diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6a448fa..769086a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,15 +5,16 @@
 ARCH = arm
 
 # Config options concerning the build process itself
-VERBOSE = 0 # 1 shows all compiler flags, 0 shows cleaner output
+VERBOSE ?= 0 # 1 shows all compiler flags, 0 shows cleaner output
+V = $(if $(VERBOSE:1=),@) # Use this to prefix commands that should only be shown when VERBOSE==1
 
 # Define the tools to be used
 TOOL_PREFIX = arm-elf-
 AS = $(TOOL_PREFIX)as
 CC = $(TOOL_PREFIX)gcc
 LD = $(TOOL_PREFIX)ld
-OBJCPY = $(TOOL_PREFIX)objcopy
-OBJDMP = $(TOOL_PREFIX)objdump
+OBJCOPY = $(TOOL_PREFIX)objcopy
+OBJDUMP = $(TOOL_PREFIX)objdump
 
 # Define the flags we'll need for our tools
 INCLUDES = -I include
@@ -27,45 +28,47 @@ include boot/Makefile.inc
 include kernel/Makefile.inc
 include devices/Makefile.inc
 
-.PHONY: all clean boot
+.PHONY: all clean boot boot-gdb
 
 all: aedrix-kernel.img aedrix-kernel.elf
 
 aedrix-kernel.elf: $(KOBJS)
-	$(if $(VERBOSE:1=),@echo '     LD $@')
-	$(if $(VERBOSE:1=),@)$(LD) $(KLDFLAGS) -o $@ $(KOBJS) $(EXTRA_LIBS)
+	@echo '     LD   $@'
+	$(V)$(LD) $(KLDFLAGS) -o $@ $(KOBJS) $(EXTRA_LIBS)
 
 aedrix-kernel.objdump: aedrix-kernel.elf
-	$(if $(VERBOSE:1=),@echo ' OBJDMP $@')
-	$(if $(VERBOSE:1=),@)$(OBJDMP) -D $< > $@
+	@echo 'OBJDUMP   $@'
+	$(V)$(OBJDUMP) -D $< > $@
 
 aedrix-kernel.img: aedrix-kernel.elf
-	$(if $(VERBOSE:1=),@echo ' OBJCPY $@')
-	$(if $(VERBOSE:1=),@)$(OBJCPY) $< -O binary $@
+	@echo 'OBJCOPY   $@'
+	$(V)$(OBJCOPY) $< -O binary $@
 
 %.o: %.c
-	$(if $(VERBOSE:1=),@echo '     CC $@')
-	$(if $(VERBOSE:1=),@)$(CC) $(KCFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
+	@echo '     CC   $@'
+	$(V)$(CC) $(KCFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
 
 # Assembly files without preprocessor directives
 %.o: %.s
-	$(if $(VERBOSE:1=),@echo '     AS $@')
-	$(if $(VERBOSE:1=),@)$(AS) -o $@ $<
+	@echo '     AS   $@'
+	$(V)$(AS) -o $@ $<
 
 # Assembly files with preprocessor directives
 %.o: %.S
-	$(if $(VERBOSE:1=),@echo '     AS $@')
-	$(if $(VERBOSE:1=),@)$(AS) -o $@ $<
+	@echo '     AS   $@'
+	$(V)$(AS) -o $@ $<
 
 clean:
-	@echo '  CLEAN *.o'
-	@rm -f $(KOBJS)
-	@echo '  CLEAN aedrix-kernel.elf'
-	@rm -f aedrix-kernel.elf
-	@echo '  CLEAN aedrix-kernel.objdump'
-	@rm -f aedrix-kernel.objdump
-	@echo '  CLEAN aedrix-kernel.img'
-	@rm -f aedrix-kernel.img
+	@echo '  CLEAN   *.o'
+	$(V)rm -f $(KOBJS)
+	@echo '  CLEAN   aedrix-kernel.elf'
+	$(V)rm -f aedrix-kernel.elf
+	@echo '  CLEAN   aedrix-kernel.objdump'
+	$(V)rm -f aedrix-kernel.objdump
+	@echo '  CLEAN   aedrix-kernel.img'
+	$(V)rm -f aedrix-kernel.img
 
-boot: aedrix-kernel.elf
-	@qemu-system-arm -m 1024 -M vexpress-a9 -kernel aedrix-kernel.elf -serial stdio
+boot: aedrix-kernel.img
+	$(V)qemu-system-arm -m 1024 -M vexpress-a9 -kernel aedrix-kernel.img -serial stdio
+boot-gdb: aedrix-kernel.img
+	$(V)qemu-system-arm -m 1024 -M vexpress-a9 -kernel aedrix-kernel.img -serial stdio -S -s