diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/Makefile b/slsDetectorSoftware/Makefile
index 1bd8c10f0..bf3e61b89 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/Makefile
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ DOCDIR 		?= 	docs
 CFLAGS= -g -DC_ONLY -fPIC
 #FLAGS+=  #-DVERBOSE -DVERYVERBOSE
 
-DFLAGS= -g -DDACS_INT -DTHIS_PATH='"$(shell pwd)"' -DSLS_RECEIVER_FUNCTION_LIST $(shell root-config --cflags --glibs)   #-DALLFILE_DEBUG #-DMYROOT1 -DALLFILE   #-DMYROOT1 `root-config --cflags --glibs`
+DFLAGS= -g -DDACS_INT -DTHIS_PATH='"$(shell pwd)"' -DSLS_RECEIVER_FUNCTION_LIST #$(shell root-config --cflags --glibs)   -DMYROOT1 #-DALLFILE_DEBUG #-DMYROOT1 -DALLFILE   #-DMYROOT1 `root-config --cflags --glibs`
 
 INCLUDES?= -IcommonFiles -IslsDetector -IMySocketTCP -IusersFunctions -ImultiSlsDetector -IslsDetectorUtils -IslsDetectorCommand -IslsDetectorAnalysis -IslsReceiverInterface -IslsReceiver -I../slsDetectorCalibration -I$(ASM)
 
@@ -67,7 +67,11 @@ gotthardVirtualServer:  $(SRC_MYTHEN_SVC)
 %.o : %.cpp %.h Makefile
 ifeq ($(EIGERSLS),yes)
 	$(CXX) -DEIGERSLS -o $@ -c $< $(INCLUDES) $(DFLAGS)  $(EIGERFLAGS) -fPIC  $(EPICSFLAGS) -L/usr/lib64/ #$(FLAGS)
+else ifeq ($(ROOTSLS),yes)
+	echo "with root"
+	$(CXX) -DROOTSLS -o $@ -c $< $(INCLUDES) $(DFLAGS)  $(ROOTFLAGS) -fPIC  $(EPICSFLAGS) -L/usr/lib64/ #$(FLAGS)
 else
+	echo "without root"
 	$(CXX) -o $@ -c $< $(INCLUDES) $(DFLAGS) -fPIC  $(EPICSFLAGS) -lpthread #$(FLAGS)
 endif
 
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp
index 1b794fa56..03df0e38d 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp
@@ -4669,7 +4669,6 @@ string multiSlsDetector::getErrorMessage(int &critical){
 	char sNumber[100];
 	critical=0;
 
-	static int count = 0;
 	multiMask = getErrorMask();
 	if(multiMask){
 		  for (int idet=0; idet<thisMultiDetector->numberOfDetectors; idet++) {
@@ -4696,23 +4695,6 @@ string multiSlsDetector::getErrorMessage(int &critical){
 		    }
 		  }
 	}
-
-	  char output[255];
-	  FILE* sysFile = popen("whoami", "r");
-	  fgets(output, sizeof(output), sysFile);
-	  pclose(sysFile);
-	  sysFile = popen("whoami", "r");
-	  fgets(output, sizeof(output), sysFile);
-	  pclose(sysFile);
-	sysFile= NULL;
-	if((strstr (output, "l_cartier") !=NULL)|| (strstr (output, "cartier_s") !=NULL)){
-		count++;
-		if(!(count%30)){
-			critical = 1;
-			retval.append("\n\n GET A CAKE!");
-		}
-	 }
-
 	return retval;
 }
 
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/Makefile b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/Makefile
index a078a279e..7028cee60 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/Makefile
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/Makefile
@@ -49,10 +49,14 @@ eigerReceiver:
 	$(CXX) $(FLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -fPIC -c -o eigerReceiverTest.o eigerReceiverTest.cpp $(EIGERFLAGS)
 	$(CXX) $(FLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -fPIC -c -o eigerReceiver.o eigerReceiver.cpp $(EIGERFLAGS)
 	$(CXX)  eigerReceiverTest.o eigerReceiver.o   -o eigerReceiverTest $(EIGERFLAGS)
+else ifeq ($(ROOTSLS), yes)
+eigerReceiver: eigerReceiverDummy.cpp 
+	echo "Compiling dummy EigerReceiver with root"
+	$(CXX) $(FLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -fPIC -c -o eigerReceiver.o eigerReceiverDummy.cpp $(ROOTFLAGS)
 else
 eigerReceiver: eigerReceiverDummy.cpp
 	echo "Compiling dummy EigerReceiver"
-	$(CXX) $(FLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -fPIC -c -o eigerReceiver.o eigerReceiverDummy.cpp 
+	$(CXX) $(FLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -fPIC -c -o eigerReceiver.o eigerReceiverDummy.cpp 	
 endif
 
 lib:
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiverFunctionList.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiverFunctionList.cpp
index 4af8e1e86..7b96c0498 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiverFunctionList.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiverFunctionList.cpp
@@ -553,6 +553,11 @@ int slsReceiverFunctionList::enableDataCompression(bool enable){
 		cout << "enabled" << endl;
 	else
 		cout << "disabled" << endl;
+#ifdef MYROOT1
+	cout << " WITH ROOT" << endl;
+#else
+	cout << " WITHOUT ROOT" << endl;
+#endif
 	//delete filter for the current number of threads
 	deleteFilter();