diff --git a/src_main/io/pican.cpp b/src_main/io/pican.cpp
index e7dcaa1f..db452266 100644
--- a/src_main/io/pican.cpp
+++ b/src_main/io/pican.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ PICAN::PICAN(const PIString & path, PIIODevice::DeviceMode mode) : PIIODevice(pa
 
 bool PICAN::openDevice() {
 #ifdef PIP_CAN
-	piCout << "PICAN OpenDevice()";
+	piCout << "PICAN open device" << path();
 	sock = socket(PF_CAN, SOCK_RAW, CAN_RAW);
 	if(sock < 0){
 		piCoutObj << "Error! while opening socket";
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ bool PICAN::openDevice() {
 	}
 	ifreq ifr;
 	strcpy(ifr.ifr_name, path().dataAscii());
+	piCout << "PICAN try to get interface index...";
 	if(ioctl(sock, SIOCGIFINDEX, &ifr) < 0){
 		piCoutObj << "Error! while determin the interface ioctl";
 		return false;
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ bool PICAN::openDevice() {
 	sockaddr_can addr;
 	addr.can_family = AF_CAN;
 	addr.can_ifindex = ifr.ifr_ifindex;
+	piCout << "PICAN try to bind socket to interface" << ifr.ifr_ifindex;
 	if(bind(sock, (struct sockaddr *)&addr, sizeof(addr)) < 0){
 		piCoutObj << "Error! while binding socket";
 		return false;