diff --git a/backports-3.12.8-1/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h b/backports-3.12.8-1/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
index 8de4f13..142f992 100755
--- a/backports-3.12.8-1/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/backports-3.12.8-1/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -1818,7 +1818,7 @@ enum nl80211_attrs {
 	/* add attributes here, update the policy in nl80211.c */
     
 #ifdef CPTCFG_ATH9K_TID_SLEEPING   
-    NL80211_ATTR_TID_SLEEP,
+    	NL80211_ATTR_TID_SLEEP,
 #endif
 
 	__NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST,
diff --git a/backports-3.12.8-1/kconf/Makefile b/backports-3.12.8-1/kconf/Makefile
index 98d00a1..70e68a9 100755
--- a/backports-3.12.8-1/kconf/Makefile
+++ b/backports-3.12.8-1/kconf/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-CFLAGS=-Wall -Wmissing-prototypes -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -DTID_SLEEPING
+CFLAGS=-Wall -Wmissing-prototypes -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer 
 
 LXDIALOG := lxdialog/checklist.o lxdialog/inputbox.o lxdialog/menubox.o lxdialog/textbox.o lxdialog/util.o lxdialog/yesno.o
 
diff --git a/hmac_python_wrapper/hmac_example.py b/hmac_python_wrapper/hmac_example.py
index d0fab89..bb7d65a 100644
--- a/hmac_python_wrapper/hmac_example.py
+++ b/hmac_python_wrapper/hmac_example.py
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*-coding: utf-8 -*-
 import logging
 import time
 
+
 from hmac_python_wrapper import HybridTDMACSMAMac, AccessPolicy
 
 __author__ = "Sven Zehl, Anatolij Zubow"
@@ -22,7 +25,14 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         - B. time slots 5-8 can be used by any best effort traffic towards STA with MAC address 34:13:e8:24:77:be
         - B. the other time slots are guard time slots, i.e. blocked from being used
     '''
-    log = logging.getLogger("HMAC.Example")
+
+    log = logging.getLogger()
+    handler = logging.StreamHandler()
+    handler.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+    formatter = logging.Formatter("%(levelname)s - %(message)s")
+    handler.setFormatter(formatter)
+    log.addHandler(handler)
+
 
     # configuration of hybrid MAC
     dstHWAddr = "34:13:e8:24:77:be" # STA destination MAC address
@@ -31,7 +41,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     iface = 'wlan0'
 
     # create new MAC for local node
-    mac = HybridTDMACSMAMac(no_slots_in_superframe=total_slots, slot_duration_ns=slot_duration)
+    mac = HybridTDMACSMAMac(log, iface, total_slots, slot_duration)
 
     be_slots = [1,2,3,4]
 
diff --git a/hmac_python_wrapper/hmac_python_wrapper.py b/hmac_python_wrapper/hmac_python_wrapper.py
index 659c031..5b92a03 100644
--- a/hmac_python_wrapper/hmac_python_wrapper.py
+++ b/hmac_python_wrapper/hmac_python_wrapper.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*-coding: utf-8 -*-
+
 import logging
 import time
 import subprocess
@@ -12,7 +15,7 @@ __email__ = "{zehl, zubow}@tkn.tu-berlin.de"
 Class for controlling the hybrid TDMA/CSMA MAC.
 """
 class HybridTDMACSMAMac(object):
-    def __init__(self, interface, no_slots_in_superframe, slot_duration_ns,
+    def __init__(self, log, interface, no_slots_in_superframe, slot_duration_ns,
                  hmac_binary_path='hmac_userspace_daemon/hmac_userspace_daemon',
                  local_mac_processor_port=1217):
         '''
@@ -23,8 +26,7 @@ class HybridTDMACSMAMac(object):
         :param hmac_binary_path: path to the C++ userland HMAC daemon
         :param local_mac_processor_port: ZeroMQ port used for communication with HMAC daemon
         '''
-        self.log = logging.getLogger("{module}.{name}".format(
-            module=self.__class__.__module__, name=self.__class__.__name__))
+        self.log = log
 
         self.interface = interface
         self.mNo_slots_in_superframe = no_slots_in_superframe
@@ -126,7 +128,7 @@ class HybridTDMACSMAMac(object):
             conf_str = self._create_configuration_string()
 
             # construct command argument for HMAC daemon
-            processArgs = str(self.exec_file) + " -d 0 " + " -i" + str(self.interface) \
+            processArgs = str(self.hmac_binary_path) + " -d 0 " + " -i" + str(self.interface) \
                           + " -f" + str(self.getSlotDuration()) + " -n" + str(self.getNumSlots()) + " -c" + conf_str
 
             self.log.debug('Starting HMAC daemon with: %s' % processArgs)
diff --git a/hmac_userspace_daemon/hybrid_tdma_csma_mac.c b/hmac_userspace_daemon/hybrid_tdma_csma_mac.c
index 47e7304..a91d6a9 100644
--- a/hmac_userspace_daemon/hybrid_tdma_csma_mac.c
+++ b/hmac_userspace_daemon/hybrid_tdma_csma_mac.c
@@ -39,8 +39,10 @@
 #include <netlink/attr.h>
 #include <netlink/socket.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#define CPTCFG_ATH9K_TID_SLEEPING
 #include "../backports-3.12.8-1/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h"
 #include "iw.h"
+//nclude "../backports-3.12.8-1/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h"
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <cassert>
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@
 #include <sstream>
 #include <vector>
 
+
 // struct to be passed via netlink to ath9k driver
 struct tid_sleep_tuple
 {
@@ -235,8 +238,9 @@ static int send_nl_msg(std::string& schedule)
 		goto out_free_msg;
 	}
 
+
 	// create NetLink message
-	genlmsg_put(msg, 0, 0, state.nl80211_id, 0, 0, NL80211_CMD_TID_SLEEP, 0);
+	genlmsg_put(msg, 0, 0, state.nl80211_id, 0, 0, NL80211_CMD_SET_TID_SLEEP, 0);
 	NLA_PUT_U32(msg, NL80211_ATTR_IFINDEX, devidx);
 
 	// update tids_tuple with current slot schedule
diff --git a/hmac_userspace_daemon/iw.h b/hmac_userspace_daemon/iw.h
index 550f087..0366c02 100644
--- a/hmac_userspace_daemon/iw.h
+++ b/hmac_userspace_daemon/iw.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <netlink/genl/family.h>
 #include <netlink/genl/ctrl.h>
 #include <endian.h>
-
+#include "../backports-3.12.8-1/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h"
 #include "ieee80211.h"
 
 #define ETH_ALEN 6