diff --git a/boot/bootimage.c b/boot/bootimage.c
index 609eeb323..92c4b120b 100755
--- a/boot/bootimage.c
+++ b/boot/bootimage.c
@@ -422,11 +422,10 @@ static void restore_screen(void)
 void exec_image(char *image)
 /* Get a Minix image into core, patch it up and execute. */
 {
-	char *delayvalue;
 	int i;
 	struct image_header hdr;
 	char *buf;
-	u32_t vsec, addr, limit, aout, n;
+	u32_t vsec, addr, limit, aout, n, totalmem = 0;
 	struct process *procp;		/* Process under construction. */
 	long a_text, a_data, a_bss, a_stack;
 	int banner= 0;
@@ -435,13 +434,18 @@ void exec_image(char *image)
 	char *console;
 	char params[SECTOR_SIZE];
 	extern char *sbrk(int);
+	char *verb;
+	int verbose = 0;
 
 	/* The stack is pretty deep here, so check if heap and stack collide. */
 	(void) sbrk(0);
 
+	if ((verb= b_value("verbose")) != nil && a2l(verb) > 0)
+		verbose = 1;
+
 	printf("\nLoading ");
 	pretty_image(image);
-	printf(".\n\n");
+	printf(".\n");
 
 	vsec= 0;			/* Load this sector from image next. */
 	addr= mem[0].base;		/* Into this memory block. */
@@ -456,6 +460,8 @@ void exec_image(char *image)
 
 	/* Read the many different processes: */
 	for (i= 0; vsec < image_size; i++) {
+		u32_t startaddr;
+		startaddr = addr;
 		if (i == PROCESS_MAX) {
 			printf("There are more then %d programs in %s\n",
 				PROCESS_MAX, image);
@@ -499,7 +505,7 @@ void exec_image(char *image)
 		hdr.process.a_syms= addr;
 		raw_copy(aout + i * A_MINHDR, mon2abs(&hdr.process), A_MINHDR);
 
-		if (!banner) {
+		if (!banner && verbose) {
 			printf("     cs       ds     text     data      bss");
 			if (k_flags & K_CHMEM) printf("    stack");
 			putch('\n');
@@ -549,14 +555,14 @@ void exec_image(char *image)
 		/* Make space for bss and stack unless... */
 		if (i != KERNEL_IDX && (k_flags & K_CLAIM)) a_bss= a_stack= 0;
 
-		printf("%07lx  %07lx %8ld %8ld %8ld",
+		if(verbose) {
+		  printf("%07lx  %07lx %8ld %8ld %8ld",
 			procp->cs, procp->ds,
 			hdr.process.a_text, hdr.process.a_data,
 			hdr.process.a_bss
-		);
-		if (k_flags & K_CHMEM) printf(" %8ld", a_stack);
-
-		printf("  %s\n", hdr.name);
+		  );
+		}
+		if ((k_flags & K_CHMEM) && verbose) printf(" %8ld", a_stack);
 
 		/* Note that a_data may be negative now, but we can look at it
 		 * as -a_data bss bytes.
@@ -583,6 +589,15 @@ void exec_image(char *image)
 		/* Process endpoint. */
 		procp->end= addr;
 
+		if(verbose)
+			printf("  %s\n", hdr.name);
+		else {
+			u32_t mem;
+			mem = addr-startaddr;
+			printf("%s ", hdr.name);
+			totalmem += mem;
+		}
+
 		if (i == 0 && (k_flags & K_HIGH)) {
 			/* Load the rest in extended memory. */
 			addr= mem[1].base;
@@ -590,6 +605,9 @@ void exec_image(char *image)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if(!verbose)
+		printf("(%dk)\n", totalmem/1024);
+
 	if ((n_procs= i) == 0) {
 		printf("There are no programs in %s\n", image);
 		errno= 0;
@@ -613,11 +631,6 @@ void exec_image(char *image)
 	}
 #endif
 
-	/* Do delay if wanted. */
-	if((delayvalue = b_value("bootdelay")) != nil > 0) {
-		delay(delayvalue);
-	}
-
 	/* Run the trailer function just before starting Minix. */
 	if (!run_trailer()) { errno= 0; return; }