diff --git a/src/add-ons/accelerants/neomagic/InitAccelerant.c b/src/add-ons/accelerants/neomagic/InitAccelerant.c
index b58668e727..2bd4ee6103 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/accelerants/neomagic/InitAccelerant.c
+++ b/src/add-ons/accelerants/neomagic/InitAccelerant.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 	Other authors:
 	Mark Watson,
-	Rudolf Cornelissen 10/2002-12/2003.
+	Rudolf Cornelissen 10/2002-1/2004.
 */
 
 #define MODULE_BIT 0x00800000
@@ -254,7 +254,18 @@ status_t CLONE_ACCELERANT(void *data) {
 	strcat(path, (const char *)data);
 	/* open the device, the permissions aren't important */
 	fd = open(path, B_READ_WRITE);
-	if (fd < 0) {
+	if (fd < 0)
+	{
+		/* we can't use LOG because we didn't get the shared_info struct.. */
+		char     fname[64];
+		FILE    *myhand = NULL;
+
+		sprintf (fname, "/boot/home/" DRIVER_PREFIX ".accelerant.0.log");
+		myhand=fopen(fname,"a+");
+		fprintf(myhand, "CLONE_ACCELERANT: couldn't open kerneldriver %s! Aborting.\n", path);
+		fclose(myhand);
+
+		/* abort with resultcode from open attempt on kerneldriver */
 		result = fd;
 		goto error0;
 	}
diff --git a/src/add-ons/accelerants/neomagic/ProposeDisplayMode.c b/src/add-ons/accelerants/neomagic/ProposeDisplayMode.c
index 4e38fe3b6b..349d443580 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/accelerants/neomagic/ProposeDisplayMode.c
+++ b/src/add-ons/accelerants/neomagic/ProposeDisplayMode.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	This file may be used under the terms of the Be Sample Code License.
 
 	Other authors for nm driver:
-	Rudolf Cornelissen 4/2003-6/2003
+	Rudolf Cornelissen 4/2003-1/2004
 */
 
 #define MODULE_BIT 0x00400000
diff --git a/src/add-ons/accelerants/neomagic/engine/nm_support.c b/src/add-ons/accelerants/neomagic/engine/nm_support.c
index 8fa16ede0b..533d84d565 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/accelerants/neomagic/engine/nm_support.c
+++ b/src/add-ons/accelerants/neomagic/engine/nm_support.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /* Some commmon support functions */
-/* Mark Watson 2/2000 */
+/* Mark Watson 2/2000;
+ * Rudolf Cornelissen 1/2004 */
 
 #define MODULE_BIT 0x00000800
 
@@ -17,12 +18,15 @@ void delay(bigtime_t i)
 void nm_log(char *fmt, ...)
 {
 	char     buffer[1024];
+	char     fname[64];
 	FILE    *myhand;
 	va_list  args;
 
-	myhand=fopen("/boot/home/" DRIVER_PREFIX ".accelerant.log","a+");
+	sprintf (fname, "/boot/home/" DRIVER_PREFIX ".accelerant.%d.log", accelerantIsClone);
+	myhand=fopen(fname,"a+");
+
 	if (myhand == NULL) return;
-	
+
 	va_start(args,fmt);
 	vsprintf (buffer, fmt, args);
 	fprintf(myhand, "%s", buffer);
diff --git a/src/add-ons/accelerants/nvidia/InitAccelerant.c b/src/add-ons/accelerants/nvidia/InitAccelerant.c
index dd4b29289f..78d5f6f804 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/accelerants/nvidia/InitAccelerant.c
+++ b/src/add-ons/accelerants/nvidia/InitAccelerant.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 	Other authors:
 	Mark Watson,
-	Rudolf Cornelissen 10/2002-12/2003.
+	Rudolf Cornelissen 10/2002-1/2004.
 */
 
 #define MODULE_BIT 0x00800000
@@ -240,7 +240,18 @@ status_t CLONE_ACCELERANT(void *data) {
 	strcat(path, (const char *)data);
 	/* open the device, the permissions aren't important */
 	fd = open(path, B_READ_WRITE);
-	if (fd < 0) {
+	if (fd < 0)
+	{
+		/* we can't use LOG because we didn't get the shared_info struct.. */
+		char     fname[64];
+		FILE    *myhand = NULL;
+
+		sprintf (fname, "/boot/home/" DRIVER_PREFIX ".accelerant.0.log");
+		myhand=fopen(fname,"a+");
+		fprintf(myhand, "CLONE_ACCELERANT: couldn't open kerneldriver %s! Aborting.\n", path);
+		fclose(myhand);
+
+		/* abort with resultcode from open attempt on kerneldriver */
 		result = fd;
 		goto error0;
 	}
diff --git a/src/add-ons/accelerants/nvidia/engine/nv_support.c b/src/add-ons/accelerants/nvidia/engine/nv_support.c
index f5167f65f2..4c0990d731 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/accelerants/nvidia/engine/nv_support.c
+++ b/src/add-ons/accelerants/nvidia/engine/nv_support.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /* Some commmon support functions */
-/* Mark Watson 2/2000 */
+/* Mark Watson 2/2000;
+ * Rudolf Cornelissen 1/2004 */
 
 #define MODULE_BIT 0x00000800
 
@@ -17,12 +18,15 @@ void delay(bigtime_t i)
 void nv_log(char *fmt, ...)
 {
 	char     buffer[1024];
+	char     fname[64];
 	FILE    *myhand;
 	va_list  args;
 
-	myhand=fopen("/boot/home/" DRIVER_PREFIX ".accelerant.log","a+");
+	sprintf (fname, "/boot/home/" DRIVER_PREFIX ".accelerant.%d.log", accelerantIsClone);
+	myhand=fopen(fname,"a+");
+
 	if (myhand == NULL) return;
-	
+
 	va_start(args,fmt);
 	vsprintf (buffer, fmt, args);
 	fprintf(myhand, "%s", buffer);