diff --git a/src/tools/cardos-info.c b/src/tools/cardos-info.c
index f5d42feb..6bb252ff 100644
--- a/src/tools/cardos-info.c
+++ b/src/tools/cardos-info.c
@@ -155,7 +155,21 @@ int cardos_info(void)
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	printf("Current life cycle: %d\n", rbuf[0]);
+
+	printf("Current life cycle: ");
+	if (rbuf[0] == 0x34) {
+		printf("%d (manufacturing)\n", rbuf[0]);
+	} else if (rbuf[0] == 0x26) {
+		printf("%d (initialization)\n", rbuf[0]);
+	} else if (rbuf[0] == 0x24) {
+		printf("%d (personalization)\n", rbuf[0]);
+	} else if (rbuf[0] == 0x20) {
+		printf("%d (administration)\n", rbuf[0]);
+	} else if (rbuf[0] == 0x10) {
+		printf("%d (operational)\n", rbuf[0]);
+	} else {
+		printf("%d (unknown)\n", rbuf[0]);
+	}
 
 	apdu.p2 = 0x84;
 	apdu.resplen = sizeof(rbuf);
@@ -218,25 +232,6 @@ int cardos_info(void)
 		printf("ATR Status: 0x%d unknown\n",rbuf[0]);
 	}
 	
-	apdu.p2 = 0x87;
-	apdu.resplen = sizeof(rbuf);
-	r = sc_transmit_apdu(card, &apdu);
-	if (r) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "APDU transmit failed: %s\n",
-			sc_strerror(r));
-		return 1;
-	}
-	if (apdu.sw1 != 0x90 || apdu.sw2 != 00 || opt_debug) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Received (SW1=0x%02X, SW2=0x%02X)%s\n",
-			apdu.sw1, apdu.sw2, apdu.resplen ? ":" : "");
-		if (apdu.resplen)
-			hex_dump_asc(stdout, apdu.resp, apdu.resplen, -1);
-		return 1;
-	}
-
-	printf("Path to current DF:\n");
-	hex_dump_asc(stdout, apdu.resp, apdu.resplen, -1);
-
 	apdu.p2 = 0x88;
 	apdu.resplen = sizeof(rbuf);
 	r = sc_transmit_apdu(card, &apdu);
@@ -314,6 +309,25 @@ int cardos_info(void)
 	printf("System keys: StartKey (version %d, retries %d)\n",
 			rbuf[2], rbuf[3]);
 
+	apdu.p2 = 0x87;
+	apdu.resplen = sizeof(rbuf);
+	r = sc_transmit_apdu(card, &apdu);
+	if (r) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "APDU transmit failed: %s\n",
+			sc_strerror(r));
+		return 1;
+	}
+	if (apdu.sw1 != 0x90 || apdu.sw2 != 00 || opt_debug) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Received (SW1=0x%02X, SW2=0x%02X)%s\n",
+			apdu.sw1, apdu.sw2, apdu.resplen ? ":" : "");
+		if (apdu.resplen)
+			hex_dump_asc(stdout, apdu.resp, apdu.resplen, -1);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	printf("Path to current DF:\n");
+	hex_dump_asc(stdout, apdu.resp, apdu.resplen, -1);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/usbtoken/etoken.c b/src/usbtoken/etoken.c
index f9f26708..45189c19 100644
--- a/src/usbtoken/etoken.c
+++ b/src/usbtoken/etoken.c
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ int etoken_init()
 			      buffer);
 	if (rc != sizeof(cookie)) {
 		/* the whole cookie should have been send */
+		syslog(LOG_ERR, "etoken fatal: cookie not completly send: rc=%d", rc);
 		return USBTOKEN_ERROR;
 	}
 
@@ -82,11 +83,13 @@ int etoken_init()
 	rc = usb_control_xmit(0xc0, 0x82, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0001, buffer);
 	if (rc != 1) {
 		/* we should have got one byte */
+		syslog(LOG_ERR, "etoken fatal: did not receive one byte response to cookie: rc=%d", rc);
 		return USBTOKEN_ERROR;
 	}
 
 	if (buffer[0] != 0) {
 		/* the answer should have bin 0x00 */
+		syslog(LOG_ERR, "etoken fatal: received one byte response to cookie but it is: %d!=0", buffer[0]);
 		return USBTOKEN_ERROR;
 	}
 
@@ -98,13 +101,47 @@ int etoken_transmit(uint8_t * buf_send, int len_send,
 		    uint8_t * buf_recv, int *len_recv)
 {
 	int rc;
+	uint8_t wtx_resp[] = { 0xe0, 0xc3, 0x01, 0x01, 0xc3 };
+	uint8_t wtx_send[] = { 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x10, 0x27 };
+	uint8_t wtx_recv[] = { 0x00 };
+
+	/* waiting time extension works without this,
+	 * but the windows driver send a magic sequence first
+	 * and asks for a magic answer, so we copied this */
+	if (len_send == sizeof(wtx_resp)
+	    && memcmp(buf_send, wtx_resp, sizeof(wtx_resp) == 0)) {
+
+		rc = usb_control_xmit(0x40, 0x02, 0x0000, 0x0000,
+				      sizeof(wtx_send), wtx_send);
+
+		if (rc != sizeof(wtx_send)) {
+			syslog(LOG_ERR,
+			       "etoken fatal: wtx special send'd wrong len %d",
+			       rc);
+			return USBTOKEN_ERROR;
+		}
+		rc = usb_control_xmit(0xc0, 0x82, 0x0000, 0x0000, 01,
+				      buf_recv);
+		if (rc != sizeof(wtx_recv)) {
+			syslog(LOG_ERR,
+			       "etoken fatal: wtx special recv'd wrong len %d",
+			       rc);
+			return USBTOKEN_ERROR;
+		}
+		if (memcmp(buf_recv, wtx_recv, sizeof(wtx_recv) != 0)) {
+			syslog(LOG_ERR,
+			       "etoken fatal: wtx special recv does not match");
+			return USBTOKEN_ERROR;
+
+		}
+	}
 
 	/* send via usb */
 	rc = usb_control_xmit(0x40, 0x06, 0x0000, 0x0000, len_send,
 			      buf_send);
 	if (rc != len_send) {
-		syslog(LOG_ERR, "etoken fatal: received %d != %d", rc,
-		       len_send);
+		syslog(LOG_ERR, "etoken fatal: received %d != %d",
+		       rc, len_send);
 		return USBTOKEN_ERROR;
 	}
 
@@ -117,6 +154,5 @@ int etoken_transmit(uint8_t * buf_send, int len_send,
 	}
 
 	*len_recv = rc;
-
 	return USBTOKEN_OK;
 }
diff --git a/src/usbtoken/main.c b/src/usbtoken/main.c
index 081eaf37..aba8c137 100644
--- a/src/usbtoken/main.c
+++ b/src/usbtoken/main.c
@@ -17,11 +17,34 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	char *action, *device, *product;
 	int rc;
+	int pid;
 
+	/* some hotplugs script do not pass "usb" as parameter
 	if (argc == 0) {
 		perror("usbtoken hotplug should be called by the kernel");
 		return 1;
 	}
+	*/
+
+	/* usb device? first parameter shoiuld be "usb". */
+	/* some hotplug scripts to not pass usb as parameter 
+	if (!argv || argc < 1 || !argv[1] || strcmp(argv[1], "usb") != 0) {
+		syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "%s called with %s (not \"usb\")\n",
+		       argv[0], argv[1]);
+		return 0;
+	}
+	*/
+
+	pid = fork();
+	if (pid == -1) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "fork failed: %s (%d)", strerror(errno), errno);
+		return 1;
+	}
+	if (pid) {
+		/* parent process */
+		return 0;
+	}
+	/* child: continue */
 
 	openlog(SYSLOG_NAME, LOG_CONS | LOG_PERROR | LOG_PID, LOG_KERN);
 
@@ -31,13 +54,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	/* usb device? first parameter shoiuld be "usb". */
-	if (!argv || argc < 1 || !argv[1] || strcmp(argv[1], "usb") != 0) {
-		syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "%s called with %s (not \"usb\")\n",
-		       argv[0], argv[1]);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	/* action should be "add".
 	 * we will notice removes ourself. */
 	action = getenv("ACTION");