diff --git a/src/gui/infoviewer_bb.cpp b/src/gui/infoviewer_bb.cpp
index e03621c76..3ef336473 100644
--- a/src/gui/infoviewer_bb.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/infoviewer_bb.cpp
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ CInfoViewerBB::CInfoViewerBB()
 		pthread_detach(scrambledT);
 	}
 #endif
+	hddperT			= 0;
+	hddperTflag		= false;
 	Init();
 }
 
@@ -117,6 +119,10 @@ CInfoViewerBB::~CInfoViewerBB()
 		pthread_cancel(scrambledT);
 		scrambledT = 0;
 	}
+	if(hddperT) {
+		pthread_cancel(hddperT);
+		hddperT = 0;
+	}
 }
 
 CInfoViewerBB* CInfoViewerBB::getInstance()
@@ -589,28 +595,47 @@ void CInfoViewerBB::showIcon_Tuner()
 
 void CInfoViewerBB::showSysfsHdd()
 {
-	if ((g_settings.infobar_show_sysfs_hdd) && (is_visible)) {
-		long blocks_used;
-		struct statfs s;
-		int per = 0;
-		if (::statfs("/", &s) == 0 && s.f_blocks) {
-//			per = (s.f_blocks - s.f_bfree) / (s.f_blocks/100);
-			blocks_used = s.f_blocks - s.f_bfree;
-			per = (blocks_used * 100ULL) / s.f_blocks;
+	if (g_settings.infobar_show_sysfs_hdd) {
+		//sysFS info
+		int sysper = 0;
+		sysper = get_fs_usage("/");
+		showBarSys(sysper);
+
+		//HDD info in a seperate thread
+		if(!hddperTflag) {
+			hddperTflag=true;
+			pthread_create(&hddperT, NULL, hddperThread, (void*) this);
+			pthread_detach(hddperT);
 		}
-		varscale->paintProgressBar(bbIconMinX, BBarY + InfoHeightY_Info / 2 - 2 - 6, hddwidth , 6, per, 100);
-		per = 0;
-		//HD info
-		if(!check_dir(g_settings.network_nfs_recordingdir)){
-			if (::statfs(g_settings.network_nfs_recordingdir, &s) == 0 && s.f_blocks) {
-				blocks_used = s.f_blocks - s.f_bfree;
-				per = (blocks_used * 100ULL) / s.f_blocks;
-			}
-		}
-		hddscale->paintProgressBar(bbIconMinX, BBarY + InfoHeightY_Info / 2 + 2, hddwidth, 6, per, 100);
 	}
 }
 
+void* CInfoViewerBB::hddperThread(void *arg)
+{
+	CInfoViewerBB *infoViewerBB = (CInfoViewerBB*) arg;
+
+	int hddper = 0;
+	hddper = get_fs_usage(g_settings.network_nfs_recordingdir);
+	infoViewerBB->showBarHdd(hddper);
+
+	infoViewerBB->hddperTflag=false;
+	pthread_exit(NULL);
+}
+
+void CInfoViewerBB::showBarSys(int percent)
+{
+	if (is_visible)
+		varscale->paintProgressBar(bbIconMinX, BBarY + InfoHeightY_Info / 2 - 2 - 6, hddwidth, 6, percent, 100);
+}
+
+void CInfoViewerBB::showBarHdd(int percent)
+{
+	if (percent < 0)
+		percent = 0;
+	if (is_visible)
+		hddscale->paintProgressBar(bbIconMinX, BBarY + InfoHeightY_Info / 2 + 2 + 0, hddwidth, 6, percent, 100);
+}
+
 void CInfoViewerBB::paint_ca_icons(int caid, char * icon, int &icon_space_offset)
 {
 	char buf[20];
diff --git a/src/gui/infoviewer_bb.h b/src/gui/infoviewer_bb.h
index 349be1a7a..84353c6b9 100644
--- a/src/gui/infoviewer_bb.h
+++ b/src/gui/infoviewer_bb.h
@@ -121,6 +121,13 @@ class CInfoViewerBB
 		static void* scrambledThread(void *arg);
 		void scrambledCheck(bool force=false);
 
+		void showBarSys(int percent = 0);
+		void showBarHdd(int percent = 0);
+
+		pthread_t	hddperT;
+		static void*	hddperThread(void *arg);
+		bool		hddperTflag;
+
 	public:
 		CInfoViewerBB();
 		~CInfoViewerBB();
diff --git a/src/system/helpers.cpp b/src/system/helpers.cpp
index ec730e2f8..334163f51 100644
--- a/src/system/helpers.cpp
+++ b/src/system/helpers.cpp
@@ -158,11 +158,11 @@ int safe_mkdir(char * path)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int check_dir(const char * newdir)
+int check_dir(const char * dir)
 {
-  
-  	struct statfs s;
-	if (::statfs(newdir, &s) == 0) {
+	int ret = 0;
+	struct statfs s;
+	if (::statfs(dir, &s) == 0) {
 		switch (s.f_type)	/* f_type is long */
 		{
 			case 0xEF53L:		/*EXT2 & EXT3*/
@@ -174,12 +174,29 @@ int check_dir(const char * newdir)
 			case 0x58465342L:	/*xfs*/
 			case 0x4d44L:		/*msdos*/
 			case 0x0187:		/* AUTOFS_SUPER_MAGIC */
-			case 0x858458f6: 	/*ramfs*/
-				return 0;//ok
+			case 0x858458f6L: 	/*ramfs*/
+			case 0x72b6L:		/*jffs2*/
+				break; //ok
 			default:
-				fprintf( stderr,"%s Unknow File system type: %i\n",newdir ,s.f_type);
-				break;
+				fprintf(stderr, "%s Unknow File system type: %i\n" ,dir ,s.f_type);
+				ret = -1;
+				break; // error
 		}
 	}
-	return 1;	// error
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int get_fs_usage(const char * dir)
+{
+	int ret = check_dir(dir);
+	long blocks_used;
+	struct statfs s;
+
+	if (ret == 0) {
+		if (::statfs(dir, &s) == 0 && s.f_blocks) {
+			blocks_used = s.f_blocks - s.f_bfree;
+			ret = (blocks_used * 100ULL) / s.f_blocks;
+		}
+	}
+	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/src/system/helpers.h b/src/system/helpers.h
index 6b6b31ddc..ee1a09f8a 100644
--- a/src/system/helpers.h
+++ b/src/system/helpers.h
@@ -28,8 +28,9 @@ int my_system(const char * cmd);
 
 FILE* my_popen( pid_t& pid, const char *cmdstring, const char *type);
 int safe_mkdir(char * path);
-int check_dir(const char * newdir);
 bool file_exists(const char *filename);
 void wakeup_hdd(const char *hdd_dir);
+int check_dir(const char * dir);
+int get_fs_usage(const char * dir);
 
 #endif