Index: sys/kern/subr_bus.c
===================================================================
--- sys/kern/subr_bus.c	(revision 211114)
+++ sys/kern/subr_bus.c	(working copy)
@@ -2630,6 +2630,10 @@
 
 	GIANT_REQUIRED;
 
+	if (bootverbose && device_get_name(dev) != NULL) {
+		printf("probing device %s%d...\n",
+		  device_get_name(dev), dev->unit);
+	}
 	error = device_probe(dev);
 	if (error == -1)
 		return (0);
@@ -2662,6 +2666,10 @@
 {
 	int error;
 
+	if (bootverbose) {
+		printf("attaching device %s%d...\n",
+		  device_get_name(dev), dev->unit);
+	}
 	device_sysctl_init(dev);
 	if (!device_is_quiet(dev))
 		device_print_child(dev->parent, dev);