diff --git a/iocBoot/iocNoAsyn/st.cmd.Vx b/iocBoot/iocNoAsyn/st.cmd.Vx
index b3e5c787..495d50ad 100644
--- a/iocBoot/iocNoAsyn/st.cmd.Vx
+++ b/iocBoot/iocNoAsyn/st.cmd.Vx
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
 # communicate across the VME backplace, this example does not require
 # MPF.
 
+# "#!" marks lines that can be uncommented.
+
 #The following must be added for many board support packages
-#cd "... IOC st.cmd complete directory path ... "
+#!cd "... IOC st.cmd complete directory path ... "
 
 < cdCommands
- #< ../nfsCommands
+#!< ../nfsCommands
 
 cd topbin
 
@@ -21,18 +23,20 @@ dbLoadDatabase("$(TOP)/dbd/NoMPFVx.dbd")
 NoMPFVx_registerRecordDeviceDriver(pdbbase)
 
 dbLoadRecords("$(TOP)/db/NoMPF.db")
-#dbLoadRecords("$(TOP)/motorExApp/Db/SoftMotorEx.db","user=rls,motor=m1", startup)
+#!dbLoadRecords("$(TOP)/motorExApp/Db/SoftMotorEx.db","user=rls,motor=m1", startup)
 
 # OMS VME driver setup parameters: 
 #     (1)cards, (2)axes per card, (3)base address(short, 16-byte boundary), 
 #     (4)interrupt vector (0=disable or  64 - 255), (5)interrupt level (1 - 6),
 #     (6)motor task polling rate (min=1Hz,max=60Hz)
-#omsSetup(1, 8, 0xFC00, 180, 5, 10)
+#!omsSetup(1, 8, 0xFC00, 180, 5, 10)
+#!drvOMSdebug = 4
 
 # OMS VME58 driver setup parameters: 
 #     (1)cards, (2)axes per card, (3)base address(short, 4k boundary), 
 #     (4)interrupt vector (0=disable or  64 - 255), (5)interrupt level (1 - 6),
 #     (6)motor task polling rate (min=1Hz,max=60Hz)
-oms58Setup(1, 8, 0x1000, 190, 5, 10)
+#!oms58Setup(1, 8, 0x1000, 190, 5, 10)
+#!drvOms58debug = 4
 
 iocInit
diff --git a/iocBoot/iocNoMPF/st.cmd.Vx b/iocBoot/iocNoMPF/st.cmd.Vx
index b3e5c787..495d50ad 100644
--- a/iocBoot/iocNoMPF/st.cmd.Vx
+++ b/iocBoot/iocNoMPF/st.cmd.Vx
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
 # communicate across the VME backplace, this example does not require
 # MPF.
 
+# "#!" marks lines that can be uncommented.
+
 #The following must be added for many board support packages
-#cd "... IOC st.cmd complete directory path ... "
+#!cd "... IOC st.cmd complete directory path ... "
 
 < cdCommands
- #< ../nfsCommands
+#!< ../nfsCommands
 
 cd topbin
 
@@ -21,18 +23,20 @@ dbLoadDatabase("$(TOP)/dbd/NoMPFVx.dbd")
 NoMPFVx_registerRecordDeviceDriver(pdbbase)
 
 dbLoadRecords("$(TOP)/db/NoMPF.db")
-#dbLoadRecords("$(TOP)/motorExApp/Db/SoftMotorEx.db","user=rls,motor=m1", startup)
+#!dbLoadRecords("$(TOP)/motorExApp/Db/SoftMotorEx.db","user=rls,motor=m1", startup)
 
 # OMS VME driver setup parameters: 
 #     (1)cards, (2)axes per card, (3)base address(short, 16-byte boundary), 
 #     (4)interrupt vector (0=disable or  64 - 255), (5)interrupt level (1 - 6),
 #     (6)motor task polling rate (min=1Hz,max=60Hz)
-#omsSetup(1, 8, 0xFC00, 180, 5, 10)
+#!omsSetup(1, 8, 0xFC00, 180, 5, 10)
+#!drvOMSdebug = 4
 
 # OMS VME58 driver setup parameters: 
 #     (1)cards, (2)axes per card, (3)base address(short, 4k boundary), 
 #     (4)interrupt vector (0=disable or  64 - 255), (5)interrupt level (1 - 6),
 #     (6)motor task polling rate (min=1Hz,max=60Hz)
-oms58Setup(1, 8, 0x1000, 190, 5, 10)
+#!oms58Setup(1, 8, 0x1000, 190, 5, 10)
+#!drvOms58debug = 4
 
 iocInit