diff --git a/libspark/record.cpp b/libspark/record.cpp
index 2d269eb..74ce89f 100644
--- a/libspark/record.cpp
+++ b/libspark/record.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ void cRecord::Close(void)
 }
 #endif
 
-bool cRecord::Start(int fd, unsigned short vpid, unsigned short * apids, int numpids)
+bool cRecord::Start(int fd, unsigned short vpid, unsigned short *apids, int numpids, uint64_t)
 {
 	lt_info("%s: fd %d, vpid 0x%03x\n", __func__, fd, vpid);
 	int i;
@@ -404,3 +404,13 @@ void cRecord::RecordThread()
 	pthread_exit(NULL);
 }
 
+int cRecord::GetStatus()
+{
+	/* dummy for now */
+	return REC_STATUS_OK;
+}
+
+void cRecord::ResetStatus()
+{
+	return;
+}
diff --git a/libspark/record_lib.h b/libspark/record_lib.h
index 5dc548b..e77f9b8 100644
--- a/libspark/record_lib.h
+++ b/libspark/record_lib.h
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include "dmx_lib.h"
 
+#define REC_STATUS_OK 0
+#define REC_STATUS_SLOW 1
+#define REC_STATUS_OVERFLOW 2
+
 typedef enum {
 	RECORD_RUNNING,
 	RECORD_STOPPED,
@@ -22,6 +26,7 @@ class cRecord
 		pthread_t record_thread;
 		bool record_thread_running;
 		record_state_t exit_flag;
+		int state;
 #ifdef MARTII
 		int bufsize;
 		int bufsize_dmx;
@@ -38,9 +43,11 @@ class cRecord
 		~cRecord();
 
 		bool Open();
-		bool Start(int fd, unsigned short vpid, unsigned short *apids, int numapids);
+		bool Start(int fd, unsigned short vpid, unsigned short *apids, int numapids, uint64_t ch = 0);
 		bool Stop(void);
 		bool AddPid(unsigned short pid);
+		int  GetStatus();
+		void ResetStatus();
 		bool ChangePids(unsigned short vpid, unsigned short *apids, int numapids);
 
 		void RecordThread();
diff --git a/libtriple/record_td.cpp b/libtriple/record_td.cpp
index 32c1a01..584aba7 100644
--- a/libtriple/record_td.cpp
+++ b/libtriple/record_td.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ void cRecord::Close(void)
 }
 #endif
 
-bool cRecord::Start(int fd, unsigned short vpid, unsigned short * apids, int numpids)
+bool cRecord::Start(int fd, unsigned short vpid, unsigned short *apids, int numpids, uint64_t)
 {
 	lt_info("%s: fd %d, vpid 0x%03x\n", __func__, fd, vpid);
 	int i;
@@ -259,3 +259,13 @@ void cRecord::RecordThread()
 	pthread_exit(NULL);
 }
 
+int cRecord::GetStatus()
+{
+	/* dummy for now */
+	return REC_STATUS_OK;
+}
+
+void cRecord::ResetStatus()
+{
+	return;
+}
diff --git a/libtriple/record_td.h b/libtriple/record_td.h
index 75099f7..c2f60ea 100644
--- a/libtriple/record_td.h
+++ b/libtriple/record_td.h
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include "dmx_td.h"
 
+#define REC_STATUS_OK 0
+#define REC_STATUS_SLOW 1
+#define REC_STATUS_OVERFLOW 2
+
 typedef enum {
 	RECORD_RUNNING,
 	RECORD_STOPPED,
@@ -21,14 +25,17 @@ class cRecord
 		pthread_t record_thread;
 		bool record_thread_running;
 		record_state_t exit_flag;
+		int state;
 	public:
 		cRecord(int num = 0);
 		~cRecord();
 
 		bool Open();
-		bool Start(int fd, unsigned short vpid, unsigned short *apids, int numapids);
+		bool Start(int fd, unsigned short vpid, unsigned short *apids, int numapids, uint64_t ch = 0);
 		bool Stop(void);
 		bool AddPid(unsigned short pid);
+		int  GetStatus();
+		void ResetStatus();
 		bool ChangePids(unsigned short vpid, unsigned short *apids, int numapids);
 
 		void RecordThread();