diff --git a/tos/vmem_test/Makefile b/tos/vmem_test/Makefile
index fee9b70..e029809 100755
--- a/tos/vmem_test/Makefile
+++ b/tos/vmem_test/Makefile
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ $(1)/objs/%.o:$(SRCDIR)/%.S
 $(1)_OBJS=$(patsubst %,$(1)/objs/%,$(OBJS))
 $(1)/$(APP): $$($(1)_OBJS)
 	$(CC) $$(CFLAGS) -o $$@ $(TOPDIR)/../libcmini/$(1)/startup.o $$($(1)_OBJS) -L$(TOPDIR)/../libcmini/$(1) $(LIBS)
-	$(STRIP) $$@
+	#$(STRIP) $$@
 endef
 $(foreach DIR,$(TRGTDIRS),$(eval $(call CC_TEMPLATE,$(DIR))))
 
diff --git a/tos/vmem_test/sources/vmem_test.c b/tos/vmem_test/sources/vmem_test.c
index deeadf3..7735949 100644
--- a/tos/vmem_test/sources/vmem_test.c
+++ b/tos/vmem_test/sources/vmem_test.c
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ static void init_video_ddr(void) {
 
     * (uint32_t *) 0xf0000400 = 0x01070002; /* fifo on, refresh on, ddrcs und cke on, video dac on */
 
+    xprintf("sys_ctr = 0x%08x\r\n", * (uint32_t *) 0xf0000400);
     xprintf("finished\r\n");
 }
 
@@ -122,10 +123,18 @@ void do_tests(void)
 {
     uint32_t version;
 
+    xprintf("initialize Firebee video PLL\r\n");
+    init_pll();
+    xprintf("finished\r\n");
+
+    xprintf("initialize video ddr memory\r\n");
+    init_video_ddr();
+    xprintf("finished\r\n");
+
     xprintf("try to read Configware version (only works on later configs)\r\n");
     version = * (uint32_t *) 0xffffffff;
 
-    xprintf("version = 0x%lx\r\n", version);
+    xprintf("version = 0x%08lx\r\n", version);
 
     xprintf("try to access Firebee FPGA memory\r\n");