diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/firmware_funcs.c b/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/firmware_funcs.c
index 2e4e29c21..14dd66871 100755
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/firmware_funcs.c
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/firmware_funcs.c
@@ -1665,11 +1665,15 @@ u_int32_t* fifo_read_event()
 	   if (runBusy()==0) {
 		   t = bus_r(LOOK_AT_ME_REG);
 		   if ((t&0x1)==0) {
+#ifdef VERBOSE
 			   printf("no frame found - exiting ");
 			   printf("%08x %08x\n", runState(), bus_r(LOOK_AT_ME_REG));
+#endif
 			   return NULL;
 		   } else {
+#ifdef VERBOSE
 			   printf("no frame found %x status %x\n", bus_r(LOOK_AT_ME_REG),runState());
+#endif
 			   break;
 		   }
 	   }
@@ -1677,9 +1681,9 @@ u_int32_t* fifo_read_event()
    }
 
 
-//#ifdef VERBOSE
+#ifdef VERBOSE
   printf("before readout %08x %08x\n", runState(), bus_r(LOOK_AT_ME_REG));
-//#endif
+#endif
 
   dma_memcpy(now_ptr,values ,dataBytes);
 
@@ -1693,10 +1697,10 @@ u_int32_t* fifo_read_event()
   printf("********\n");
   //memcpy(now_ptr, values, dataBytes);
 #endif
-//#ifdef VERBOSE
+#ifdef VERBOSE
   printf("Copying to ptr %08x %d\n",(unsigned int)(now_ptr), dataBytes);
   printf("after readout %08x %08x\n", runState(), bus_r(LOOK_AT_ME_REG));
-//#endif
+#endif
 
   if (storeInRAM>0) {
     now_ptr+=dataBytes;
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/server_funcs.c b/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/server_funcs.c
index 3205b84f9..ae3509ce5 100755
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/server_funcs.c
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/server_funcs.c
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ int init_detector( int b) {
   if (b) {
 #ifdef MCB_FUNCS
     initDetector();
-    printf("\n----initdetector done! new serverRdRR\n\n");
+    printf("\n***initdetector done*** \n\n");
+#endif
     testFpga();
     testRAM();
     //gotthard specific
@@ -85,10 +86,11 @@ int init_detector( int b) {
     setPeriod(1e9);
     setDelay(0);
     setGates(0);
-#endif
+
     setTiming(GET_EXTERNAL_COMMUNICATION_MODE);
     setMaster(GET_MASTER);
     setSynchronization(GET_SYNCHRONIZATION_MODE);
+    startReceiver(0);
   }
   strcpy(mess,"dummy message");
   strcpy(lastClientIP,"none");