diff --git a/crates/daqbuf-redis/Cargo.toml b/crates/daqbuf-redis/Cargo.toml
index ca8bf38..ed7ca41 100644
--- a/crates/daqbuf-redis/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/daqbuf-redis/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0"
 daqbuf-err = { path = "../../../daqbuf-err" }
 taskrun = { path = "../taskrun" }
-redis = { version = "0.26.1", features = [] }
+redis = { version = "0.27.6", features = [] }
diff --git a/crates/httpret/Cargo.toml b/crates/httpret/Cargo.toml
index d0eaf05..cc78958 100644
--- a/crates/httpret/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/httpret/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ futures-util = "0.3.14"
 tracing = "0.1"
 tracing-futures = "0.2"
 async-channel = "1.9.0"
-itertools = "0.11.0"
+itertools = "0.13.0"
 chrono = "0.4.23"
 md-5 = "0.10.6"
 regex = "1.10.2"
 rand = "0.8.5"
 ciborium = "0.2.1"
 flate2 = "1"
-brotli = "3.4.0"
+brotli = "7.0.0"
 daqbuf-err = { path = "../../../daqbuf-err" }
 netpod = { path = "../../../daqbuf-netpod", package = "daqbuf-netpod" }
 query = { path = "../../../daqbuf-query", package = "daqbuf-query" }
diff --git a/crates/httpret/src/channelconfig.rs b/crates/httpret/src/channelconfig.rs
index ae64e05..2c4ed09 100644
--- a/crates/httpret/src/channelconfig.rs
+++ b/crates/httpret/src/channelconfig.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 use crate::response;
 use crate::ServiceSharedResources;
-use core::fmt;
+use daqbuf_err::thiserror;
 use dbconn::create_connection;
 use dbconn::worker::PgQueue;
 use futures_util::StreamExt;
+use futures_util::TryStreamExt;
 use http::Method;
 use http::StatusCode;
 use httpclient::body_empty;
@@ -40,164 +41,47 @@ use serde::Serialize;
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 use url::Url;
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
+#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
+#[cstm(name = "ChannelConfigError")]
 pub enum Error {
     NotFound(SfDbChannel),
-    ConfigQuorum(nodenet::configquorum::Error),
-    ConfigNode(nodenet::channelconfig::Error),
-    Http(crate::Error),
-    HttpCrate(http::Error),
+    ConfigQuorum(#[from] nodenet::configquorum::Error),
+    ConfigNode(#[from] nodenet::channelconfig::Error),
+    Http(#[from] crate::Error),
+    HttpCrate(#[from] http::Error),
     // TODO create dedicated error type for query parsing
-    BadQuery(daqbuf_err::Error),
+    BadQuery(#[from] daqbuf_err::Error),
     MissingBackend,
     MissingScalarType,
     MissingShape,
     MissingShapeKind,
     MissingEdge,
     MissingTimerange,
-    Uri(netpod::UriError),
+    Uri(#[from] netpod::UriError),
     ChannelConfigQuery(daqbuf_err::Error),
     ExpectScyllaBackend,
-    Pg(dbconn::pg::Error),
+    Pg(#[from] dbconn::pg::Error),
     Scylla(String),
     Join,
     OtherErr(daqbuf_err::Error),
-    PgWorker(dbconn::worker::Error),
-    Async(netpod::AsyncChannelError),
-    ChannelConfig(dbconn::channelconfig::Error),
-    Netpod(netpod::NetpodError),
-}
-
-impl fmt::Display for Error {
-    fn fmt(&self, fmt: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
-        let name = "HttpChannelConfigError";
-        write!(fmt, "{name}(")?;
-        match self {
-            Error::NotFound(chn) => write!(fmt, "NotFound({chn}")?,
-            Error::ConfigQuorum(e) => write!(fmt, "ConfigQuorum({e})")?,
-            Error::ConfigNode(e) => write!(fmt, "ConfigNode({e})")?,
-            Error::Http(e) => write!(fmt, "Http({e})")?,
-            Error::HttpCrate(e) => write!(fmt, "HttpCrate({e})")?,
-            Error::BadQuery(e) => write!(fmt, "BadQuery({e})")?,
-            Error::MissingBackend => write!(fmt, "MissingBackend")?,
-            Error::MissingScalarType => write!(fmt, "MissingScalarType")?,
-            Error::MissingShape => write!(fmt, "MissingShape")?,
-            Error::MissingShapeKind => write!(fmt, "MissingShapeKind")?,
-            Error::MissingEdge => write!(fmt, "MissingEdge")?,
-            Error::MissingTimerange => write!(fmt, "MissingTimerange")?,
-            Error::Uri(x) => write!(fmt, "Uri({x})")?,
-            Error::ChannelConfigQuery(e) => write!(fmt, "ChannelConfigQuery({e})")?,
-            Error::ExpectScyllaBackend => write!(fmt, "ExpectScyllaBackend")?,
-            Error::Pg(e) => write!(fmt, "Pg({e})")?,
-            Error::Scylla(e) => write!(fmt, "Scylla({e})")?,
-            Error::Join => write!(fmt, "Join")?,
-            Error::OtherErr(e) => write!(fmt, "OtherErr({e})")?,
-            Error::PgWorker(e) => write!(fmt, "PgWorker({e})")?,
-            Error::Async(e) => write!(fmt, "Async({e})")?,
-            Error::ChannelConfig(e) => write!(fmt, "ChannelConfig({e})")?,
-            Error::Netpod(e) => write!(fmt, "Netpod({e})")?,
-        }
-        write!(fmt, ")")?;
-        Ok(())
-    }
+    PgWorker(#[from] dbconn::worker::Error),
+    Async(#[from] netpod::AsyncChannelError),
+    ChannelConfig(#[from] dbconn::channelconfig::Error),
+    Netpod(#[from] netpod::NetpodError),
+    ScyllaQuery(#[from] scyllaconn::scylla::transport::errors::QueryError),
+    ScyllaTypeCheck(#[from] scyllaconn::scylla::deserialize::TypeCheckError),
 }
 
 fn other_err_error(e: daqbuf_err::Error) -> Error {
     Error::OtherErr(e)
 }
 
-impl std::error::Error for Error {}
-
-impl From<crate::Error> for Error {
-    fn from(e: crate::Error) -> Self {
-        Self::Http(e)
-    }
-}
-impl From<http::Error> for Error {
-    fn from(e: http::Error) -> Self {
-        Self::HttpCrate(e)
-    }
-}
-
-impl From<nodenet::configquorum::Error> for Error {
-    fn from(e: nodenet::configquorum::Error) -> Self {
-        use nodenet::configquorum::Error::*;
-        match e {
-            NotFound(a) => Self::NotFound(a),
-            _ => Self::ConfigQuorum(e),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl From<nodenet::channelconfig::Error> for Error {
-    fn from(e: nodenet::channelconfig::Error) -> Self {
-        match e {
-            nodenet::channelconfig::Error::NotFoundChannel(a) => Self::NotFound(a),
-            _ => Self::ConfigNode(e),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl From<netpod::UriError> for Error {
-    fn from(e: netpod::UriError) -> Self {
-        Self::Uri(e)
-    }
-}
-
-impl From<dbconn::pg::Error> for Error {
-    fn from(e: dbconn::pg::Error) -> Self {
-        Self::Pg(e)
-    }
-}
-
-impl From<dbconn::worker::Error> for Error {
-    fn from(e: dbconn::worker::Error) -> Self {
-        Self::PgWorker(e)
-    }
-}
-
-impl From<scyllaconn::scylla::cql_to_rust::FromRowError> for Error {
-    fn from(e: scyllaconn::scylla::cql_to_rust::FromRowError) -> Self {
-        Self::Scylla(e.to_string())
-    }
-}
-
-impl From<scyllaconn::scylla::transport::errors::QueryError> for Error {
-    fn from(e: scyllaconn::scylla::transport::errors::QueryError) -> Self {
-        Self::Scylla(e.to_string())
-    }
-}
-
-impl From<scyllaconn::scylla::transport::iterator::NextRowError> for Error {
-    fn from(e: scyllaconn::scylla::transport::iterator::NextRowError) -> Self {
-        Self::Scylla(e.to_string())
-    }
-}
-
 impl From<taskrun::tokio::task::JoinError> for Error {
     fn from(_e: taskrun::tokio::task::JoinError) -> Self {
         Self::Join
     }
 }
 
-impl From<netpod::AsyncChannelError> for Error {
-    fn from(e: netpod::AsyncChannelError) -> Self {
-        Self::Async(e)
-    }
-}
-
-impl From<dbconn::channelconfig::Error> for Error {
-    fn from(e: dbconn::channelconfig::Error) -> Self {
-        Self::ChannelConfig(e)
-    }
-}
-
-impl From<netpod::NetpodError> for Error {
-    fn from(e: netpod::NetpodError) -> Self {
-        Self::Netpod(e)
-    }
-}
-
 impl From<Error> for crate::err::Error {
     fn from(e: Error) -> Self {
         Self::with_msg_no_trace(format!("{e} TODO add public message"))
@@ -623,11 +507,9 @@ impl ScyllaChannelsActive {
                 "select series from series_by_ts_msp where part = ? and ts_msp = ? and shape_kind = ? and scalar_type = ?",
                 (part as i32, tsedge as i32, q.shape_kind as i32, q.scalar_type.to_scylla_i32()),
             )
-            .await.map_err(|e| Error::Scylla(e.to_string()))?;
-            while let Some(row) = res.next().await {
-                let row = row?;
-                let (series,): (i64,) = row.into_typed()?;
-                ret.push(series as u64);
+            .await?.rows_stream::<(i64,)>()?;
+            while let Some(row) = res.try_next().await? {
+                ret.push(row.0 as u64);
             }
         }
         Ok(ret)
@@ -1005,17 +887,16 @@ impl GenerateScyllaTestData {
         let series: u64 = 42001;
         // TODO query `ts_msp` for all MSP values und use that to delete from event table first.
         // Only later delete also from the `ts_msp` table.
-        let it = scy
+        let mut it = scy
             .query_iter("select ts_msp from ts_msp where series = ?", (series as i64,))
-            .await?;
-        let mut it = it.into_typed::<(i64,)>();
-        while let Some(row) = it.next().await {
-            let row = row?;
+            .await?
+            .rows_stream::<(i64,)>()?;
+        while let Some(row) = it.try_next().await? {
             let values = (series as i64, row.0);
-            scy.query("delete from events_scalar_f64 where series = ? and ts_msp = ?", values)
+            scy.query_unpaged("delete from events_scalar_f64 where series = ? and ts_msp = ?", values)
                 .await?;
         }
-        scy.query("delete from ts_msp where series = ?", (series as i64,))
+        scy.query_unpaged("delete from ts_msp where series = ?", (series as i64,))
             .await?;
 
         // Generate
@@ -1023,7 +904,7 @@ impl GenerateScyllaTestData {
         let mut last = 0;
         for msp in msps.0.iter().map(|x| *x) {
             if msp != last {
-                scy.query(
+                scy.query_unpaged(
                     "insert into ts_msp (series, ts_msp) values (?, ?)",
                     (series as i64, msp as i64),
                 )
@@ -1032,7 +913,7 @@ impl GenerateScyllaTestData {
             last = msp;
         }
         for (((msp, lsp), pulse), val) in msps.0.into_iter().zip(lsps.0).zip(pulses.0).zip(vals.0) {
-            scy.query(
+            scy.query_unpaged(
                 "insert into events_scalar_f64 (series, ts_msp, ts_lsp, pulse, value) values (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)",
                 (series as i64, msp as i64, lsp as i64, pulse as i64, val),
             )
diff --git a/crates/httpret/src/pulsemap.rs b/crates/httpret/src/pulsemap.rs
index 1d0f9a6..4b1fc39 100644
--- a/crates/httpret/src/pulsemap.rs
+++ b/crates/httpret/src/pulsemap.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use chrono::Utc;
 use futures_util::stream::FuturesOrdered;
 use futures_util::stream::FuturesUnordered;
 use futures_util::FutureExt;
+use futures_util::TryStreamExt;
 use http::header;
 use http::Method;
 use http::StatusCode;
@@ -904,7 +905,7 @@ impl<T> ErrConv<T> for Result<T, scylla::transport::errors::QueryError> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<T> ErrConv<T> for Result<T, scylla::transport::query_result::RowsExpectedError> {
+impl<T> ErrConv<T> for Result<T, scylla::deserialize::TypeCheckError> {
     fn err_conv(self) -> Result<T, daqbuf_err::Error> {
         self.map_err(|e| daqbuf_err::Error::with_msg_no_trace(format!("{e:?}")))
     }
@@ -940,23 +941,21 @@ impl MapPulseScyllaHandler {
         let scy = scyllaconn::conn::create_scy_session(&scyconf).await?;
         let pulse_a = (pulse >> 14) as i64;
         let pulse_b = (pulse & 0x3fff) as i32;
-        let res = scy
-            .query(
+        let mut it = scy
+            .query_iter(
                 "select ts_a, ts_b from pulse where pulse_a = ? and pulse_b = ?",
                 (pulse_a, pulse_b),
             )
             .await
+            .err_conv()?
+            .rows_stream::<(i64, i32)>()
             .err_conv()?;
-        let rows = res.rows().err_conv()?;
         let ch = "pulsemaptable";
         let mut tss = Vec::new();
         let mut channels = Vec::new();
-        use scylla::frame::response::result::CqlValue;
-        let ts_a_def = CqlValue::BigInt(0);
-        let ts_b_def = CqlValue::Int(0);
-        for row in rows {
-            let ts_a = row.columns[0].as_ref().unwrap_or(&ts_a_def).as_bigint().unwrap_or(0) as u64;
-            let ts_b = row.columns[1].as_ref().unwrap_or(&ts_b_def).as_int().unwrap_or(0) as u32 as u64;
+        while let Some(row) = it.try_next().await.err_conv()? {
+            let ts_a = row.0 as u64;
+            let ts_b = row.1 as u64;
             tss.push(ts_a * netpod::timeunits::SEC + ts_b);
             channels.push(ch.into());
         }
diff --git a/crates/scyllaconn/Cargo.toml b/crates/scyllaconn/Cargo.toml
index 61e7921..a442fdf 100644
--- a/crates/scyllaconn/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/scyllaconn/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ path = "src/scyllaconn.rs"
 futures-util = "0.3.24"
 pin-project = "1"
 async-channel = "2.3.1"
-scylla = "0.13.0"
+scylla = "0.15.0"
 daqbuf-err = { path = "../../../daqbuf-err" }
 netpod = { path = "../../../daqbuf-netpod", package = "daqbuf-netpod" }
 query = { path = "../../../daqbuf-query", package = "daqbuf-query" }
diff --git a/crates/scyllaconn/src/accounting/toplist.rs b/crates/scyllaconn/src/accounting/toplist.rs
index b6369b7..a98a875 100644
--- a/crates/scyllaconn/src/accounting/toplist.rs
+++ b/crates/scyllaconn/src/accounting/toplist.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use daqbuf_err as err;
 use err::thiserror;
 use err::ThisError;
 use futures_util::StreamExt;
+use futures_util::TryStreamExt;
 use netpod::log::*;
 use netpod::ttl::RetentionTime;
 use netpod::TsMs;
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ use scylla::Session as ScySession;
 pub enum Error {
     ScyllaQuery(#[from] scylla::transport::errors::QueryError),
     ScyllaNextRow(#[from] scylla::transport::iterator::NextRowError),
+    ScyllaTypeCheck(#[from] scylla::deserialize::TypeCheckError),
     UsageDataMalformed,
 }
 
@@ -118,9 +120,8 @@ async fn read_ts_inner(ks: &str, rt: RetentionTime, ts: TsMs, scy: &ScySession)
         let mut res = scy
             .execute_iter(qu.clone(), (part as i32, ts_sec))
             .await?
-            .into_typed::<RowType>();
-        while let Some(row) = res.next().await {
-            let row = row?;
+            .rows_stream::<RowType>()?;
+        while let Some(row) = res.try_next().await? {
             let series = row.0 as u64;
             let count = row.1 as u64;
             let bytes = row.2 as u64;
diff --git a/crates/scyllaconn/src/accounting/totals.rs b/crates/scyllaconn/src/accounting/totals.rs
index 099ad22..9443435 100644
--- a/crates/scyllaconn/src/accounting/totals.rs
+++ b/crates/scyllaconn/src/accounting/totals.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use err::Error;
 use futures_util::Future;
 use futures_util::FutureExt;
 use futures_util::Stream;
-use futures_util::StreamExt;
+use futures_util::TryStreamExt;
 use items_0::Empty;
 use items_0::Extendable;
 use items_0::WithLen;
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ async fn read_next(
             scy.execute_iter(qu.clone(), (part as i32, ts_msp as i64))
                 .await
                 .err_conv()?
-                .into_typed::<RowType>()
+                .rows_stream::<RowType>()
+                .err_conv()?
         } else {
             return Err(Error::with_msg_no_trace("no backward support"));
         };
-        while let Some(row) = res.next().await {
-            let row = row.map_err(Error::from_string)?;
+        while let Some(row) = res.try_next().await.err_conv()? {
             let _ts = ts_msp;
             let _series = row.0 as u64;
             let count = row.1 as u64;
diff --git a/crates/scyllaconn/src/bincache.rs b/crates/scyllaconn/src/bincache.rs
index 2af4f31..f840ef3 100644
--- a/crates/scyllaconn/src/bincache.rs
+++ b/crates/scyllaconn/src/bincache.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use crate::events2::prepare::StmtsCache;
 use crate::worker::ScyllaQueue;
 use futures_util::StreamExt;
+use futures_util::TryStreamExt;
 use items_0::timebin::BinsBoxed;
 use items_2::binning::container_bins::ContainerBins;
 use netpod::DtMs;
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ pub async fn worker_write(
             lst,
         );
         // trace!("cache write {:?}", params);
-        scy.execute(stmts_cache.st_write_f32(), params)
+        scy.execute_unpaged(stmts_cache.st_write_f32(), params)
             .await
             .map_err(|e| streams::timebin::cached::reader::Error::Scylla(e.to_string()))?;
     }
@@ -90,10 +91,15 @@ pub async fn worker_read(
         .execute_iter(stmts_cache.st_read_f32().clone(), params)
         .await
         .map_err(|e| streams::timebin::cached::reader::Error::Scylla(e.to_string()))?;
-    let mut it = res.into_typed::<(i32, i64, f32, f32, f32, f32)>();
+    let mut it = res
+        .rows_stream::<(i32, i64, f32, f32, f32, f32)>()
+        .map_err(|e| streams::timebin::cached::reader::Error::Scylla(e.to_string()))?;
     let mut bins = ContainerBins::new();
-    while let Some(x) = it.next().await {
-        let row = x.map_err(|e| streams::timebin::cached::reader::Error::Scylla(e.to_string()))?;
+    while let Some(row) = it
+        .try_next()
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| streams::timebin::cached::reader::Error::Scylla(e.to_string()))?
+    {
         let off = row.0 as u64;
         let cnt = row.1 as u64;
         let min = row.2;
diff --git a/crates/scyllaconn/src/errconv.rs b/crates/scyllaconn/src/errconv.rs
index 0e47bbf..6967d75 100644
--- a/crates/scyllaconn/src/errconv.rs
+++ b/crates/scyllaconn/src/errconv.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ use err::Error;
 use scylla::frame::response::cql_to_rust::FromRowError as ScyFromRowError;
 use scylla::transport::errors::NewSessionError as ScyNewSessionError;
 use scylla::transport::errors::QueryError as ScyQueryError;
-use scylla::transport::query_result::RowsExpectedError;
 
 pub trait ErrConv<T> {
     fn err_conv(self) -> Result<T, Error>;
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ impl<T> ErrConv<T> for Result<T, ScyFromRowError> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<T> ErrConv<T> for Result<T, RowsExpectedError> {
+impl<T> ErrConv<T> for Result<T, scylla::deserialize::TypeCheckError> {
     fn err_conv(self) -> Result<T, Error> {
         match self {
             Ok(k) => Ok(k),
diff --git a/crates/scyllaconn/src/events.rs b/crates/scyllaconn/src/events.rs
index 2289165..75e9419 100644
--- a/crates/scyllaconn/src/events.rs
+++ b/crates/scyllaconn/src/events.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use err::thiserror;
 use err::ThisError;
 use futures_util::Future;
 use futures_util::StreamExt;
+use futures_util::TryStreamExt;
 use items_0::scalar_ops::ScalarOps;
 use items_0::timebin::BinningggContainerEventsDyn;
 use items_0::Appendable;
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ pub enum Error {
     ScyllaNextRow(#[from] scylla::transport::iterator::NextRowError),
     ScyllaTypeConv(#[from] scylla::cql_to_rust::FromRowError),
     ScyllaWorker(Box<crate::worker::Error>),
+    ScyllaTypeCheck(#[from] scylla::deserialize::TypeCheckError),
     MissingQuery(String),
     NotTokenAware,
     RangeEndOverflow,
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ impl From<crate::worker::Error> for Error {
 
 pub(super) trait ValTy: Sized + 'static {
     type ScaTy: ScalarOps + std::default::Default;
-    type ScyTy: scylla::cql_to_rust::FromCqlVal<scylla::frame::response::result::CqlValue>;
+    type ScyTy: for<'a, 'b> scylla::deserialize::DeserializeValue<'a, 'b>;
     type Container: BinningggContainerEventsDyn + Empty + Appendable<Self>;
     fn from_scyty(inp: Self::ScyTy) -> Self;
     fn from_valueblob(inp: Vec<u8>) -> Self;
@@ -521,21 +523,21 @@ where
         jobtrace.add_event_now(ReadEventKind::CallExecuteIter);
         let mut res = scy.execute_iter(qu.clone(), params).await?;
         if use_method_2 == false {
-            let mut rows = Vec::new();
-            while let Some(x) = res.next().await {
-                rows.push(x?);
-            }
-            let mut last_before = None;
-            let ret = <ST as ValTy>::convert_rows(rows, range, ts_msp, with_values, !opts.fwd, &mut last_before)?;
-            ret
+            // let mut rows = Vec::new();
+            // while let Some(x) = res.next().await {
+            //     rows.push(x?);
+            // }
+            // let mut last_before = None;
+            // let ret = <ST as ValTy>::convert_rows(rows, range, ts_msp, with_values, !opts.fwd, &mut last_before)?;
+            // ret
+            todo!()
         } else {
             let mut ret = <ST as ValTy>::Container::empty();
             // TODO must branch already here depending on what input columns we expect
             if with_values {
                 if <ST as ValTy>::is_valueblob() {
-                    let mut it = res.into_typed::<(i64, Vec<u8>)>();
-                    while let Some(x) = it.next().await {
-                        let row = x?;
+                    let mut it = res.rows_stream::<(i64, Vec<u8>)>()?;
+                    while let Some(row) = it.try_next().await? {
                         let ts = TsNano::from_ns(ts_msp.ns_u64() + row.0 as u64);
                         let value = <ST as ValTy>::from_valueblob(row.1);
                         ret.push(ts, value);
@@ -543,9 +545,8 @@ where
                     ret
                 } else {
                     let mut i = 0;
-                    let mut it = res.into_typed::<(i64, ST::ScyTy)>();
-                    while let Some(x) = it.next().await {
-                        let row = x?;
+                    let mut it = res.rows_stream::<(i64, ST::ScyTy)>()?;
+                    while let Some(row) = it.try_next().await? {
                         let ts = TsNano::from_ns(ts_msp.ns_u64() + row.0 as u64);
                         let value = <ST as ValTy>::from_scyty(row.1);
                         ret.push(ts, value);
@@ -560,9 +561,8 @@ where
                     ret
                 }
             } else {
-                let mut it = res.into_typed::<(i64,)>();
-                while let Some(x) = it.next().await {
-                    let row = x?;
+                let mut it = res.rows_stream::<(i64,)>()?;
+                while let Some(row) = it.try_next().await? {
                     let ts = TsNano::from_ns(ts_msp.ns_u64() + row.0 as u64);
                     let value = <ST as ValTy>::default();
                     ret.push(ts, value);
@@ -590,16 +590,51 @@ where
         let params = (series as i64, ts_msp.ms() as i64, ts_lsp_max.ns() as i64);
         trace!("BCK event search  params {:?}", params);
         let mut res = scy.execute_iter(qu.clone(), params).await?;
-        let mut rows = Vec::new();
-        while let Some(x) = res.next().await {
-            rows.push(x?);
+        {
+            let mut ret = <ST as ValTy>::Container::empty();
+            // TODO must branch already here depending on what input columns we expect
+            if with_values {
+                if <ST as ValTy>::is_valueblob() {
+                    let mut it = res.rows_stream::<(i64, Vec<u8>)>()?;
+                    while let Some(row) = it.try_next().await? {
+                        let ts = TsNano::from_ns(ts_msp.ns_u64() + row.0 as u64);
+                        let value = <ST as ValTy>::from_valueblob(row.1);
+                        ret.push(ts, value);
+                    }
+                    ret
+                } else {
+                    let mut i = 0;
+                    let mut it = res.rows_stream::<(i64, ST::ScyTy)>()?;
+                    while let Some(row) = it.try_next().await? {
+                        let ts = TsNano::from_ns(ts_msp.ns_u64() + row.0 as u64);
+                        let value = <ST as ValTy>::from_scyty(row.1);
+                        ret.push(ts, value);
+                        i += 1;
+                        if i % 2000 == 0 {
+                            jobtrace.add_event_now(ReadEventKind::ScyllaReadRow(i));
+                        }
+                    }
+                    {
+                        jobtrace.add_event_now(ReadEventKind::ScyllaReadRowDone(i));
+                    }
+                    ret
+                }
+            } else {
+                let mut it = res.rows_stream::<(i64,)>()?;
+                while let Some(row) = it.try_next().await? {
+                    let ts = TsNano::from_ns(ts_msp.ns_u64() + row.0 as u64);
+                    let value = <ST as ValTy>::default();
+                    ret.push(ts, value);
+                }
+                ret
+            }
         }
-        let mut _last_before = None;
-        let ret = ST::convert_rows(rows, range, ts_msp, with_values, !opts.fwd, &mut _last_before)?;
-        if ret.len() > 1 {
-            error!("multiple events in backwards search {}", ret.len());
-        }
-        ret
+        // let mut _last_before = None;
+        // let ret = ST::convert_rows(rows, range, ts_msp, with_values, !opts.fwd, &mut _last_before)?;
+        // if ret.len() > 1 {
+        //     error!("multiple events in backwards search {}", ret.len());
+        // }
+        // ret
     };
     trace!("read  ts_msp {}  len {}", ts_msp.fmt(), ret.len());
     let ret = Box::new(ret);
@@ -614,53 +649,64 @@ fn convert_rows_0<ST: ValTy>(
     bck: bool,
     last_before: &mut Option<(TsNano, ST)>,
 ) -> Result<<ST as ValTy>::Container, Error> {
-    let mut ret = <ST as ValTy>::Container::empty();
-    for row in rows {
-        let (ts, value) = if with_values {
-            if ST::is_valueblob() {
-                let row: (i64, Vec<u8>) = row.into_typed()?;
-                // trace!("read a value blob len {}", row.1.len());
-                let ts = TsNano::from_ns(ts_msp.ns_u64() + row.0 as u64);
-                let value = ValTy::from_valueblob(row.1);
-                (ts, value)
-            } else {
-                let row: (i64, ST::ScyTy) = row.into_typed()?;
-                let ts = TsNano::from_ns(ts_msp.ns_u64() + row.0 as u64);
-                let value = ValTy::from_scyty(row.1);
-                (ts, value)
-            }
-        } else {
-            let row: (i64,) = row.into_typed()?;
-            let ts = TsNano::from_ns(ts_msp.ns_u64() + row.0 as u64);
-            let value = ValTy::default();
-            (ts, value)
-        };
-        if bck {
-            if ts >= range.beg() {
-                // TODO count as logic error
-                error!("ts >= range.beg");
-            } else if ts < range.beg() {
-                ret.push(ts, value);
-            } else {
-                *last_before = Some((ts, value));
-            }
-        } else {
-            if ts >= range.end() {
-                // TODO count as logic error
-                error!("ts >= range.end");
-            } else if ts >= range.beg() {
-                ret.push(ts, value);
-            } else {
-                if last_before.is_none() {
-                    warn!("encounter event before range in forward read {ts}");
-                }
-                *last_before = Some((ts, value));
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    Ok(ret)
+    todo!()
 }
 
+// fn convert_rows_0<ST: ValTy>(
+//     rows: Vec<Row>,
+//     range: ScyllaSeriesRange,
+//     ts_msp: TsMs,
+//     with_values: bool,
+//     bck: bool,
+//     last_before: &mut Option<(TsNano, ST)>,
+// ) -> Result<<ST as ValTy>::Container, Error> {
+//     let mut ret = <ST as ValTy>::Container::empty();
+//     for row in rows {
+//         let (ts, value) = if with_values {
+//             if ST::is_valueblob() {
+//                 let row: (i64, Vec<u8>) = row.into_typed()?;
+//                 // trace!("read a value blob len {}", row.1.len());
+//                 let ts = TsNano::from_ns(ts_msp.ns_u64() + row.0 as u64);
+//                 let value = ValTy::from_valueblob(row.1);
+//                 (ts, value)
+//             } else {
+//                 let row: (i64, ST::ScyTy) = row.into_typed()?;
+//                 let ts = TsNano::from_ns(ts_msp.ns_u64() + row.0 as u64);
+//                 let value = ValTy::from_scyty(row.1);
+//                 (ts, value)
+//             }
+//         } else {
+//             let row: (i64,) = row.into_typed()?;
+//             let ts = TsNano::from_ns(ts_msp.ns_u64() + row.0 as u64);
+//             let value = ValTy::default();
+//             (ts, value)
+//         };
+//         if bck {
+//             if ts >= range.beg() {
+//                 // TODO count as logic error
+//                 error!("ts >= range.beg");
+//             } else if ts < range.beg() {
+//                 ret.push(ts, value);
+//             } else {
+//                 *last_before = Some((ts, value));
+//             }
+//         } else {
+//             if ts >= range.end() {
+//                 // TODO count as logic error
+//                 error!("ts >= range.end");
+//             } else if ts >= range.beg() {
+//                 ret.push(ts, value);
+//             } else {
+//                 if last_before.is_none() {
+//                     warn!("encounter event before range in forward read {ts}");
+//                 }
+//                 *last_before = Some((ts, value));
+//             }
+//         }
+//     }
+//     Ok(ret)
+// }
+
 fn convert_rows_enum(
     rows: Vec<Row>,
     range: ScyllaSeriesRange,
diff --git a/crates/scyllaconn/src/events2/events.rs b/crates/scyllaconn/src/events2/events.rs
index 5e1da21..92fd4a3 100644
--- a/crates/scyllaconn/src/events2/events.rs
+++ b/crates/scyllaconn/src/events2/events.rs
@@ -466,12 +466,7 @@ impl Stream for EventsStreamRt {
 
     fn poll_next(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
         use Poll::*;
-        let mut i = 0usize;
         loop {
-            i += 1;
-            if i > 500000000000 {
-                panic!("too many iterations")
-            }
             if let Some(mut item) = self.out.pop_front() {
                 if item.is_consistent() == false {
                     warn_item!("{}bad item {:?}", "\n\n--------------------------\n", item);
diff --git a/crates/scyllaconn/src/events2/msp.rs b/crates/scyllaconn/src/events2/msp.rs
index f33853b..5521845 100644
--- a/crates/scyllaconn/src/events2/msp.rs
+++ b/crates/scyllaconn/src/events2/msp.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use err::ThisError;
 use futures_util::Future;
 use futures_util::FutureExt;
 use futures_util::Stream;
-use futures_util::StreamExt;
+use futures_util::TryStreamExt;
 use netpod::log::*;
 use netpod::ttl::RetentionTime;
 use netpod::TsMs;
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ pub enum Error {
     Worker(Box<crate::worker::Error>),
     ScyllaQuery(#[from] scylla::transport::errors::QueryError),
     ScyllaRow(#[from] scylla::transport::iterator::NextRowError),
+    ScyllaTypeCheck(#[from] scylla::deserialize::TypeCheckError),
 }
 
 impl From<crate::worker::Error> for Error {
@@ -331,9 +332,8 @@ async fn find_ts_msp_fwd(
     let mut res = scy
         .execute_iter(stmts.rt(rt).ts_msp_fwd().clone(), params)
         .await?
-        .into_typed::<(i64,)>();
-    while let Some(x) = res.next().await {
-        let row = x?;
+        .rows_stream::<(i64,)>()?;
+    while let Some(row) = res.try_next().await? {
         let ts = TsMs::from_ms_u64(row.0 as u64);
         ret.push_back(ts);
     }
@@ -352,9 +352,8 @@ async fn find_ts_msp_bck(
     let mut res = scy
         .execute_iter(stmts.rt(rt).ts_msp_bck().clone(), params)
         .await?
-        .into_typed::<(i64,)>();
-    while let Some(x) = res.next().await {
-        let row = x?;
+        .rows_stream::<(i64,)>()?;
+    while let Some(row) = res.try_next().await? {
         let ts = TsMs::from_ms_u64(row.0 as u64);
         ret.push_front(ts);
     }
diff --git a/crates/scyllaconn/src/schema.rs b/crates/scyllaconn/src/schema.rs
index 109971d..4dd6329 100644
--- a/crates/scyllaconn/src/schema.rs
+++ b/crates/scyllaconn/src/schema.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ pub async fn schema(rt: RetentionTime, scyco: &ScyllaConfig, scy: &ScySession) -
         rt.table_prefix(),
         table
     );
-    let _ = scy.query(cql, ()).await;
+    let _ = scy.query_unpaged(cql, ()).await;
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/crates/scyllaconn/src/status.rs b/crates/scyllaconn/src/status.rs
index be52c22..b90b014 100644
--- a/crates/scyllaconn/src/status.rs
+++ b/crates/scyllaconn/src/status.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use err::Error;
 use futures_util::Future;
 use futures_util::FutureExt;
 use futures_util::Stream;
+use futures_util::TryStreamExt;
 use items_0::isodate::IsoDateTime;
 use items_0::Empty;
 use items_0::Extendable;
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ async fn read_next_status_events(
         let cql = concat!(
             "select ts_lsp, kind from channel_status where series = ? and ts_msp = ? and ts_lsp >= ? and ts_lsp < ?"
         );
-        scy.query(
+        scy.query_iter(
             cql,
             (series as i64, ts_msp as i64, ts_lsp_min as i64, ts_lsp_max as i64),
         )
@@ -73,14 +74,14 @@ async fn read_next_status_events(
         let cql = concat!(
             "select ts_lsp, kind from channel_status where series = ? and ts_msp = ? and ts_lsp < ? order by ts_lsp desc limit 1"
         );
-        scy.query(cql, (series as i64, ts_msp as i64, ts_lsp_max as i64))
+        scy.query_iter(cql, (series as i64, ts_msp as i64, ts_lsp_max as i64))
             .await
             .err_conv()?
     };
     let mut last_before = None;
     let mut ret = ChannelStatusEvents::empty();
-    for row in res.rows_typed_or_empty::<(i64, i32)>() {
-        let row = row.err_conv()?;
+    let mut it = res.rows_stream::<(i64, i32)>().err_conv()?;
+    while let Some(row) = it.try_next().await.err_conv()? {
         let ts = ts_msp + row.0 as u64;
         let kind = row.1 as u32;
         let datetime = IsoDateTime::from_unix_millis(ts / MS);