\n", s);
 
+#if VERBOSE	/* stay silent during startup, can always get status later */
 	if (rep->re_mode) {
 		printf("%s: model %s\n", rep->re_name, rep->re_model);
 	} else
@@ -769,6 +775,7 @@ re_t *rep;
 			rl_inl(rep->re_base_port, RL_TCR) &
 			(RL_TCR_HWVER_AM | RL_TCR_HWVER_BM));
 	}
+#endif
 
 	rl_confaddr(rep);
 	if (debug)
@@ -2619,7 +2626,6 @@ dpeth_t *dep;
 	outb_reg0(dep, DP_CR, CR_PS_P0);	/* back to bank 0 */
 }
 #endif
-#endif /* ENABLE_RTL8139 */
 
 /*
  * $PchId: rtl8139.c,v 1.3 2003/09/11 14:15:15 philip Exp $
diff --git a/drivers/rtl8139/rtl8139.h b/drivers/rtl8139/rtl8139.h
index 1b5ee93fc..1bacfc4c3 100755
--- a/drivers/rtl8139/rtl8139.h
+++ b/drivers/rtl8139/rtl8139.h
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ ibm/rtl8139.h
 Created:	Aug 2003 by Philip Homburg <philip@cs.vu.nl>
 */
 
+#define ENABLE_RTL8139	1
+
 #define	RL_IDR		0x00	/* Ethernet address
 				 * Note: RL_9346CR_EEM_CONFIG mode is
 				 * required the change the ethernet
diff --git a/drivers/tty/keyboard.c b/drivers/tty/keyboard.c
index 6023e3252..2fa3ab180 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/keyboard.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/keyboard.c
@@ -440,6 +440,7 @@ message *m_ptr;			/* pointer to the request message */
 
   switch (m_ptr->FKEY_REQUEST) {	/* see what we must do */
   case FKEY_MAP:			/* request for new mapping */
+      result = OK;			/* assume everything will be ok*/
       for (i=0; i < 12; i++) {		/* check F1-F12 keys */
           if (bit_isset(m_ptr->FKEY_FKEYS, i+1) ) {
               if (fkey_obs[i].proc_nr == NONE) { 
@@ -448,8 +449,7 @@ message *m_ptr;			/* pointer to the request message */
     	          bit_unset(m_ptr->FKEY_FKEYS, i+1);
     	      } else {
     	          printf("WARNING, fkey_map failed F%d\n", i);
-    	          result = EBUSY;
-    	          break;
+    	          result = EBUSY;	/* report failure, but try rest */
     	      }
     	  }
       }
@@ -461,15 +461,35 @@ message *m_ptr;			/* pointer to the request message */
     	          bit_unset(m_ptr->FKEY_SFKEYS, i+1);
     	      } else {
     	          printf("WARNING, fkey_map failed Shift F%d\n", i);
-    	          result = EBUSY;
-    	          break;
+    	          result = EBUSY;	/* report failure but try rest */
     	      }
     	  }
       }
-      result = OK;			/* done, new observer registered */
       break;
   case FKEY_UNMAP:
-      result = ENOSYS;			/* not yet supported (not needed) */
+      result = OK;			/* assume everything will be ok*/
+      for (i=0; i < 12; i++) {		/* check F1-F12 keys */
+          if (bit_isset(m_ptr->FKEY_FKEYS, i+1) ) {
+              if (fkey_obs[i].proc_nr == m_ptr->m_source) { 
+    	          fkey_obs[i].proc_nr = NONE;
+    	          fkey_obs[i].events = 0;
+    	          bit_unset(m_ptr->FKEY_FKEYS, i+1);
+    	      } else {
+    	          result = EPERM;	/* report failure, but try rest */
+    	      }
+    	  }
+      }
+      for (i=0; i < 12; i++) {		/* check Shift+F1-F12 keys */
+          if (bit_isset(m_ptr->FKEY_SFKEYS, i+1) ) {
+              if (sfkey_obs[i].proc_nr == m_ptr->m_source) { 
+    	          sfkey_obs[i].proc_nr = NONE;
+    	          sfkey_obs[i].events = 0;
+    	          bit_unset(m_ptr->FKEY_SFKEYS, i+1);
+    	      } else {
+    	          result = EPERM;	/* report failure, but try rest */
+    	      }
+    	  }
+      }
       break;
   case FKEY_EVENTS:
       m_ptr->FKEY_FKEYS = m_ptr->FKEY_SFKEYS = 0;
@@ -626,7 +646,7 @@ message *m;			/* request message to TTY */
 	while (nb_receive(ANY, m) == OK) {
 		switch(m->m_type) {
 		case FKEY_CONTROL: do_fkey_ctl(m);      break;
-		case SYS_EVENT:	   do_new_kmess(m);	break;
+		case SYS_SIG:	   do_new_kmess(m);	break;
 		case DIAGNOSTICS:  do_diagnostics(m);	break;
 		default:	;	/* do nothing */ 
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty.c b/drivers/tty/tty.c
index 57af7b7e6..0cec43b89 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  * The valid messages and their parameters are:
  *
  *   HARD_INT:       output has been completed or input has arrived
- *   SYS_EVENT:      e.g., MINIX wants to shutdown; run code to cleanly stop
+ *   SYS_SIG:      e.g., MINIX wants to shutdown; run code to cleanly stop
  *   DEV_READ:       a process wants to read from a terminal
  *   DEV_WRITE:      a process wants to write on a terminal
  *   DEV_IOCTL:      a process wants to change a terminal's parameters
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
  * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * | HARD_INT    |         |         |         |         |         |         |
  * |-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
- * | SYS_EVENT   | sig set |         |         |         |         |         |
+ * | SYS_SIG   | sig set |         |         |         |         |         |
  * |-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
  * | DEV_READ    |minor dev| proc nr |  count  |         O_NONBLOCK| buf ptr |
  * |-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ PUBLIC void main(void)
 		expire_timers();	/* run watchdogs of expired timers */
 		continue;		/* contine to check for events */
 	}
-	case SYS_EVENT: {		/* new kernel message is available */
+	case SYS_SIG: {			/* system signal */
 		sigset_t sigset = (sigset_t) tty_mess.NOTIFY_ARG;
 
 		if (sigismember(&sigset, SIGKSTOP)) {