diff --git a/scripts/get_os.sh b/scripts/get_os.sh
index 7810d6e2..61073298 100644
--- a/scripts/get_os.sh
+++ b/scripts/get_os.sh
@@ -28,11 +28,48 @@
 #                                                                      #
 ########################################################################
 
+usage()
+{
+	echo "
+	usage: $myname [-h]
+	       $myname [-v]
+"
+	[ "$1" ] && exit $1
+}
+
+# --- here we go
+
+myname=`basename $0`
+
+set -- `getopt 'hv' $*`
+while [ "$1" != -- ] ; do
+case "$1" in
+	-h)
+		usage 0
+		;;
+	-v)
+		opt_verbose=1;
+		;;
+	*)
+		usage 1
+		;;
+esac
+shift
+done
+shift
 
 if [ -f /etc/SuSE-release ]; then
-	VERSION="`grep VERSION /etc/SuSE-release | sed -e 's/.*=//; s/ //g'`"
-	echo suse-$VERSION
+	if [ "$opt_verbose" ]; then
+		head -1 /etc/SuSE-release
+	else
+		VERSION="`grep VERSION /etc/SuSE-release | sed -e 's/.*=//; s/ //g'`"
+		echo suse-$VERSION
+	fi
 else
-	uname -r
+	if [ "$opt_verbose" ]; then
+		uname -a
+	else
+		uname -r
+	fi
 fi