diff --git a/src/helper/configuration.c b/src/helper/configuration.c
index abbcbfcb0..d72556060 100644
--- a/src/helper/configuration.c
+++ b/src/helper/configuration.c
@@ -54,8 +54,14 @@ void add_config_file_name (const char *cfg)
 	config_file_names[num_config_files] = NULL;
 }
 
-FILE *open_file_from_path (command_context_t *cmd_ctx, char *file, char *mode)
+FILE *open_file_from_path (char *file, char *mode)
 {
+	if (mode[0]!='r')
+	{
+		return fopen(file, mode);
+	} else
+	{
+		
 	FILE *fp = NULL;
 	char **search_dirs = script_search_dirs;
 	char *dir;
@@ -78,9 +84,10 @@ FILE *open_file_from_path (command_context_t *cmd_ctx, char *file, char *mode)
 	}
 
 	if (fp)
-		command_print(cmd_ctx, "opened %s", full_path);
+			DEBUG("opened %s", full_path);
 
 	return fp;
+	}
 }
 
 int parse_config_file(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx)
diff --git a/src/helper/configuration.h b/src/helper/configuration.h
index f4aa8c0a0..ff802758f 100644
--- a/src/helper/configuration.h
+++ b/src/helper/configuration.h
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ extern int parse_config_file(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx);
 extern void add_config_file_name (const char *cfg);
 extern void add_script_search_dir (const char *dir);
 extern int configuration_output_handler(struct command_context_s *context, char* line);
-extern FILE *open_file_from_path (command_context_t *cmd_ctx, char *file, char *mode);
+extern FILE *open_file_from_path (char *file, char *mode);
 
 #endif /* CONFIGURATION_H */
diff --git a/src/helper/interpreter.c b/src/helper/interpreter.c
index abf7b0938..186d992e3 100644
--- a/src/helper/interpreter.c
+++ b/src/helper/interpreter.c
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ int handle_script_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **a
 	if (argc != 1)
 		return ERROR_COMMAND_SYNTAX_ERROR;
 
-	script_file = open_file_from_path(cmd_ctx, args[0], "r");
+	script_file = open_file_from_path (args[0], "r");
 
 	if (!script_file)
 	{
diff --git a/src/helper/log.c b/src/helper/log.c
index de74f9d05..85861988b 100644
--- a/src/helper/log.c
+++ b/src/helper/log.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ static void log_puts(enum log_levels level, const char *file, int line, const ch
 	if (f != NULL)
 		file = f + 1;
 
-	if (strchr(buffer, '\n')!=NULL)
+	if (strchr(string, '\n')!=NULL)
 	{
 		if (debug_level >= LOG_DEBUG)
 		{
diff --git a/src/server/gdb_server.c b/src/server/gdb_server.c
index 57ba28062..9994b93b0 100644
--- a/src/server/gdb_server.c
+++ b/src/server/gdb_server.c
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ int gdb_program_handler(struct target_s *target, enum target_event event, void *
 
 	if (target->gdb_program_script)
 	{
-		script = open_file_from_path(cmd_ctx, target->gdb_program_script, "r");
+		script = open_file_from_path(target->gdb_program_script, "r");
 		if (!script)
 		{
 			ERROR("couldn't open script file %s", target->gdb_program_script);
diff --git a/src/target/target.c b/src/target/target.c
index 61fac56b2..feddc1c0f 100644
--- a/src/target/target.c
+++ b/src/target/target.c
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ int target_init_handler(struct target_s *target, enum target_event event, void *
 	{
 		target_unregister_event_callback(target_init_handler, priv);
 
-		script = open_file_from_path(cmd_ctx, target->reset_script, "r");
+		script = open_file_from_path(target->reset_script, "r");
 		if (!script)
 		{
 			ERROR("couldn't open script file %s", target->reset_script);
@@ -270,11 +270,11 @@ int target_process_reset(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx)
 			switch (target->reset_mode)
 			{
 				case RESET_HALT:
-					command_print(cmd_ctx, "nSRST pulls nTRST, falling back to RESET_RUN_AND_HALT");
+					command_print(cmd_ctx, "nSRST pulls nTRST, falling back to \"reset run_and_halt\"");
 					target->reset_mode = RESET_RUN_AND_HALT;
 					break;
 				case RESET_INIT:
-					command_print(cmd_ctx, "nSRST pulls nTRST, falling back to RESET_RUN_AND_INIT");
+					command_print(cmd_ctx, "nSRST pulls nTRST, falling back to \"reset run_and_init\"");
 					target->reset_mode = RESET_RUN_AND_INIT;
 					break;
 				default:
@@ -1540,7 +1540,7 @@ static int wait_state(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, enum target_
 {
 	int retval;
 	struct timeval timeout, now;
-	
+	int once=1;
 	gettimeofday(&timeout, NULL);
 	timeval_add_time(&timeout, 0, ms * 1000);
 	
@@ -1554,12 +1554,15 @@ static int wait_state(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, enum target_
 		{
 			break;
 		}
-		command_print(cmd_ctx, "waiting for target %s...", target_state_strings[state]);
+		if (once)
+		{
+			once=0;
+			command_print(cmd_ctx, "waiting for target %s...", target_state_strings[state]);
+		}
 		
 		gettimeofday(&now, NULL);
 		if ((now.tv_sec > timeout.tv_sec) || ((now.tv_sec == timeout.tv_sec) && (now.tv_usec >= timeout.tv_usec)))
 		{
-			command_print(cmd_ctx, "timed out while waiting for target %s", target_state_strings[state]);
 			ERROR("timed out while waiting for target %s", target_state_strings[state]);
 			break;
 		}
@@ -1915,7 +1918,6 @@ int handle_load_image_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char
 	
 	if (image_open(&image, args[0], (argc >= 3) ? args[2] : NULL) != ERROR_OK)
 	{
-		command_print(cmd_ctx, "load_image error: %s", image.error_str);
 		return ERROR_OK;
 	}
 	
@@ -1985,7 +1987,6 @@ int handle_dump_image_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char
 	
 	if (fileio_open(&fileio, args[0], FILEIO_WRITE, FILEIO_BINARY) != ERROR_OK)
 	{
-		command_print(cmd_ctx, "dump_image error: %s", fileio.error_str);
 		return ERROR_OK;
 	}
 	
@@ -2064,7 +2065,6 @@ int handle_verify_image_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, ch
 
 	if (image_open(&image, args[0], (argc == 3) ? args[2] : NULL) != ERROR_OK)
 	{
-		command_print(cmd_ctx, "verify_image error: %s", image.error_str);
 		return ERROR_OK;
 	}