diff --git a/src/radeon_accel.c b/src/radeon_accel.c
index dffbc57..2a27b44 100644
--- a/src/radeon_accel.c
+++ b/src/radeon_accel.c
@@ -1018,6 +1018,7 @@ Bool RADEONAccelInit(ScreenPtr pScreen)
 		if (!R600DrawInit(pScreen))
 		    return FALSE;
 	    } else {
+		FatalError("shouldn't be here: %d\n", info->ChipFamily);
 		if (!RADEONDrawInitCP(pScreen))
 		    return FALSE;
 	    }
@@ -1027,6 +1028,7 @@ Bool RADEONAccelInit(ScreenPtr pScreen)
 	    if (info->ChipFamily >= CHIP_FAMILY_R600)
 		return FALSE;
 	    else {
+		FatalError("shouldn't be here: %d\n", info->ChipFamily);
 		if (!RADEONDrawInitMMIO(pScreen))
 		    return FALSE;
 	    }
diff --git a/src/radeon_driver.c b/src/radeon_driver.c
index 0842164..1f1cff4 100644
--- a/src/radeon_driver.c
+++ b/src/radeon_driver.c
@@ -3244,6 +3244,8 @@ Bool RADEONScreenInit(int scrnIndex, ScreenPtr pScreen,
     char*          s;
 #endif
 
+    FatalError("screen init(): %d\n", info->ChipFamily);
+
 
     info->accelOn      = FALSE;
 #ifdef USE_XAA