diff --git a/openpiton/bootrom/linux/info.h b/openpiton/bootrom/linux/info.h
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..ed6cf21f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openpiton/bootrom/linux/info.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../info.h
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/openpiton/bootrom/linux/src/main.c b/openpiton/bootrom/linux/src/main.c
index 16ec471ed..528fab8bf 100644
--- a/openpiton/bootrom/linux/src/main.c
+++ b/openpiton/bootrom/linux/src/main.c
@@ -2,11 +2,14 @@
 #include "spi.h"
 #include "sd.h"
 #include "gpt.h"
+#include "info.h"
 
 int main()
 {
     init_uart(UART_FREQ, 115200);
-    print_uart("Hello World!\r\n");
+    print_uart(info);
+
+    print_uart("sd initialized!\r\n");
 
     int res = gpt_find_boot_partition((uint8_t *)0x80000000UL, 2 * 16384);
 
diff --git a/openpiton/bootrom/linux/src/sd.c b/openpiton/bootrom/linux/src/sd.c
index 455562620..0faff05c0 100644
--- a/openpiton/bootrom/linux/src/sd.c
+++ b/openpiton/bootrom/linux/src/sd.c
@@ -17,25 +17,31 @@ int init_sd()
 
 int sd_copy(void *dst, uint32_t src_lba, uint32_t size)
 {
+    char buf[100];
     uint64_t raw_addr = PITON_SD_BASE_ADDR;
     raw_addr += ((uint64_t)src_lba) << 9;
-
+    uint32_t num_chars = 0;
     uint64_t * addr = (uint64_t *)raw_addr;
     volatile uint64_t * p = (uint64_t *)dst;
     for (uint32_t blk = 0; blk < size; blk++) {
         if(blk % 100 == 0) {
-          print_uart("copying block ");
-          print_uart_dec(blk, 1);
-          print_uart(" of ");
-          print_uart_dec(size, 1);
-          print_uart(" blocks (");
-          print_uart_dec((blk*100)/size, 1);
-          print_uart(" %)\r\n");
+          for(uint32_t k=0; k<num_chars; k++) {
+            print_uart("\b");
+          }
+          num_chars =print_uart("copying block ");
+          num_chars+=print_uart_dec(blk, 1);
+          num_chars+=print_uart(" of ");
+          num_chars+=print_uart_dec(size, 1);
+          num_chars+=print_uart(" blocks (");
+          num_chars+=print_uart_dec((blk*100)/size, 1);
+          num_chars+=print_uart(" %)");
         }
         for (uint32_t offset = 0; offset < 64; offset++) {
             *(p++) = *(addr++);
         }
     }
 
+    print_uart("\r\n");
+
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/openpiton/bootrom/linux/src/uart.c b/openpiton/bootrom/linux/src/uart.c
index 8308f8d5e..c6243aafd 100644
--- a/openpiton/bootrom/linux/src/uart.c
+++ b/openpiton/bootrom/linux/src/uart.c
@@ -35,14 +35,18 @@ void init_uart(uint32_t freq, uint32_t baud)
     write_reg_u8(UART_MODEM_CONTROL, 0x20);    // Autoflow mode
 }
 
-void print_uart(const char *str)
+// returns number of characters printed
+int print_uart(const char *str)
 {
+    int num = 0;
     const char *cur = &str[0];
     while (*cur != '\0')
     {
         write_serial((uint8_t)*cur);
         ++cur;
+        ++num;
     }
+    return num;
 }
 
 uint8_t bin_to_hex_table[16] = {
@@ -55,8 +59,9 @@ void bin_to_hex(uint8_t inp, uint8_t res[2])
     return;
 }
 
-void print_uart_dec(uint32_t val, uint32_t digits)
+int print_uart_dec(uint32_t val, uint32_t digits)
 {
+    int num = 0;
     int i;
     uint32_t k = 1000000000;
     for (i = 9; i > -1; i--)
@@ -69,11 +74,13 @@ void print_uart_dec(uint32_t val, uint32_t digits)
             uint8_t dec;
             dec = bin_to_hex_table[cur & 0xf];
             write_serial(dec);
+            num++;
         }
     }
+    return num;
 }
 
-void print_uart_int(uint32_t addr)
+int print_uart_int(uint32_t addr)
 {
     int i;
     for (i = 3; i > -1; i--)
@@ -84,9 +91,10 @@ void print_uart_int(uint32_t addr)
         write_serial(hex[0]);
         write_serial(hex[1]);
     }
+    return 8;
 }
 
-void print_uart_addr(uint64_t addr)
+int print_uart_addr(uint64_t addr)
 {
     int i;
     for (i = 7; i > -1; i--)
@@ -97,12 +105,14 @@ void print_uart_addr(uint64_t addr)
         write_serial(hex[0]);
         write_serial(hex[1]);
     }
+    return 16;
 }
 
-void print_uart_byte(uint8_t byte)
+int print_uart_byte(uint8_t byte)
 {
     uint8_t hex[2];
     bin_to_hex(byte, hex);
     write_serial(hex[0]);
     write_serial(hex[1]);
+    return 2;
 }
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diff --git a/openpiton/bootrom/linux/src/uart.h b/openpiton/bootrom/linux/src/uart.h
index 06046f88b..fe5e92338 100644
--- a/openpiton/bootrom/linux/src/uart.h
+++ b/openpiton/bootrom/linux/src/uart.h
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@
 
 void init_uart();
 
-void print_uart(const char* str);
+int print_uart(const char* str);
 
-void print_uart_dec(uint32_t val, uint32_t digits);
+int print_uart_dec(uint32_t val, uint32_t digits);
 
-void print_uart_int(uint32_t addr);
+int print_uart_int(uint32_t addr);
 
-void print_uart_addr(uint64_t addr);
+int print_uart_addr(uint64_t addr);
 
-void print_uart_byte(uint8_t byte);
+int print_uart_byte(uint8_t byte);