diff --git a/veejay-current/veejay-server/libstream/v4lutils.c b/veejay-current/veejay-server/libstream/v4lutils.c
index da65e52d..6882557c 100644
--- a/veejay-current/veejay-server/libstream/v4lutils.c
+++ b/veejay-current/veejay-server/libstream/v4lutils.c
@@ -360,7 +360,6 @@ int v4lsetpalette(v4ldevice *vd, int palette)
 int v4lgetmbuf(v4ldevice *vd)
 {
 	if(ioctl(vd->fd, VIDIOCGMBUF, &(vd->mbuf))<0) {
-		veejay_msg(0, "v4lgetmbuf:VIDIOCGMBUF %s", strerror(errno));
 		return -1;
 	}
 	return 0;
diff --git a/veejay-current/veejay-server/libstream/v4lvideo.c b/veejay-current/veejay-server/libstream/v4lvideo.c
index 73859e5f..67662aaa 100644
--- a/veejay-current/veejay-server/libstream/v4lvideo.c
+++ b/veejay-current/veejay-server/libstream/v4lvideo.c
@@ -603,8 +603,9 @@ static int	__v4lvideo_init( v4lvideo_t *v, char *file, int channel, int norm, in
 
 	if ( v4lmaxchannel( &(v->vd) ) ) {	
 		if( v4lsetchannel( &(v->vd) , channel ) ) {
-			v4lclose(&(v->vd));
-			return -1;
+			veejay_msg(VEEJAY_MSG_WARNING, "Unable to select channel %d", channel );
+		//	v4lclose(&(v->vd));
+		//	return -1;
 		}
 	}