diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8884864..fd939f8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,56 +1,74 @@
-rpi-update
-==========
+# rpi-update
 
-An easier way to update the firmware of your Raspberry Pi
+An easier way to update the firmware of your Raspberry Pi.
 
-Instructions
-------------
+## Preparations
+
+There are two possible problems related to SSL certificates that may prevent
+this tool from working.
+
+-   The time may be set incorrectly on your Raspberry Pi, which you can fix
+    by setting the time using NTP.
+
+        sudo ntpdate -u ntp.ubuntu.com
+
+-   The other possible issue is that you might not have the `ca-certificates`
+    package installed, and so GitHub's SSL certificate isn't trusted. If you are
+    on Debian, you can resolve this by typing:
+
+        sudo apt-get install ca-certificates
+
+## Installing
 
 To install the tool, run the following command:
 
-<pre>
-sudo wget http://goo.gl/1BOfJ -O /usr/bin/rpi-update && sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/rpi-update
-</pre>
+    sudo wget http://goo.gl/1BOfJ -O /usr/bin/rpi-update && chmod +x /usr/bin/rpi-update
 
-If you get errors relating to certificates, then the problem is likely due to one of two things. Either the time is set incorrectly on your Raspberry Pi, which you can fix by simply setting the time using NTP. The other possible issue is that you might not have the ca-certificates package installed, and so GitHub's SSL certificate isn't trusted. If you're on Debian, you can resolve this by typing:
+## Updating
 
-<pre>
-sudo apt-get install ca-certificates
-</pre>
+Then, to update your firmware, just run the following command:
 
-To then update your firmware, simply run the following command:
+    sudo rpi-update
 
-<pre>
-sudo rpi-update
-</pre>
+## Activating
 
-To upgrade/downgrade to a specific firmware revision, specify it's Git hash as follows:
+After the firmware has been sucessfully updated, you'll need to reboot to load
+the new firmware.
 
-    rpi-update <git hash>
+## Options
 
-If you'd like to set a different GPU/ARM memory split, then define gpu_mem in /boot/config.txt.
+If you'd like to set a different GPU/ARM memory split, then define `gpu_mem` in
+`/boot/config.txt`.
 
-Expert options
---------------
+To upgrade/downgrade to a specific firmware revision, specify its Git hash
+(from the https://github.com/Hexxeh/rpi-firmware repository) as follows:
 
-There are a number of options for experts you might like to use, these are all environment variables you must set if you wish to use them.
+    sudo rpi-update fab7796df0cf29f9563b507a59ce5b17d93e0390
 
-### SKIP_KERNEL
+### Expert options
 
-#### Usage
+There are a number of options for experts you might like to use.  These are all
+environment variables you must set if you wish to use them.
 
-SKIP_KERNEL=1 rpi-update
+#### `UPDATE_SELF`
 
-#### Effect
+By default, `rpi-update` will attempt to update itself each time it is run.
+You can disable this behavior by:
 
-Will update everything EXCEPT the kernel.img files and the kernel modules. Use with caution, some firmware updates might depend a kernel update.
+    sudo UPDATE_SELF=0 rpi-update
 
-### ROOT_PATH/BOOT_PATH
+#### `SKIP_KERNEL`
 
-#### Usage
+    sudo SKIP_KERNEL=1 rpi-update
 
-ROOT_PATH=/media/root BOOT_PATH=/media/boot rpi-update
+Will update everything **except** the `kernel.img` files and the kernel modules.
+Use with caution, some firmware updates might depend on a kernel update.
 
-#### Effect
+#### `ROOT_PATH` and `BOOT_PATH`
 
-Allows you to perform an "offline" update, ie update firmware on an SD card you're not currently booted from. Useful for installing firmware/kernel to a non-RPI customised image. Be careful, you must specify both options or neither. Specifying only one will not work.
+    sudo ROOT_PATH=/media/root BOOT_PATH=/media/boot rpi-update
+
+Allows you to perform an "offline" update, ie update firmware on an SD card you
+are not currently booted from. Useful for installing firmware/kernel to a
+non-RPI customised image. Be careful, you must specify both options or neither.
+Specifying only one will not work.
diff --git a/rpi-update b/rpi-update
index a56450e..eec740f 100755
--- a/rpi-update
+++ b/rpi-update
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ set -o errexit
 
 REPO_URI="http://github.com/Hexxeh/rpi-firmware"
 
-UPDATE2=${UPDATE2:-1}
+UPDATE_SELF=${UPDATE_SELF:-1}
 UPDATE_URI="https://github.com/Hexxeh/rpi-update/raw/master/rpi-update"
 
 if [[ ${BOOT_PATH:-"unset"} == "unset" && ${ROOT_PATH:-"unset"} != "unset" ]] ||
 [[ ${BOOT_PATH:-"unset"} != "unset" && ${ROOT_PATH:-"unset"} == "unset" ]]; then
-	echo "You need to specify both ROOT_PATH and BOOT_PATH, or neither"
+	echo " *** You need to specify both ROOT_PATH and BOOT_PATH, or neither"
 	exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -27,18 +27,18 @@ GITCMD="git --git-dir=\"${FW_REPOLOCAL}/.git\" --work-tree=\"${FW_REPOLOCAL}\""
 [ "${RPI_UPDATE_UNSUPPORTED}" -ne 0 ] && echo -e "You appear to be trying to update firmware on an incompatible distribution. To force update, run the following:\nsudo -E RPI_UPDATE_UNSUPPORTED=0 ./rpi-update" && exit 1
 
 function update_self() {
-	echo "Performing self-update"
+	echo " *** Performing self-update"
 	_tempFileName="$0.tmp"
 
-	if ! wget --quiet --output-document="${_tempFileName}" "${UPDATE_URI}"; then
-		echo "Failed to download update for rpi-update!"
-		echo "Make sure you have ca-certificates installed and that the time is set correctly"
+	if ! wget --output-document="${_tempFileName}" "${UPDATE_URI}"; then
+		echo " !!! Failed to download update for rpi-update!"
+		echo " !!! Make sure you have ca-certificates installed and that the time is set correctly"
 		exit 1
 	fi
 
 	OCTAL_MODE=$(stat -c '%a' "$0")
 	if ! chmod ${OCTAL_MODE} "${_tempFileName}" ; then
-  		echo "Failed: Error while trying to set mode on ${_tempFileName}"
+		echo " !!! Failed: Error while trying to set mode on ${_tempFileName}"
 		exit 1
 	fi
 
@@ -46,38 +46,45 @@ function update_self() {
 	#!/bin/bash
 	if mv "${_tempFileName}" "$0"; then
 		rm -- "\$0"
-		exec env UPDATE2=0 /bin/bash "$0" "${FW_REV}"
+		exec env UPDATE_SELF=0 /bin/bash "$0" "${FW_REV}"
 	else
-		echo "Failed!"
+		echo " !!! Failed!"
 	fi
 EOF
 
+	echo " *** Relaunching after update"
 	exec /bin/bash /tmp/updateScript.sh
 }
 
 function update_modules {
 	if [[ ${SKIP_KERNEL} -eq 0 ]]; then
-		cp -R "${FW_REPOLOCAL}/modules/"* "${FW_MODPATH}/"
+		echo " *** Updating modules"
+		cp -vR "${FW_REPOLOCAL}/modules/"* "${FW_MODPATH}/"
 		find "${FW_REPOLOCAL}/modules" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d | while read DIR; do
+			echo " *** depmod $(basename "${DIR}")"
 			depmod -b "${ROOT_PATH}" -a $(basename "${DIR}")
 		done
+	else
+		echo " *** As requested, not updating modules"
 	fi
 }
 
 function update_sdk {
+	echo " *** Updating SDK"
+
 	if [[ -f /etc/init.d/vcfiled ]]; then
 		/etc/init.d/vcfiled stop
 	fi
 
 	ELFOUTPUT=$(readelf -a "${ROOT_PATH}/bin/bash")
 	if [ "${ELFOUTPUT}" != "${ELFOUTPUT/VFP_args/}" ]; then
-		echo "Using HardFP libraries"
-		cp -R "${FW_REPOLOCAL}/vc/hardfp/"* "${ROOT_PATH}/"
+		echo " *** Using HardFP libraries"
+		cp -vR "${FW_REPOLOCAL}/vc/hardfp/"* "${ROOT_PATH}/"
 	else
-		echo "Using SoftFP libraries"
-		cp -R "${FW_REPOLOCAL}/vc/softfp/"* "${ROOT_PATH}/"
+		echo " *** Using SoftFP libraries"
+		cp -vR "${FW_REPOLOCAL}/vc/softfp/"* "${ROOT_PATH}/"
 	fi
-	cp -R "${FW_REPOLOCAL}/vc/sdk/"* "${ROOT_PATH}/"
+	cp -vR "${FW_REPOLOCAL}/vc/sdk/"* "${ROOT_PATH}/"
 
 	if [[ -f /etc/init.d/vcfiled ]]; then
 		/etc/init.d/vcfiled start
@@ -85,61 +92,67 @@ function update_sdk {
 }
 
 function update_firmware {
+	echo " *** Updating firmware"
 	rm -rf ${FW_PATH}/*.elf
 	rm -rf ${FW_PATH}/*.bin
-	cp ${FW_REPOLOCAL}/*.elf "${FW_PATH}/"
-	cp ${FW_REPOLOCAL}/*.bin "${FW_PATH}/"
-	cp ${FW_REPOLOCAL}/*.dat "${FW_PATH}/"
+	cp -v ${FW_REPOLOCAL}/*.elf "${FW_PATH}/"
+	cp -v ${FW_REPOLOCAL}/*.bin "${FW_PATH}/"
+	cp -v ${FW_REPOLOCAL}/*.dat "${FW_PATH}/"
 	if [[ ${SKIP_KERNEL} -eq 0 ]]; then
-		cp "${FW_REPOLOCAL}/"*.img "${FW_PATH}/"
+		cp -v "${FW_REPOLOCAL}/"*.img "${FW_PATH}/"
 	else
-		echo "Skipping kernel/modules updated as requested"
+		echo " *** As requested, not updating kernel"
 	fi
 }
 
 function finalise {
 	if [[ -f "${FW_PATH}/arm192_start.elf" ]]; then
-		cp "${FW_PATH}/arm192_start.elf" "${FW_PATH}/start.elf"
+		echo " *** Setting 192M ARM split"
+		cp -v "${FW_PATH}/arm192_start.elf" "${FW_PATH}/start.elf"
 	fi
+	echo " *** Running ldconfig"
 	ldconfig -r "${ROOT_PATH}"
 	if [[ ${FW_REV} == "" ]]; then
+		echo " *** Storing current firmware revision"
 		eval ${GITCMD} rev-parse master > "${FW_PATH}/.firmware_revision"
 	fi
+	echo " *** Syncing changes to disk"
 	sync
 }
 
 function download_repo {
-	echo "Setting up firmware (this will take a few minutes)"
+	echo " *** Setting up firmware (this may take a few minutes)"
 	mkdir -p "${FW_REPOLOCAL}"
-	git clone "${FW_REPO}" "${FW_REPOLOCAL}" --depth=1 --quiet
+	git clone "${FW_REPO}" "${FW_REPOLOCAL}" --depth=1
 	RETVAL=$?
 	if [[ ${RETVAL} -ne 0 ]]; then
-		echo "Failed to download new firmware files"
+		echo " !!! Failed to download new firmware files"
 		exit 1
 	fi
 }
 
 function update_repo {
-	echo "Updating firmware (this will take a few minutes)"
-	eval ${GITCMD} fetch --quiet
+	echo " *** Updating firmware (this may take a few minutes)"
+	eval ${GITCMD} fetch
 	RETVAL=$?
 	if [[ ${RETVAL} -ne 0 ]]; then
-		echo "Failed to download updated firmware files"
+		echo " !!! Failed to download updated firmware files"
 		exit 1
 	fi
-	eval ${GITCMD} reset --hard --quiet
-	eval ${GITCMD} clean -f -d --quiet
-	eval ${GITCMD} merge origin/master -m "automerge" --quiet
+	eval ${GITCMD} reset --hard
+	eval ${GITCMD} clean -f -d
+	eval ${GITCMD} merge origin/master -m "automerge"
 	RETVAL=$?
 	if [[ ${RETVAL} -ne 0 ]]; then
-		echo "Failed to download updated firmware files"
+		echo " !!! Failed to download updated firmware files"
 		exit 1
 	fi
 }
 
 function do_backup {
-	cp -a "${FW_PATH}" "${FW_PATH}.bak"
-	cp -a "${FW_MODPATH}" "${FW_MODPATH}.bak"
+	echo " *** Backing up files"
+	cp -va "${FW_PATH}" "${FW_PATH}.bak"
+	cp -va "${FW_MODPATH}" "${FW_MODPATH}.bak"
 }
 
 function do_update {
@@ -147,71 +160,72 @@ function do_update {
 	update_modules
 	update_sdk
 	finalise
-	echo "If no errors appeared, your firmware was successfully $1"
+	echo " *** If no errors appeared, your firmware was successfully $1"
 	if [[ "${ROOT_PATH}" == "/" ]]; then
-		echo "A reboot is needed to activate the new firmware"
+		echo " *** A reboot is needed to activate the new firmware"
 	fi
 }
 
 function download_rev {
-	echo "Downloading specific firmware revision (this will take a few minutes)"
+	echo " *** Downloading specific firmware revision (this will take a few minutes)"
 	mkdir -p "${FW_REPOLOCAL}"
-	wget -q "${REPO_URI}/tarball/${FW_REV}" -O "${FW_REPOLOCAL}/${FW_REV}.tar.gz"
+	wget "${REPO_URI}/tarball/${FW_REV}" -O "${FW_REPOLOCAL}/${FW_REV}.tar.gz"
 	tar xzf "${FW_REPOLOCAL}/${FW_REV}.tar.gz" -C "${FW_REPOLOCAL}" --strip-components=1
 	rm "${FW_REPOLOCAL}/${FW_REV}.tar.gz"
 }
 
 if [[ ${EUID} -ne 0 ]]; then
-	echo "This tool must be run as root"
+	echo " !!! This tool must be run as root"
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-if [[ ${UPDATE2} -ne 0 ]]; then
-	echo "Raspberry Pi firmware updater by Hexxeh, enhanced by AndrewS"
+echo " *** Raspberry Pi firmware updater by Hexxeh, enhanced by AndrewS"
+
+if [[ ${UPDATE_SELF} -ne 0 ]]; then
 	update_self
 fi
 
 if [[ ! -d "${FW_PATH}" ]]; then
-	echo "${FW_PATH} doesn't exist"
+	echo " !!! ${FW_PATH} doesn't exist"
 	exit 1
 fi
 if [[ ! -f "${FW_PATH}/start.elf" ]]; then
-	echo "${FW_PATH}/start.elf doesn't exist."
+	echo " !!! ${FW_PATH}/start.elf doesn't exist."
 	exit 1
 fi
 if [[ ! -d "${FW_MODPATH}" ]]; then
-	echo "${FW_MODPATH} doesn't exist"
+	echo " !!! ${FW_MODPATH} doesn't exist"
 	exit 1
 fi
 
 command -v git >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
-	echo "This tool requires you have Git installed, please install it first"
-	echo "In Debian, try: sudo apt-get install git-core"
-	echo "In Arch, try: pacman -S git"
+	echo " !!! This tool requires you have Git installed, please install it first"
+	echo "     In Debian, try: sudo apt-get install git-core"
+	echo "     In Arch, try: pacman -S git"
 	exit 1
 }
 
 command -v readelf >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
-	echo "This tool requires you have readelf installed, please install it first"
-	echo "In Debian, try: sudo apt-get install binutils"
-	echo "In Arch, try: pacman -S binutils"
+	echo " !!! This tool requires you have readelf installed, please install it first"
+	echo "     In Debian, try: sudo apt-get install binutils"
+	echo "     In Arch, try: pacman -S binutils"
 	exit 1
 }
 
-echo "ARM/GPU split is now defined in /boot/config.txt using the gpu_mem option!"
+echo " *** ARM/GPU split is now defined in /boot/config.txt using the gpu_mem option!"
 if [[ ${FW_REV} != "" ]]; then
 	download_rev
 	do_update "updated to revision ${FW_REV}"
 elif [[ -f "${FW_REPOLOCAL}/.git/config" ]]; then
 	update_repo
 	if [[ -f "${FW_PATH}/.firmware_revision" ]] && [[ $(cat "${FW_PATH}/.firmware_revision") == $(eval ${GITCMD} rev-parse master) ]]; then
-		echo "Your firmware is already up to date"
+		echo " *** Your firmware is already up to date"
 		finalise
 	else
 		do_update "updated"
 	fi
 else
-	echo "We're running for the first time"
+	echo " *** We're running for the first time"
 	download_repo
 	do_backup
 	do_update "setup"