Index: /trunk/libfreebob/src/rme/rme_avdevice.cpp
===================================================================
--- /trunk/libfreebob/src/rme/rme_avdevice.cpp (revision 373)
+++ /trunk/libfreebob/src/rme/rme_avdevice.cpp (revision 374)
@@ -520,5 +520,5 @@
   quadlet = 0;
   // Note: 1394Service::read() expects a physical ID, not the node id
-  if (m_1394Service->read(0xffc0 | m_nodeId, MOTUFW_BASE_ADDR+reg, 4, &quadlet) < 0) {
+  if (m_1394Service->read(0xffc0 | m_nodeId, MOTUFW_BASE_ADDR+reg, 1, &quadlet) < 0) {
     debugError("Error doing rme read from register 0x%06x\n",reg);
   }
@@ -536,5 +536,5 @@
 
   // Note: 1394Service::write() expects a physical ID, not the node id
-  if (m_1394Service->write(0xffc0 | m_nodeId, MOTUFW_BASE_ADDR+reg, 4, &data) < 0) {
+  if (m_1394Service->write(0xffc0 | m_nodeId, MOTUFW_BASE_ADDR+reg, 1, &data) < 0) {
     err = 1;
     debugError("Error doing rme write to register 0x%06x\n",reg);
Index: /trunk/libfreebob/src/motu/motu_avdevice.cpp
===================================================================
--- /trunk/libfreebob/src/motu/motu_avdevice.cpp (revision 373)
+++ /trunk/libfreebob/src/motu/motu_avdevice.cpp (revision 374)
@@ -582,5 +582,5 @@
 	case 0:
 		// TODO: do the stuff that is nescessary to make the device
-		// transmit a stream
+		// receive a stream
 
 		// Set the streamprocessor channel to the one obtained by 
@@ -599,5 +599,5 @@
 	case 1:
 		// TODO: do the stuff that is nescessary to make the device
-		// receive a stream
+		// transmit a stream
 
 		// Set the streamprocessor channel to the one obtained by 
@@ -911,5 +911,5 @@
   quadlet = 0;
   // Note: 1394Service::read() expects a physical ID, not the node id
-  if (m_1394Service->read(0xffc0 | m_nodeId, MOTUFW_BASE_ADDR+reg, 4, &quadlet) < 0) {
+  if (m_1394Service->read(0xffc0 | m_nodeId, MOTUFW_BASE_ADDR+reg, 1, &quadlet) < 0) {
     debugError("Error doing motu read from register 0x%06x\n",reg);
   }
@@ -927,5 +927,5 @@
 
   // Note: 1394Service::write() expects a physical ID, not the node id
-  if (m_1394Service->write(0xffc0 | m_nodeId, MOTUFW_BASE_ADDR+reg, 4, &data) < 0) {
+  if (m_1394Service->write(0xffc0 | m_nodeId, MOTUFW_BASE_ADDR+reg, 1, &data) < 0) {
     err = 1;
     debugError("Error doing motu write to register 0x%06x\n",reg);
Index: /trunk/libfreebob/src/libfreebobavc/ieee1394service.cpp
===================================================================
--- /trunk/libfreebob/src/libfreebobavc/ieee1394service.cpp (revision 340)
+++ /trunk/libfreebob/src/libfreebobavc/ieee1394service.cpp (revision 374)
@@ -282,10 +282,16 @@
 Ieee1394Service::startRHThread()
 {
+    int i;
+
     if ( m_threadRunning ) {
         return true;
     }
     pthread_mutex_lock( &m_mutex );
-    pthread_create( &m_thread, 0, rHThread, this );
+    i = pthread_create( &m_thread, 0, rHThread, this );
     pthread_mutex_unlock( &m_mutex );
+    if (i) {
+        debugFatal("Could not start ieee1394 service thread\n");
+        return false;
+    }
     m_threadRunning = true;