Index: db.scm
==================================================================
--- db.scm
+++ db.scm
@@ -3111,11 +3111,12 @@
 	      (base64:base64-decode
 	       (string-substitute 
 		(regexp "_") "=" msg #t)))
 	   (lambda ()(deserialize)))
 	 (begin
-	   (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "reception failed. Received " msg " but cannot translate it.")
+	   (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "reception failed. Received \"" msg "\" but cannot translate it.")
+           (print-call-chain (current-error-port))
 	   msg))) ;; crude reply for when things go awry
     ((zmq nmsg)(with-input-from-string msg (lambda ()(deserialize))))
     (else msg))) ;; rpc
 
 ;; This is to be the big daddy call

Index: http-transport.scm
==================================================================
--- http-transport.scm
+++ http-transport.scm
@@ -570,21 +570,21 @@
 	    (thread-start! th3)
 	    (set! *didsomething* #t)
 	    (thread-join! th2)
 	    (exit))))))
 
-(define (http:ping run-id host-port)
-  (let* ((server-dat (http-transport:client-connect (car host-port)(cadr host-port)))
-	 (login-res  (rmt:login-no-auto-client-setup server-dat run-id)))
-    (if (and (list? login-res)
-	     (car login-res))
-	(begin
-	  (print "LOGIN_OK")
-	  (exit 0))
-	(begin
-	  (print "LOGIN_FAILED")
-	  (exit 1)))))
+;; (define (http:ping run-id host-port)
+;;   (let* ((server-dat (http-transport:client-connect (car host-port)(cadr host-port)))
+;; 	 (login-res  (rmt:login-no-auto-client-setup server-dat run-id)))
+;;     (if (and (list? login-res)
+;; 	     (car login-res))
+;; 	(begin
+;; 	  (print "LOGIN_OK")
+;; 	  (exit 0))
+;; 	(begin
+;; 	  (print "LOGIN_FAILED")
+;; 	  (exit 1)))))
 
 (define (http-transport:server-signal-handler signum)
   (signal-mask! signum)
   (handle-exceptions
    exn

Index: rmt.scm
==================================================================
--- rmt.scm
+++ rmt.scm
@@ -301,11 +301,11 @@
 ;; This login does no retries under the hood - it acts a bit like a ping.
 ;; Deprecated for nmsg-transport.
 ;;
 (define (rmt:login-no-auto-client-setup connection-info)
   (case *transport-type* ;; run-id of 0 is just a placeholder
-    ((http)(rmt:send-receive-no-auto-client-setup connection-info 'login 0 (list *toppath* megatest-version *my-client-signature*)))
+    ((http)(rmt:send-receive-no-auto-client-setup connection-info 'login 0 (list *toppath* megatest-version 0 *my-client-signature*)))
     ;;((nmsg)(nmsg-transport:client-api-send-receive run-id connection-info 'login (list *toppath* megatest-version run-id *my-client-signature*)))
     ))
 
 ;; hand off a call to one of the db:queries statements
 ;; added run-id to make looking up the correct db possible 

Index: tests/fullrun/megatest.config
==================================================================
--- tests/fullrun/megatest.config
+++ tests/fullrun/megatest.config
@@ -249,11 +249,11 @@
                          ((sleeprunner) "sleeprunner") \
                          (else "nbfake"))}
 
 # launcher bsub -q priority -o $MT_TEST_RUN_DIR/openlava.log 
 
-# launcher #{shell if which bsub > /dev/null;then echo bsub -q priority -o openlava.log;else echo sleeprunner;fi}
+# launcher #{ shell if which bsub > /dev/null;then echo bsub -q priority -o openlava.log;else echo sleeprunner;fi}
 # launcher nbfake
 
 [configf:settings trim-trailing-spaces yes]
 
 # Override the rollup for specific tests