diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index ffe6c263..65474555 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
 - Fixed calculating the timeout value in cFile::FileReady() (thanks to
   Wolfgang Henselmann-Weiss).
 
-2001-08-10: Version 0.91
+2001-08-11: Version 0.91
 
 - Fixed displaying colored button texts that are too long.
 - Suppressing replay progress display when replaying a DVD.
@@ -646,3 +646,5 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
   See the description of the "Red" key in MANUAL under "Replay Control" for
   details.
 - Fixed displaying editing marks when toggling a mark in "pause" mode.
+- If there is no free DVB device to record, the log message will now be given
+  only once.
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index b28be724..27cd62ed 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: config.c 1.53 2001/08/11 08:38:11 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: config.c 1.54 2001/08/11 15:34:42 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "config.h"
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ char *cTimer::buffer = NULL;
 cTimer::cTimer(bool Instant)
 {
   startTime = stopTime = 0;
-  recording = false;
+  recording = pending = false;
   active = Instant;
   cChannel *ch = Channels.GetByNumber(cDvbApi::CurrentChannel());
   channel = ch ? ch->number : 0;
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ cTimer::cTimer(bool Instant)
 cTimer::cTimer(const cEventInfo *EventInfo)
 {
   startTime = stopTime = 0;
-  recording = false;
+  recording = pending = false;
   active = true;
   cChannel *ch = Channels.GetByServiceID(EventInfo->GetServiceID());
   channel = ch ? ch->number : 0;
@@ -570,6 +570,11 @@ void cTimer::SetRecording(bool Recording)
   isyslog(LOG_INFO, "timer %d %s", Index() + 1, recording ? "start" : "stop");
 }
 
+void cTimer::SetPending(bool Pending)
+{
+  pending = Pending;
+}
+
 cTimer *cTimer::GetMatch(void)
 {
   time_t t = time(NULL); // all timers must be checked against the exact same time to correctly handle Priority!
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 2f11848c..c9faf6cb 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: config.h 1.58 2001/08/10 12:40:43 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: config.h 1.59 2001/08/11 15:28:21 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef __CONFIG_H
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ private:
   static const char *ToText(cTimer *Timer);
 public:
   enum { MaxFileName = 256 };
-  bool recording;
+  bool recording, pending;
   int active;
   int channel;
   int day;
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ public:
   time_t StartTime(void);
   time_t StopTime(void);
   void SetRecording(bool Recording);
+  void SetPending(bool Pending);
   static cTimer *GetMatch(void);
   static int TimeToInt(int t);
   static time_t Day(time_t t);
diff --git a/menu.c b/menu.c
index 3610e84f..64edb56e 100644
--- a/menu.c
+++ b/menu.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: menu.c 1.101 2001/08/11 15:04:05 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: menu.c 1.102 2001/08/11 15:47:23 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "menu.h"
@@ -2072,6 +2072,7 @@ cRecordControl::cRecordControl(cDvbApi *DvbApi, cTimer *Timer)
      Timers.Save();
      asprintf(&instantId, cDvbApi::NumDvbApis > 1 ? "%s - %d" : "%s", Channels.GetChannelNameByNumber(timer->channel), dvbApi->CardIndex() + 1);
      }
+  timer->SetPending(true);
   timer->SetRecording(true);
   if (Channels.SwitchTo(timer->channel, dvbApi)) {
      cRecording Recording(timer);
@@ -2134,8 +2135,8 @@ bool cRecordControls::Start(cTimer *Timer)
                }
             }
         }
-     else if (!Timer || Timer->priority >= Setup.PrimaryLimit)
-        esyslog(LOG_ERR, "ERROR: no free DVB device to record channel %d!", ch);
+     else if (!Timer || (Timer->priority >= Setup.PrimaryLimit && !Timer->pending))
+        isyslog(LOG_ERR, "no free DVB device to record channel %d!", ch);
      }
   else
      esyslog(LOG_ERR, "ERROR: channel %d not defined!", ch);
diff --git a/vdr.c b/vdr.c
index b18d838e..af305419 100644
--- a/vdr.c
+++ b/vdr.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  *
  * The project's page is at http://www.cadsoft.de/people/kls/vdr
  *
- * $Id: vdr.c 1.62 2001/08/11 09:38:12 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: vdr.c 1.63 2001/08/11 15:33:30 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include <getopt.h>
@@ -325,9 +325,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         if (!Menu) {
            cTimer *Timer = cTimer::GetMatch();
            if (Timer) {
-              if (!cRecordControls::Start(Timer)) {
-                 //TODO need to do something to prevent the timer from hitting over and over again...
-                 }
+              if (!cRecordControls::Start(Timer))
+                 Timer->SetPending(true);
               }
            cRecordControls::Process();
            }