ret = indio_dev->setup_ops->preenable(indio_dev);
                if (ret) {
                        printk(KERN_ERR
-                              "Buffer not started:"
-                              "buffer preenable failed\n");
+                              "Buffer not started: buffer preenable failed (%d)\n", ret);
                        goto error_remove_inserted;
                }
        }
                        ret = buffer->access->request_update(buffer);
                        if (ret) {
                                printk(KERN_INFO
-                                      "Buffer not started:"
-                                      "buffer parameter update failed\n");
+                                      "Buffer not started: buffer parameter update failed (%d)\n", ret);
                                goto error_run_postdisable;
                        }
                }
                        ->update_scan_mode(indio_dev,
                                           indio_dev->active_scan_mask);
                if (ret < 0) {
-                       printk(KERN_INFO "update scan mode failed\n");
+                       printk(KERN_INFO "Buffer not started: update scan mode failed (%d)\n", ret);
                        goto error_run_postdisable;
                }
        }
                ret = indio_dev->setup_ops->postenable(indio_dev);
                if (ret) {
                        printk(KERN_INFO
-                              "Buffer not started: postenable failed\n");
+                              "Buffer not started: postenable failed (%d)\n", ret);
                        indio_dev->currentmode = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
                        if (indio_dev->setup_ops->postdisable)
                                indio_dev->setup_ops->postdisable(indio_dev);