diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/Makefile b/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/Makefile
index 4b0bc3ab5..ca169b4fd 100755
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/Makefile
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 CROSS  = bfin-uclinux-
 CC    = $(CROSS)gcc
-CFLAGS += -Wall  -DMCB_FUNCS -DVERBOSE -DVERYVERBOSE #-DVIRTUAL
+CFLAGS += -Wall  -DMCB_FUNCS# -DVERBOSE -DVERYVERBOSE #-DVIRTUAL
 
 
 PROGS= 		gotthardDetectorServer 
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/firmware_funcs.c b/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/firmware_funcs.c
index 75ce12d6a..04d47cf32 100755
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/firmware_funcs.c
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/firmware_funcs.c
@@ -1513,7 +1513,8 @@ int configureMAC(int ipad,long long int macad,long long int servermacad,int ival
 
 
 u_int32_t runBusy(void) {
-  return bus_r(STATUS_REG)&RUN_BUSY_BIT;
+
+  return (bus_r(STATUS_REG)&RUN_BUSY_BIT);
 }
 
 u_int32_t dataPresent(void) {
@@ -1531,6 +1532,9 @@ u_int32_t runState(void) {
 #ifdef VERBOSE
   printf("status %04x\n",s);
 #endif
+
+/*  if (s==0x62001)
+    exit(-1);*/
   return s;
 }
 
@@ -1674,26 +1678,39 @@ u_int32_t* fifo_read_event()
 #ifdef VERBOSE
   printf("before looping\n");
 #endif
-  while(bus_r(LOOK_AT_ME_REG)==0) {
-#ifdef VERBOSE
-    printf("Waiting for data status %x\n",runState());
-#endif
-    if (runBusy()==0) {
-       if (bus_r(LOOK_AT_ME_REG)==0) {
-#ifdef VERBOSE
-	 printf("no frame found - exiting ");
-	 printf("%08x %08x\n", runState(), bus_r(LOOK_AT_ME_REG));
 
-#endif
-	 return NULL;
-       } else {
+  volatile u_int32_t t = bus_r(LOOK_AT_ME_REG);
 #ifdef VERBOSE
-	 printf("no frame found %x status %x\n", bus_r(LOOK_AT_ME_REG),runState());
+  printf("lookatmereg=x%x\n",t);
 #endif
-	 break;
-       }
-    }
-   }
+   while ((t&0x1)==0)  
+     {
+       t = bus_r(LOOK_AT_ME_REG);
+       if (!runBusy())
+	 return NULL;
+     }
+
+
+/*   while(bus_r(LOOK_AT_ME_REG)==0) { */
+/* #ifdef VERBOSE */
+/*     printf("Waiting for data status %x\n",runState()); */
+/* #endif */
+/*     // if (runBusy()==0) { */
+/*        if (bus_r(LOOK_AT_ME_REG)==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; */
+/*        } */
+/*        //} */
+/*    } */
 #ifdef VERBOSE
   printf("before readout %08x %08x\n", runState(), bus_r(LOOK_AT_ME_REG));
 #endif
@@ -1701,21 +1718,7 @@ u_int32_t* fifo_read_event()
   dma_memcpy(now_ptr,values ,dataBytes);
 
   //memcpy(now_ptr,values ,dataBytes);
-/*  struct timeval t1,t2;
-  long long t;
-  gettimeofday(&t1,NULL);
-	if(geteuid()==0){
-		struct sched_param sp;
-		memset(&sp,0,sizeof(sp));
-		sp.sched_priority= sched_get_priority_max(SCHED_FIFO);
-		sched_setscheduler(0,SCHED_FIFO,&sp);
-		mlockall(MCL_CURRENT | MCL_FUTURE);
-	}
-	  gettimeofday(&t2,NULL);
-  memmove(now_ptr,values ,dataBytes);
-  	t = ((t2.tv_sec * 1000000) + t2.tv_usec) - ((t1.tv_sec * 1000000) + t1.tv_usec);
-  	    printf("\n*********Call took %lld us*******\n",  t);
-*/
+
 
 
 #ifdef VERYVERBOSE
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/registers_g.h b/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/registers_g.h
index 60f5eeab3..6f1f07a15 100755
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/registers_g.h
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/registers_g.h
@@ -149,13 +149,13 @@
 #define DELAYAFTER_BIT           0x00000020
 #define EXPOSING_BIT             0x00000040
 #define COUNT_ENABLE_BIT         0x00000080
-#define RUNSTATE_0_BIT     		 0x00000100
-#define RUNSTATE_1_BIT    		 0x00000200
-#define RUNSTATE_2_BIT    		 0x00000400
+#define READSTATE_0_BIT    		 0x00000100
+#define READSTATE_1_BIT    		 0x00000200
+#define READSTATE_2_BIT    		 0x00000400
 
-#define READSTATE_0_BIT     	 0x00001000
-#define READSTATE_1_BIT    		 0x00002000
-#define READSTATE_2_BIT    		 0x00004000
+#define RUNSTATE_0_BIT     		 0x00001000
+#define RUNSTATE_1_BIT    		 0x00002000
+#define RUNSTATE_2_BIT    		 0x00004000
 #define SOME_FIFO_FULL_BIT       0x00008000 // error!
 #define ALL_FIFO_EMPTY_BIT       0x00010000 // data ready
 #define RUNMACHINE_BUSY_BIT      0x00020000
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/server_funcs.c b/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/server_funcs.c
index 6e9ac7276..04fcb1c3d 100755
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/server_funcs.c
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/server_funcs.c
@@ -1855,27 +1855,28 @@ int get_run_status(int file_des) {
   retval= runState();
   printf("\n\nSTATUS=%08x\n",retval);
 
-  //if runbusy=0
-  if(!(retval&0x00020000)){
+  //error
+  if(retval&0x8000){
+	  printf("-----------------------------------ERROR--------------------------------------x%0x\n",retval);
+	  s=ERROR;
+  }
+  //runbusy=0
+  else if(!(retval&0x20000)){
 	  //and readbusy=1, its last frame read
-	  if(retval&0x00040000){
+	  if(retval&0x40000){
 		  printf("-----------------------------------LAST FRAME READ--------------------------\n");
 		  s=TRANSMITTING;
 	  }
 	  //and readbusy=0,idle
-	  else if(!(retval&0x000FFFFF)){
-	  //if(!(retval&0x00000001)){
+	  else if(!(retval&0xFFFFF)){
+		  //if(!(retval&0x00000001)){
 		  printf("-----------------------------------IDLE--------------------------------------\n");
 		  s=IDLE;
 	  }
-	  else  {
-		  printf("-----------------------------------ERROR--------------------------------------x%0x\n",retval);
-		  s=ERROR;
-	  }
   }
   //if runbusy=1
   else {
-	  if (retval&0x00000008){
+	  if (retval&0x8){
 		  printf("-----------------------------------WAITING-----------------------------------\n");
 		  s=WAITING;
 	  }
@@ -1931,7 +1932,9 @@ int read_frame(int file_des) {
     sprintf(mess,"Detector locked by %s\n",lastClientIP);  
     sendDataOnly(file_des,&dataret,sizeof(dataret));
     sendDataOnly(file_des,mess,sizeof(mess));
+#ifdef VERBOSE
     printf("dataret %d\n",dataret);
+#endif
     return dataret;
 
   }
@@ -1946,8 +1949,8 @@ int read_frame(int file_des) {
       sendDataOnly(file_des,dataretval,dataBytes);
 #ifdef VERBOSE
       printf("sent %d bytes \n",dataBytes);
-#endif
       printf("dataret OK\n");
+#endif
       return OK;
     }  else {
       //might add delay????