diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/firmware_funcs.c b/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/firmware_funcs.c
index dec2b9eda..0571c9152 100755
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/firmware_funcs.c
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/firmware_funcs.c
@@ -127,50 +127,52 @@ int setDummyRegister() {
       valw=((valw&(~(0x1<<csdx))));bus_w(offw,valw); //chip sel bar down
       for (i=1;i<25;i++) {
 
-	valw=(valw&(~(0x1<<cdx)));bus_w(offw,valw); //cldwn	
-	valw=((valw&(~(0x1<<ddx)))+(((codata>>(24-i))&0x1)<<ddx));bus_w(offw,valw);//write data (i)
-	//	printf("%d ", ((codata>>(24-i))&0x1));
-	valw=((valw&(~(0x1<<cdx)))+(0x1<<cdx));bus_w(offw,valw);//clkup
-	}
-	valw=((valw&(~(0x1<<csdx)))+(0x1<<csdx));bus_w(offw,valw); //csup
-	valw=(valw&(~(0x1<<cdx)));bus_w(offw,valw); //cldwn
-	valw=0xffff; bus_w(offw,(valw)); // stop point =start point of course 
-	printf("Writing %d in DAC(0-7) %d \n",dacvalue,dacnum);
-	}
+      valw=(valw&(~(0x1<<cdx)));bus_w(offw,valw); //cldwn	
+      valw=((valw&(~(0x1<<ddx)))+(((codata>>(24-i))&0x1)<<ddx));bus_w(offw,valw);//write data (i)
+      //	printf("%d ", ((codata>>(24-i))&0x1));
+      valw=((valw&(~(0x1<<cdx)))+(0x1<<cdx));bus_w(offw,valw);//clkup
+      }
+      valw=((valw&(~(0x1<<csdx)))+(0x1<<csdx));bus_w(offw,valw); //csup
+      valw=(valw&(~(0x1<<cdx)));bus_w(offw,valw); //cldwn
+      valw=0xffff; bus_w(offw,(valw)); // stop point =start point of course 
+      printf("Writing %d in DAC(0-7) %d \n",dacvalue,dacnum);
+      }
   */
-  u_int32_t val,addr;
+  volatile u_int32_t val,addr;
 
   addr = DUMMY_REG;
   // (else use bs_w16)
   int i;
   for(i=0;i<100;i++)
-    if(result==OK)
-      {
-	//dummy register
-	val=45;
-	bus_w(addr, val);
-	val=bus_r(addr);
-	if (val!=45) {
-	  printf("ATTEMPT:%d:\tFPGA dummy register wrong!! %x instead of 0xF0F0F0F0 \n",i,val);
-	  result=FAIL;
-	}
-	//dummy register
-	val=0x0F0F0F0F;
-	bus_w(addr, val);
-	val=bus_r(addr);
-	if (val!=0x0F0F0F0F) {
-	  printf("ATTEMPT:%d:\tFPGA dummy register wrong!! %x instead of 0x0F0F0F0F \n",i,val);
-	  result=FAIL;
-	}
-	//dummy register
-	val=0xF0F0F0F0;
-	bus_w(DUMMY_REG, val);
-	val=bus_r(DUMMY_REG);
-	if (val!=0xF0F0F0F0)  {
-	  printf("ATTEMPT:%d:\tFPGA dummy register wrong!! %x instead of 0xF0F0F0F0 \n",i,val);
-	  result=FAIL;
-	}
+    {
+      //dummy register
+      val=0x5A5A5A5A-i;
+      bus_w(addr, val);
+      //	bus_w(SET_DELAY_LSB_REG,0);
+      //val=bus_r(addr);	
+      val=bus_r(addr);
+      if (val!=0x5A5A5A5A-i) {
+	printf("ATTEMPT:%d:\tFPGA dummy register wrong!! %x instead of %x \n",i,val,0x5A5A5A5A-i);
+	result=FAIL;
       }
+	
+      //dummy register
+      val=0x0F0F0F0F;
+      bus_w(addr, val);
+      val=bus_r(addr);
+      if (val!=0x0F0F0F0F) {
+	printf("ATTEMPT:%d:\tFPGA dummy register wrong!! %x instead of 0x0F0F0F0F \n",i,val);
+	result=FAIL;
+      }
+      //dummy register
+      val=0xF0F0F0F0;
+      bus_w(DUMMY_REG, val);
+      val=bus_r(DUMMY_REG);
+      if (val!=0xF0F0F0F0)  {
+	printf("ATTEMPT:%d:\tFPGA dummy register wrong!! %x instead of 0xF0F0F0F0 \n\n",i,val);
+	result=FAIL;
+      }
+    }
   if(result==OK)
     {
       printf("\n\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------");
@@ -181,12 +183,6 @@ int setDummyRegister() {
 }
 
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
 //aldos function volatile (not needed) 
 u_int16_t bus_w16(u_int32_t offset, u_int16_t data) {
   u_int16_t *ptr1;
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/mcb_funcs.c b/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/mcb_funcs.c
index e7f764f40..6399ea283 100755
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/mcb_funcs.c
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/mcb_funcs.c
@@ -756,8 +756,9 @@ void showbits(int h)
 
 int initDACs(int* v,int imod)
 {
+#ifdef VERBOSE
   printf("\n..inside initdacs\n");
-
+#endif
   int iaddr;
   //  sDac=0;
   for (iaddr=0; iaddr<8; iaddr++) {
@@ -783,7 +784,9 @@ int initDACs(int* v,int imod)
 
 int setSettings(int i) 
 {
+#ifdef VERBOSE
   printf("\ninside set settings wit settins=%d...\n",i);
+#endif
   int imod, isett, is;
   int vrefds[] = VREFDS_VALS;
   int vcascn[] = VCASCN_VALS;
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/server.c b/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/server.c
index bdba6b9cb..bdda7336d 100755
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/server.c
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/server.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   int  portno, b;
   char cmd[100];
   int retval=OK;
-
+ 
   if (argc==1) {
     portno = DEFAULT_PORTNO;
     sprintf(cmd,"%s %d &",argv[0],DEFAULT_PORTNO+1);