diff --git a/chain/src/pipe.rs b/chain/src/pipe.rs
index 536875c6..8188d957 100644
--- a/chain/src/pipe.rs
+++ b/chain/src/pipe.rs
@@ -369,12 +369,16 @@ fn update_head(b: &Block, ctx: &mut BlockContext) -> Result<Option<Tip>, Error>
 				.map_err(|e| Error::StoreErr(e, "pipe save head".to_owned()))?;
 		}
 		ctx.head = tip.clone();
-		info!(
+		debug!(
 			LOGGER,
 			"Updated head to {} at {}.",
 			b.hash(),
 			b.header.height
 		);
+		if b.header.height % 500 == 0 {
+			info!(LOGGER, "pipe: chain head reached {} @ {} [{}]",
+				b.header.height, b.header.difficulty, b.hash());
+		}
 		Ok(Some(tip))
 	} else {
 		Ok(None)
@@ -388,12 +392,15 @@ fn update_sync_head(bh: &BlockHeader, ctx: &mut BlockContext) -> Result<Option<T
 		.save_sync_head(&tip)
 		.map_err(|e| Error::StoreErr(e, "pipe save sync head".to_owned()))?;
 	ctx.head = tip.clone();
-	info!(
+	debug!(
 		LOGGER,
 		"pipe: updated sync head to {} at {}.",
 		bh.hash(),
 		bh.height,
 	);
+	if bh.height % 1000 == 0 {
+		info!(LOGGER, "pipe: sync head reached {} [{}]", bh.height, bh.hash());
+	}
 	Ok(Some(tip))
 }
 
@@ -405,7 +412,7 @@ fn update_header_head(bh: &BlockHeader, ctx: &mut BlockContext) -> Result<Option
 			.save_header_head(&tip)
 			.map_err(|e| Error::StoreErr(e, "pipe save header head".to_owned()))?;
 		ctx.head = tip.clone();
-		info!(
+		debug!(
 			LOGGER,
 			"pipe: updated header head to {} at {}.",
 			bh.hash(),
diff --git a/doc/FAQ.md b/doc/FAQ.md
index b37bc9e8..b41ce418 100644
--- a/doc/FAQ.md
+++ b/doc/FAQ.md
@@ -31,10 +31,15 @@ Very welcome any solutions to give grin a "watchdog" solution that can restart
 grin in case of trouble.
 
 ## Build error: Could not compile `tokio-retry`.
-You need the latest rust. rustup, or [reinstall rust as described](build.md)
+You might want to remove any previous rust installations to avoid conflicts.
+Use `rustup` to [reinstall rust and cargo as described](build.md).
+
+NOTE: If you install rust or cargo with your package manager (most Linuxes
+anno 2017) you'll get too old versions. On Debian, you might have to manually
+compile cmake or get it from non-detault repositories.
 
 ## Build error: `failed to select a version for 'serde_json'`
-Run `cargo update? to fix this
+Run `cargo update` to fix this
 
 # Short term plans
 ## Transaction types
diff --git a/grin.toml b/grin.toml
index dfc87580..d331e909 100644
--- a/grin.toml
+++ b/grin.toml
@@ -63,13 +63,13 @@ port = 13414
 log_to_stdout = true
 
 # Log level for stdout: Critical, Error, Warning, Info, Debug, Trace
-stdout_log_level = "Warning"
+stdout_log_level = "Info"
 
 # Whether to log to a file
 log_to_file = true
 
 # Log level for file: Critical, Error, Warning, Info, Debug, Trace
-file_log_level = "Trace"
+file_log_level = "Debug"
 
 # Log file path
 log_file_path = "grin.log"
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ use_cuckoo_miner = true
 
 #Whether to use async mode for cuckoo miner, if the plugin supports it.
 #this allows for many searches to be run in parallel, e.g. if the system
-#has multiple GPUs, or if you want to mine using multiple plugins 
+#has multiple GPUs, or if you want to mine using multiple plugins
 
 cuckoo_miner_async_mode = false
 
diff --git a/grin/src/sync.rs b/grin/src/sync.rs
index 93eb8425..96150f00 100644
--- a/grin/src/sync.rs
+++ b/grin/src/sync.rs
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ pub fn needs_syncing(
 		if let Some(peer) = peer {
 			if let Ok(peer) = peer.try_read() {
 				if peer.info.total_difficulty <= local_diff {
-					info!(LOGGER, "sync: caught up on most worked chain, disabling sync");
+					info!(LOGGER, "synchronize stopped, at {:?} @ {:?}", local_diff, chain.head().unwrap().height);
 					currently_syncing.store(false, Ordering::Relaxed);
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/grin/tests/simulnet.rs b/grin/tests/simulnet.rs
index 172f4ecc..662759fd 100644
--- a/grin/tests/simulnet.rs
+++ b/grin/tests/simulnet.rs
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ fn simulate_seeding() {
 	pool_config.base_name = String::from(test_name_dir);
 	pool_config.run_length_in_seconds = 30;
 
-	// have to select different ports because of tests being run in parallel
+	// have to use different ports because of tests being run in parallel
 	pool_config.base_api_port = 30020;
 	pool_config.base_p2p_port = 31020;
 	pool_config.base_wallet_port = 32020;
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ fn simulate_parallel_mining() {
 	let mut pool_config = LocalServerContainerPoolConfig::default();
 	pool_config.base_name = String::from(test_name_dir);
 	pool_config.run_length_in_seconds = 60;
-	// have to select different ports because of tests being run in parallel
+	// have to use different ports because of tests being run in parallel
 	pool_config.base_api_port = 30040;
 	pool_config.base_p2p_port = 31040;
 	pool_config.base_wallet_port = 32040;
diff --git a/p2p/src/handshake.rs b/p2p/src/handshake.rs
index 0d8be2fe..19abd0e1 100644
--- a/p2p/src/handshake.rs
+++ b/p2p/src/handshake.rs
@@ -106,8 +106,7 @@ impl Handshake {
 							total_difficulty: shake.total_difficulty,
 						};
 
-						info!(LOGGER, "Connected to peer {:?}", peer_info);
-
+						debug!(LOGGER, "Connected to peer {:?}", peer_info);
 						// when more than one protocol version is supported, choosing should go here
 						Ok((conn, ProtocolV1::new(), peer_info))
 					}
diff --git a/p2p/src/peer.rs b/p2p/src/peer.rs
index 91e389d7..cd295135 100644
--- a/p2p/src/peer.rs
+++ b/p2p/src/peer.rs
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ impl Peer {
 				}
 				Err(e) => {
 					*state = State::Disconnected;
-					info!(LOGGER, "Client {} connection lost: {:?}", addr, e);
+					debug!(LOGGER, "Client {} connection lost: {:?}", addr, e);
 					Ok(())
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/wallet/src/receiver.rs b/wallet/src/receiver.rs
index c5fa86eb..ee9ba526 100644
--- a/wallet/src/receiver.rs
+++ b/wallet/src/receiver.rs
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ impl Handler for WalletReceiver {
 		if let Ok(Some(partial_tx)) = struct_body {
 			receive_json_tx(&self.config, &self.keychain, &partial_tx)
 				.map_err(|e| {
+					error!(LOGGER, "Problematic partial tx, looks like this: {:?}", partial_tx);
 					api::Error::Internal(
 						format!("Error processing partial transaction: {:?}", e),
 					)})
diff --git a/wallet/src/sender.rs b/wallet/src/sender.rs
index 0a47198f..eef99577 100644
--- a/wallet/src/sender.rs
+++ b/wallet/src/sender.rs
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ pub fn issue_send_tx(
 			}
 		}
 	} else {
-		panic!("dest not in expected format: {}", dest);
+		panic!("dest formatted as {} but send -d expected stdout or http://IP:port", dest);
 	}
 	Ok(())
 }
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ fn build_send_tx(
 
 	// select some spendable coins from the wallet
 	let coins = WalletData::read_wallet(&config.data_file_dir, |wallet_data| {
-		wallet_data.select(
+		wallet_data.select_coins(
 			key_id.clone(),
 			amount,
 			current_height,
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ pub fn issue_burn_tx(
 
 	// select some spendable coins from the wallet
 	let coins = WalletData::read_wallet(&config.data_file_dir, |wallet_data| {
-		wallet_data.select(
+		wallet_data.select_coins(
 			key_id.clone(),
 			amount,
 			current_height,
diff --git a/wallet/src/types.rs b/wallet/src/types.rs
index dd274173..5ea66395 100644
--- a/wallet/src/types.rs
+++ b/wallet/src/types.rs
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ impl WalletData {
 	/// Default strategy is to spend the maximum number of outputs (up to max_outputs).
 	/// Alternative strategy is to spend smallest outputs first but only as many as necessary.
 	/// When we introduce additional strategies we should pass something other than a bool in.
-	pub fn select(
+	pub fn select_coins(
 		&self,
 		root_key_id: keychain::Identifier,
 		amount: u64,