diff -up anaconda-11.4.0.83/loader2/loader.c.DEBUG anaconda-11.4.0.83/loader2/loader.c
--- anaconda-11.4.0.83/loader2/loader.c.DEBUG	2008-10-15 16:58:47.000000000 -0400
+++ anaconda-11.4.0.83/loader2/loader.c	2008-10-15 17:04:22.000000000 -0400
@@ -1578,15 +1578,24 @@ int main(int argc, char ** argv) {
         { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 }
     };
 
+    /* DEBUG */
+    fprintf(stderr, "DEBUG: The loader is now running.");
+
     /* Make sure sort order is right. */
     setenv ("LC_COLLATE", "C", 1);	
 
     /* Very first thing, set up tracebacks and debug features. */
     rc = anaconda_trace_init();
 
+    /* DEBUG */
+    fprintf(stderr, "DEBUG: The loader has run anaconda_trace_init()");
+
     /* now we parse command line options */
     optCon = poptGetContext(NULL, argc, (const char **) argv, optionTable, 0);
 
+    /* DEBUG */
+    fprintf(stderr, "DEBUG: The loader has parsed command line options.");
+
     if ((rc = poptGetNextOpt(optCon)) < -1) {
         fprintf(stderr, "bad option %s: %s\n",
                 poptBadOption(optCon, POPT_BADOPTION_NOALIAS), 
@@ -1645,6 +1654,9 @@ int main(int argc, char ** argv) {
     extraArgs[0] = NULL;
     parseCmdLineFlags(&loaderData, cmdLine);
 
+    /* DEBUG */
+    fprintf(stderr, "DEBUG: anaconda version %s on %s starting", VERSION, getProductArch());
+
     logMessage(INFO, "anaconda version %s on %s starting", VERSION, getProductArch());
 
     if ((FL_SERIAL(flags) || FL_VIRTPCONSOLE(flags)) && 
@@ -1663,8 +1675,14 @@ int main(int argc, char ** argv) {
         stop_fw_loader(&loaderData);
         exit(1);
     }
+    /* DEBUG */
+    fprintf(stderr, "DEBUG: About to initializeConsole()");
+
     initializeConsole();
 
+    /* DEBUG */
+    fprintf(stderr, "DEBUG: About to checkForRam()");
+
     checkForRam();
 
     /* iSeries vio console users will be ssh'ing in to the primary
@@ -1672,6 +1690,9 @@ int main(int argc, char ** argv) {
     if (isVioConsole())
         setenv("TERM", "vt100", 1);
 
+    /* DEBUG */
+    fprintf(stderr, "DEBUG: About to load Default Modules");
+
     mlLoadModuleSet("cramfs:vfat:nfs:loop:floppy:edd:pcspkr:squashfs:ext4dev:ext3:ext2:iscsi_tcp");
 
     if (!FL_NOIPV6(flags))