diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c31d84de..ae8ad332 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,3 +22,6 @@ internal_filesystem/SDLPointer_2
 
 # config files etc:
 internal_filesystem/data
+
+# private info
+draft_code/nostr_publish.py
diff --git a/internal_filesystem/boot_unix.py b/internal_filesystem/boot_unix.py
index a2e1f1eb..5a19fdfd 100644
--- a/internal_filesystem/boot_unix.py
+++ b/internal_filesystem/boot_unix.py
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ import sdl_display
 
 import mpos.ui
 
-TFT_HOR_RES=640
-TFT_VER_RES=480
+#TFT_HOR_RES=640
+#TFT_VER_RES=480
+TFT_HOR_RES=320
+TFT_VER_RES=240
 
 bus = lcd_bus.SDLBus(flags=0)
 
diff --git a/internal_filesystem/lib/mpos/apps.py b/internal_filesystem/lib/mpos/apps.py
index b533ae1c..d5ba10d4 100644
--- a/internal_filesystem/lib/mpos/apps.py
+++ b/internal_filesystem/lib/mpos/apps.py
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ def execute_script(script_source, is_file, is_launcher, is_graphical):
         traceback.print_exception(type(e), e, tb)
 
 # Run the script in a new thread:
+# TODO: check if the script exists here instead of launching a new thread?
 def execute_script_new_thread(scriptname, is_file, is_launcher, is_graphical):
     print(f"main.py: execute_script_new_thread({scriptname},{is_file},{is_launcher})")
     try:
@@ -70,8 +71,18 @@ def execute_script_new_thread(scriptname, is_file, is_launcher, is_graphical):
         # 16KB allows for 10 threads in the apps, but seems too tight for urequests on unix (desktop) targets
         # 32KB seems better for the camera, but it forced me to lower other app threads from 16 to 12KB
         #_thread.stack_size(24576) # causes camera issue...
-        #_thread.stack_size(16384)
-        _thread.stack_size(32*1024)
+        
+        if "camtest" in scriptname:
+            print("Starting camera with extra stack size!")
+            stack=32*1024
+        else:
+            print("\n\n\nWHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA\n\n\n")
+            #stack=16*1024 # somehow, on desktop, this causes a segfault... but the code isn't executed even!!!
+            # [DEBUG 471155623] Connecting to wss://relay.damus.io
+            # [DEBUG 471155623] Using SSL with no certificate verification
+            stack=32*1024
+        _thread.stack_size(stack)
+        print(f"app.py set stack size to {stack}")
         _thread.start_new_thread(execute_script, (scriptname, is_file, is_launcher, is_graphical))
     except Exception as e:
         print("main.py: execute_script_new_thread(): error starting new thread thread: ", e)
@@ -169,11 +180,11 @@ def auto_connect():
     try:
         stat = uos.stat(custom_auto_connect)
         execute_script_new_thread(custom_auto_connect, True, False, False)
-    except OSError:
+    except Exception as e:
         try:
-            print(f"Couldn't execute {custom_auto_connect}, trying {builtin_auto_connect}...")
+            print(f"Couldn't execute {custom_auto_connect} because exception {e}, trying {builtin_auto_connect}...")
             stat = uos.stat(builtin_auto_connect)
             execute_script_new_thread(builtin_auto_connect, True, False, False)
-        except OSError:
-            print("Couldn't execute {builtin_auto_connect}, continuing...")
+        except Exception as e:
+            print("Couldn't execute {builtin_auto_connect} because exception {e}, continuing...")
     
diff --git a/internal_filesystem/lib/threading.py b/internal_filesystem/lib/threading.py
index 3b06d5a5..51aa5254 100644
--- a/internal_filesystem/lib/threading.py
+++ b/internal_filesystem/lib/threading.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ class Thread:
         # 16KB still too much
         # _thread.stack_size(32*1024)
         #_thread.stack_size(10*1024) # might not be enough
+        #stacksize = 12*1024
+        # small stack sizes 8KB gives segfault directly
         stacksize = 12*1024
         print(f"starting thread with stacksize {stacksize}")
         _thread.stack_size(stacksize)
diff --git a/internal_filesystem/lib/websocket_nostr_receive.py b/internal_filesystem/lib/websocket_nostr_receive.py
index 5b31d19b..f2ac0c27 100644
--- a/internal_filesystem/lib/websocket_nostr_receive.py
+++ b/internal_filesystem/lib/websocket_nostr_receive.py
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ def printevents():
 # 24KB is fine
 # somehow, if I run this in a thread, I get: can't create thread" at File "/lib/nostr/relay_manager.py", line 48, in open_connections
 # tried stack sizes from 18KB up to 32KB
-_thread.stack_size(16*1024)
-_thread.start_new_thread(printevents, ())
-#printevents()
+#_thread.stack_size(16*1024)
+#_thread.start_new_thread(printevents, ())
+printevents()
 
 
 #import gc
diff --git a/internal_filesystem/main.py b/internal_filesystem/main.py
index ae47df98..a27aa0da 100644
--- a/internal_filesystem/main.py
+++ b/internal_filesystem/main.py
@@ -14,6 +14,17 @@ except Exception as e:
 
 from mpos import apps
 apps.execute_script("builtin/system/button.py", True, False, False) # Install button handler through IRQ
+
+import sys
+if sys.platform == "esp32":
+    apps.auto_connect()
+else:
+    pass
+    #import _thread
+    #import  time
+
+#_thread.stack_size(32*1024)
+#time.sleep(1)
 apps.auto_connect()
 apps.restart_launcher()