diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp
index 2dfe6df9f..9d2277c0d 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp
@@ -427,6 +427,7 @@ string multiSlsDetector::getHostname(int pos) {
 	s+=detectors[ip]->getHostname();
 	s+=string("+");
       }
+      cout << s <<endl;
 #ifdef VERBOSE
   cout << "hostname " << s << endl;
 #endif
@@ -434,6 +435,7 @@ string multiSlsDetector::getHostname(int pos) {
   }
   return s;
   
+
 }
 
 
@@ -3180,6 +3182,7 @@ int multiSlsDetector::readConfigurationFile(string const fname){
 #endif
 
     setNumberOfModules(-1);
+    getMaxNumberOfModules();
     return iline;
 
 
@@ -3312,9 +3315,12 @@ int multiSlsDetector::writeDataFile(string fname, float *data, float *err, float
      
      if (detectors[i]) {
        n=detectors[i]->getTotalNumberOfChannels();
-       if (nch_left<nd)
+       if (nch_left<n)
 	 n=nch_left;
 
+       //#ifdef VERBOSE
+       cout << " write " << i << " position " << off << " offset " << choff << endl;
+       //#endif
        detectors[i]->writeDataFile(outfile,n, data+off, pe, pa, dataformat, choff);
 
        nch_left-=n;
@@ -3359,7 +3365,7 @@ int multiSlsDetector::writeDataFile(string fname, int *data) {
    for (int i=0; i<thisMultiDetector->numberOfDetectors; i++) {
      if (detectors[i]) {
 #ifdef VERBOSE
-       cout << " write " << i << endl;
+       cout << " write " << i << " position " << off << " offset " << choff << endl;
 #endif
        detectors[i]->writeDataFile(outfile, detectors[i]->getTotalNumberOfChannels(), data+off, choff);
        choff+=detectors[i]->getMaxNumberOfChannels();
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorCommand.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorCommand.cpp
index 3e89adb6d..637b67ac5 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorCommand.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorCommand.cpp
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ string slsDetectorCommand::cmdHostname(int narg, char *args[], int action){
   } 
 
   ostringstream os;
-  int ivar;//, ival;
+  int ivar=-1;//, ival;
   string var=string(args[0]);
   char hostname[1000];
   
@@ -933,6 +933,9 @@ string slsDetectorCommand::cmdHostname(int narg, char *args[], int action){
     if (vvstr.fail()) 
       ivar=-1;
   }
+
+
+
   p=string(args[0]).find("hostname");
   
   if (p==string::npos) {
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetectorAnalysis/postProcessing.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetectorAnalysis/postProcessing.cpp
index c28dd0ab0..7e3688efa 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetectorAnalysis/postProcessing.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetectorAnalysis/postProcessing.cpp
@@ -179,9 +179,6 @@ void postProcessing::doProcessing(float *lfdata, int delflag, string fname) {
 //   /** write raw data file */	   
 //   if (*correctionMask==0 && delflag==1) {
 //     //  delete [] fdata;
-
-
-
 //     ;
 //   } else {