diff --git a/aucat/dev.c b/aucat/dev.c
index 1d5bfff..3b5b47a 100644
--- a/aucat/dev.c
+++ b/aucat/dev.c
@@ -520,24 +520,30 @@ dev_close(struct dev *d)
 	switch (d->pstate) {
 	case DEV_START:
 #ifdef DEBUG
-		if (debug_level >= 3) 
-			dbg_puts("draining device\n");
+		if (debug_level >= 3) {
+			dev_dbg(d);
+			dbg_puts(": draining device\n");
+		}
 #endif
 		dev_start(d);
 		break;
 	case DEV_INIT:
 #ifdef DEBUG
-		if (debug_level >= 3) 
-			dbg_puts("flushing device\n");
+		if (debug_level >= 3) {
+			dev_dbg(d);
+			dbg_puts(": flushing device\n");
+		}
 #endif
 		dev_clear(d);
 		break;
 	}
 #ifdef DEBUG
-	if (debug_level >= 2) 
-		dbg_puts("closing device\n");
+	if (debug_level >= 2) {
+		dev_dbg(d);
+		dbg_puts(": closing device\n");
+	}
 #endif
-
+	d->pstate = DEV_CLOSED;
 	if (d->mix) {
 		/*
 		 * Put the mixer in ``autoquit'' state and generate
@@ -643,7 +649,6 @@ dev_close(struct dev *d)
 			aproc_del(d->midi);
 		d->midi = NULL;
 	}
-	d->pstate = DEV_CLOSED;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -740,8 +745,10 @@ dev_stop(struct dev *d)
 	struct file *f;
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
-	if (debug_level >= 2)
-		dbg_puts("device stopped\n");
+	if (debug_level >= 2) {
+		dev_dbg(d);
+		dbg_puts(": device stopped\n");
+	}
 #endif
 	d->pstate = DEV_INIT;
 	if (d->mode & MODE_LOOP)
@@ -765,8 +772,10 @@ int
 dev_ref(struct dev *d)
 {
 #ifdef DEBUG
-	if (debug_level >= 3)
-		dbg_puts("device requested\n");
+	if (debug_level >= 3) {
+		dev_dbg(d);
+		dbg_puts(": device requested\n");
+	}
 #endif
 	if (d->pstate == DEV_CLOSED && !dev_open(d)) {
 		if (d->hold)
@@ -781,8 +790,10 @@ void
 dev_unref(struct dev *d)
 {
 #ifdef DEBUG
-	if (debug_level >= 3)
-		dbg_puts("device released\n");
+	if (debug_level >= 3) {
+		dev_dbg(d);
+		dbg_puts(": device released\n");
+	}
 #endif
 	d->refcnt--;
 	if (d->refcnt == 0 && d->pstate == DEV_INIT && !d->hold)
@@ -811,8 +822,10 @@ dev_run(struct dev *d)
 	    ((d->mode & MODE_REC)  && !APROC_OK(d->sub)) ||
 	    ((d->mode & MODE_MON)  && !APROC_OK(d->submon))) {
 #ifdef DEBUG
-		if (debug_level >= 1)
-			dbg_puts("device disappeared\n");
+		if (debug_level >= 1) {
+			dev_dbg(d);
+			dbg_puts(": device disappeared\n");
+		}
 #endif
 		if (d->hold) {
 			dev_del(d);
@@ -841,8 +854,10 @@ dev_run(struct dev *d)
 		    (!APROC_OK(d->midi) ||
 			d->midi->u.ctl.tstate != CTL_RUN)) {
 #ifdef DEBUG
-			if (debug_level >= 3)
-				dbg_puts("device idle, suspending\n");
+			if (debug_level >= 3) {
+				dev_dbg(d);
+				dbg_puts(": device idle, suspending\n");
+			}
 #endif
 			dev_stop(d);
 			if (d->refcnt == 0 && !d->hold)
@@ -966,7 +981,8 @@ dev_sync(struct dev *d, unsigned mode, struct abuf *ibuf, struct abuf *obuf)
 		delta += d->sub->u.sub.lat;
 #ifdef DEBUG
 	if (debug_level >= 3) {
-		dbg_puts("syncing device");
+		dev_dbg(d);
+		dbg_puts(": syncing device");
 		if (APROC_OK(d->mix)) {
 			dbg_puts(", ");
 			aproc_dbg(d->mix);
@@ -1027,7 +1043,8 @@ dev_attach(struct dev *d, char *name, unsigned mode,
 	if ((!APROC_OK(d->mix)    && (mode & MODE_PLAY)) ||
 	    (!APROC_OK(d->sub)    && (mode & MODE_REC)) ||
 	    (!APROC_OK(d->submon) && (mode & MODE_MON))) {
-	    	dbg_puts("mode beyond device mode, not attaching\n");
+		dev_dbg(d);
+	    	dbg_puts(": mode beyond device mode, not attaching\n");
 		return;
 	}
 #endif
@@ -1202,7 +1219,8 @@ dev_clear(struct dev *d)
 	if (APROC_OK(d->mix)) {
 #ifdef DEBUG
 		if (!LIST_EMPTY(&d->mix->ins)) {
-			dbg_puts("play end not idle, can't clear device\n");
+			dev_dbg(d);
+			dbg_puts(": play end not idle, can't clear device\n");
 			dbg_panic();	
 		}
 #endif
@@ -1216,7 +1234,8 @@ dev_clear(struct dev *d)
 	if (APROC_OK(d->sub)) {
 #ifdef DEBUG
 		if (!LIST_EMPTY(&d->sub->outs)) {
-			dbg_puts("record end not idle, can't clear device\n");
+			dev_dbg(d);
+			dbg_puts(": record end not idle, can't clear device\n");
 			dbg_panic();	
 		}
 #endif
@@ -1230,7 +1249,8 @@ dev_clear(struct dev *d)
 	if (APROC_OK(d->submon)) {
 #ifdef DEBUG
 		if (!LIST_EMPTY(&d->submon->outs)) {
-			dbg_puts("monitoring end not idle, can't clear device\n");
+			dev_dbg(d);
+			dbg_puts(": monitoring end not idle, can't clear device\n");
 			dbg_panic();
 		}
 #endif