diff --git a/countersec.c b/countersec.c
index 42ee582c..98da93ac 100644
--- a/countersec.c
+++ b/countersec.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ static void SecCounterSetError(pCounter self, char *text)
   if(node != NULL){
     v = MakeHdbText(strdup(text));
     UpdateHipadabaPar(node,v,NULL);
+    Log(VERBOSE,"par","%s:error:%s", self->name,text);
     ReleaseHdbValue(&v);
   }
 }
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ static int SecStartCount(void *pData, SConnection *pCon)
 		self->tStart = time(NULL);
 		node = GetHipadabaNode(self->pDes->parNode, "control");
 		UpdateHipadabaPar(node,MakeHdbFloat(.0), pCon);
+		Log(VERBOSE,"par","%s:control:%s", self->name,"0");
 		SetHdbProperty(node,"geterror", NULL);
 		/*
 		 * set time to 0. Otherwise, if there is a delay, 
@@ -106,6 +108,7 @@ static int SecStartCount(void *pData, SConnection *pCon)
 		 */
 		node = GetHipadabaNode(self->pDes->parNode, "time");
 		UpdateHipadabaPar(node,MakeHdbFloat(.0), pCon);
+		Log(VERBOSE,"par","%s:time:%s", self->name,"0");
 		InvokeCallBack(self->pCall,COUNTSTART, pCon);
 		SecCounterSetError(self,"None");
 		return 1;
@@ -308,7 +311,9 @@ static int SecCtrSetMode(pCounter self, CounterMode eNew)
 		v = MakeHdbText("monitor");
 		break;
 	}
+	Log(VERBOSE,"par","%s:mode:%s", self->name,v.v.text);
 	return SetHipadabaPar(node,v,NULL);
+
 }
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 static CounterMode SecCtrGetMode(pCounter self)
@@ -338,6 +343,7 @@ static int SecCtrSetPreset(pCounter self, float val)
 	node = GetHipadabaNode(self->pDes->parNode,"preset");
 	assert(node != NULL);
 	v = MakeHdbFloat(val);
+	Log(VERBOSE,"par","%s:preset:%f", self->name,v.v.doubleValue);
 	return SetHipadabaPar(node,v,NULL);
 }
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -585,15 +591,19 @@ static hdbCallbackReturn SecStatusCallback(pHdb node, void *userData,
 {
   pHdbDataMessage mm = NULL;
   hdbValue v;
+  pCounter self = (pCounter)userData;
 
   mm = GetHdbUpdateMessage(message);
   if (mm != NULL) {
+    v = *mm->v;
     if(strcmp(node->value.v.text,"starting") == 0) {
-      v = *mm->v;
       if(strstr(v.v.text,"run") == 0 && strstr(v.v.text,"error") == 0) {
 	return hdbAbort;
       }
     }
+    if(strcmp(v.v.text,node->value.v.text) != 0){
+      Log(VERBOSE,"par","%s:status:%s", self->name,v.v.text);
+    }
   }
 
   return hdbContinue;
@@ -684,7 +694,7 @@ pCounter CreateSecCounter(SConnection *pCon, char *type, char *name, int length)
 	    return NULL;
 	  }
 	  AppendHipadabaCallback(child,
-				 MakeHipadabaCallback(SecStatusCallback, NULL,
+				 MakeHipadabaCallback(SecStatusCallback, pRes,
                                               NULL));
 	  AddHipadabaChild(node, child, NULL);
 
diff --git a/motorsec.c b/motorsec.c
index d33e7076..3bb14849 100644
--- a/motorsec.c
+++ b/motorsec.c
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ static void SecMotorSetError(pMotor self, char *text)
   if(node != NULL){
     v = MakeHdbText(strdup(text));
     UpdateHipadabaPar(node,v,NULL);
+    Log(VERBOSE,"par","%s:error:%s", self->name,text);
     ReleaseHdbValue(&v);
   }
 }
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ static int SecMotorSetPar(pMotor self, SConnection * pCon, char *name,
   status = SICSHdbSetPar(self, pCon, name, value);
   if (status == 1) {
     SCparChange(pCon);
+    Log(VERBOSE,"par","%s:%s:%f", self->name,name,fVal);
     return 1;
   } else {
     return 0;
@@ -287,6 +289,7 @@ static void handleMoveCallback(pMotor self, SConnection * pCon)
     node = GetHipadabaNode(self->pDescriptor->parNode, "hardposition");
     GetHipadabaPar(node, &v, pCon);
     UpdateHipadabaPar(node, v, pCon);
+    Log(VERBOSE,"par","%s:hardposition:%f",self->name,v.v.doubleValue);
     self->posCount = 0;
   }
 }
@@ -539,6 +542,7 @@ static hdbCallbackReturn SecMotorCallback(pHdb node, void *userData,
     UpdateHipadabaPar(child, MakeHdbText("run"), pCon);
     child = GetHipadabaNode(self->pDescriptor->parNode, "targetposition");
     UpdateHipadabaPar(child, MakeHdbFloat(fHard), pCon);
+    Log(VERBOSE,"par","%s:targetposition:%f", self->name,fHard);
     child = GetHipadabaNode(self->pDescriptor->parNode, "hardposition");
     SetHipadabaPar(child, MakeHdbFloat(fHard), pCon);
 
@@ -579,6 +583,9 @@ static hdbCallbackReturn HardUpdateCallback(pHdb node, void *userData,
   mm = GetHdbUpdateMessage(message);
   if (mm != NULL) {
     v = *mm->v;
+    if(ABS(v.v.doubleValue - node->value.v.doubleValue) > .01){
+      Log(VERBOSE,"par","%s:hardposition:%f", self->name,v.v.doubleValue);
+    }
     fVal = hardToSoftPosition(self, (float) v.v.doubleValue);
     v.v.doubleValue = fVal;
     UpdateHipadabaPar(self->pDescriptor->parNode, v, mm->callData);
@@ -596,6 +603,41 @@ static hdbCallbackReturn HardUpdateCallback(pHdb node, void *userData,
   }
   
 
+  return hdbContinue;
+}
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+static hdbCallbackReturn StatusUpdateCallback(pHdb node, void *userData,
+                                            pHdbMessage message)
+{
+  pHdbDataMessage mm = NULL;
+  pHdbPropertyChange pm = NULL;
+  pMotor self = (pMotor) userData;
+  float fVal;
+  hdbValue v;
+
+  assert(self != NULL);
+
+  mm = GetHdbUpdateMessage(message);
+  if (mm != NULL) {
+    v = *mm->v;
+    if(strcmp(v.v.text,node->value.v.text) != 0){
+      UpdateHipadabaPar(self->pDescriptor->parNode, v, mm->callData);
+      Log(VERBOSE,"par","%s:status:%s", self->name,v.v.text);
+    }
+    return hdbContinue;
+  }
+
+  /*
+    forward geterror
+  */
+  pm = GetPropertyChangeMessage(message);
+  if(pm != NULL){
+    if(strstr(pm->key,"geterror") != NULL){
+      SetHdbProperty(self->pDescriptor->parNode,pm->key, pm->value);
+    }
+  }
+  
+
   return hdbContinue;
 }
 
@@ -882,6 +924,9 @@ pMotor SecMotorInit(char *name)
 
   child = MakeHipadabaNode("status", HIPTEXT, 1);
   SetHdbProperty(child, "motname", name);
+  AppendHipadabaCallback(child,
+                         MakeHipadabaCallback(StatusUpdateCallback, pM,
+                                              NULL));
   AddHipadabaChild(node, child, NULL);
 
   child = MakeHipadabaNode("error", HIPTEXT, 1);
diff --git a/trace.c b/trace.c
index f9e8af9f..2ae4c3d1 100644
--- a/trace.c
+++ b/trace.c
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ void traceprint(char *sub, char *id, char *data)
   } else if(strstr(sub,"com") != NULL){
     severity = INFO;
   } else if(strstr(sub,"par") != NULL){
-    severity = INFO;
+    severity = VERBOSE;
   } else {
     severity = DEBUG;
   }