diff --git a/cmake_targets/autotests/tools/remove_old_programs.bash~ b/cmake_targets/autotests/tools/remove_old_programs.bash~
deleted file mode 100755
index 8520a08c19650e47b43f790d54a71452723ef96c..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/cmake_targets/autotests/tools/remove_old_programs.bash~
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-#$1 programs to be killed and checked
-var=`ps -A |grep -E -i $1`
-echo $var
-if [ -n \"$var\" ]; then echo 'Match found'; else echo 'Match not found' ;fi 
-
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/proto.h b/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/proto.h
index 989112845676d3b4158be57f8184f0be85ea5d68..cb127ead4821063951488a6de0dcc7e9f6ee4ded 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/proto.h
+++ b/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/proto.h
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ void clean_eNb_ulsch(LTE_eNB_ULSCH_t *ulsch, uint8_t abstraction_flag);
 
 void free_ue_ulsch(LTE_UE_ULSCH_t *ulsch);
 
-LTE_UE_ULSCH_t *new_ue_ulsch(uint8_t Mdlharq, unsigned char N_RB_UL, uint8_t abstraction_flag);
-
+LTE_eNB_ULSCH_t *new_eNB_ulsch(uint8_t Mdlharq,uint8_t max_turbo_iterations,uint8_t N_RB_UL, uint8_t abstraction_flag);
 
+LTE_UE_ULSCH_t *new_ue_ulsch(uint8_t Mdlharq, unsigned char N_RB_UL, uint8_t abstraction_flag);
 
 /** \fn dlsch_encoding(uint8_t *input_buffer,
     LTE_DL_FRAME_PARMS *frame_parms,
diff --git a/openair1/SIMULATION/LTE_PHY/ulsim.c b/openair1/SIMULATION/LTE_PHY/ulsim.c
index 42cbb72244ccdfb7dc0b780a607cbf2dd6047dc4..18a35ae63e3ad4ab925fcd08e5a0a649a040e8a5 100644
--- a/openair1/SIMULATION/LTE_PHY/ulsim.c
+++ b/openair1/SIMULATION/LTE_PHY/ulsim.c
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
   //  FILE *rx_frame_file;
   FILE *csv_fdUL=NULL;
 
+  /*
   FILE *fperen=NULL;
   char fperen_name[512];
 
@@ -203,6 +204,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
   FILE *flogeren=NULL;
   char flogeren_name[512];
+  */
 
   /* FILE *ftxlev;
      char ftxlev_name[512];
@@ -579,6 +581,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     time_meas_fd = fopen(time_meas_fname,"w");
   }
 
+  /*
   if(abstx) {
     sprintf(fperen_name,"ULchan_estims_F_mcs%d_rb%d_chanMod%d_nframes%d_chanReal%d.m",mcs,nb_rb,chMod,n_frames,n_ch_rlz);
     fperen = fopen(fperen_name,"a+");
@@ -595,6 +598,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     fprintf(flogeren,"mag_f = [");
     fclose(flogeren);
   }
+  */
 
   /*
     sprintf(ftxlev_name,"txlevel_mcs%d_rb%d_chanMod%d_nframes%d_chanReal%d.m",mcs,nb_rb,chMod,n_frames,n_ch_rlz);
@@ -607,6 +611,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     // CSV file
     sprintf(csv_fname,"EULdataout_tx%d_mcs%d_nbrb%d_chan%d_nsimus%d_eren.m",transmission_mode,mcs,nb_rb,chMod,n_frames);
     csv_fdUL = fopen(csv_fname,"w");
+    if (csv_fdUL == NULL) {
+      fprintf(stderr,"Problem opening file %s\n",csv_fname);
+      exit(-1);
+    }
     fprintf(csv_fdUL,"data_all%d=[",mcs);
   }
 
@@ -1252,11 +1260,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
           PHY_vars_eNB->ulsch_eNB[0]->cyclicShift = cyclic_shift;// cyclic shift for DMRS
 
+	  /*
           if(abstx) {
             namepointer_log2 = &flogeren_name;
             namepointer_chMag = &fmageren_name;
             //namepointer_txlev = &ftxlev;
           }
+	  */
 
           start_meas(&PHY_vars_eNB->ulsch_demodulation_stats);
           rx_ulsch(PHY_vars_eNB,
@@ -1267,6 +1277,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
                    cooperation_flag);
           stop_meas(&PHY_vars_eNB->ulsch_demodulation_stats);
 
+	  /*
           if(abstx) {
             namepointer_chMag = NULL;
 
@@ -1278,8 +1289,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
               // flagMag = 1;
             }
           }
-
-          ///////
+	  */
 
           start_meas(&PHY_vars_eNB->ulsch_decoding_stats);
           ret= ulsch_decoding(PHY_vars_eNB,
@@ -1798,6 +1808,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
   }//ch realization
 
+  /*
   if(abstx) {
     fperen = fopen(fperen_name,"a+");
     fprintf(fperen,"];\n");
@@ -1811,6 +1822,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     fprintf(flogeren,"];\n");
     fclose(flogeren);
   }
+  */
 
   // ftxlev = fopen(ftxlev_name,"a+");
   //fprintf(ftxlev,"];\n");