diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp
index a6729b699..7ee65665b 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp
@@ -4957,8 +4957,12 @@ int slsDetector::writeConfigurationFile(ofstream &outfile, int id){
 
   int iv=0;
   char *args[100];
+  char myargs[100][1000];
+  
   for (int ia=0; ia<100; ia++) {
-    args[ia]=new char[1000];
+    //args[ia]=new char[1000];
+    
+    args[ia]=myargs[ia];
   }
   
   
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorBase.h b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorBase.h
index afa21545e..e1d57d4c2 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorBase.h
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorBase.h
@@ -292,9 +292,9 @@ class slsDetectorBase :  public virtual slsDetectorDefs, public slsDetectorUsers
   */
   virtual int setNumberOfModules(int i=-1, dimension d=X)=0;
 
-  int setDetectorSize(int x0=-1, int y0=-1, int nx=-1, int ny=-1){return setNumberOfModules(nx/getChansPerMod(0),X);};
+  int setDetectorSize(int x0=-1, int y0=-1, int nx=-1, int ny=-1){int nm=-1; if (nx>=0) nm=nx/getChansPerMod(0); return setNumberOfModules(nm,X);};
 
-  int getDetectorSize(int &x0, int &y0, int &nx, int &ny){x0=0; nx=setNumberOfModules(-1,X)*getChansPerMod(0); return nx;};
+  int getDetectorSize(int &x0, int &y0, int &nx, int &ny){x0=0; nx=setNumberOfModules(-1,X)*getChansPerMod(0); y0=0; ny=1; return nx;};
 
   virtual int getMaxNumberOfModules(dimension d=X)=0; //
   int getMaximumDetectorSize(int &nx, int &ny){nx=getMaxNumberOfModules(X)*getChansPerMod(0); ny=1; return nx;};
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorUtils.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorUtils.cpp
index f690f57a5..56b945bf0 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorUtils.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorUtils.cpp
@@ -658,9 +658,12 @@ int slsDetectorUtils::dumpDetectorSetup(string const fname, int level){
 
   ofstream outfile;
   char *args[2];
-  for (int ia=0; ia<2; ia++) {
-    args[ia]=new char[1000];
-  }
+  char myargs[2][1000];
+  args[0]=myargs[0];
+  args[1]=myargs[1];
+  //  for (int ia=0; ia<2; ia++) {
+  //  args[ia]=new char[1000];
+  //}
 
 
 
@@ -691,18 +694,18 @@ int slsDetectorUtils::dumpDetectorSetup(string const fname, int level){
     }
 
 
-    strcpy(args[0],names[iv].c_str());
+    strcpy(myargs[0],names[iv].c_str());
     if (level==2) {
       fname1=fname+string(".ff");
-      strcpy(args[1],fname1.c_str());
+      strcpy(myargs[1],fname1.c_str());
     }
     outfile << names[iv] << " " << cmd->executeLine(nargs,args,GET_ACTION) << std::endl;
     iv++;
 
-    strcpy(args[0],names[iv].c_str());
+    strcpy(myargs[0],names[iv].c_str());
     if (level==2) {
       fname1=fname+string(".bad");
-      strcpy(args[1],fname1.c_str());
+      strcpy(myargs[1],fname1.c_str());
     }
     outfile << names[iv] << " " << cmd->executeLine(nargs,args,GET_ACTION) << std::endl;
     iv++;
@@ -710,14 +713,14 @@ int slsDetectorUtils::dumpDetectorSetup(string const fname, int level){
       
 
   if (level==2) {
-    strcpy(args[0],names[iv].c_str());
+    strcpy(myargs[0],names[iv].c_str());
     size_t c=fname.rfind('/');
     if (c<string::npos) {
       fname1=fname.substr(0,c+1)+string("trim_")+fname.substr(c+1);
     } else {
       fname1=string("trim_")+fname;
     }
-    strcpy(args[1],fname1.c_str());
+    strcpy(myargs[1],fname1.c_str());
 #ifdef VERBOSE
     std::cout<< "writing to file " << fname1 << std::endl;
 #endif