Index: mythdvd/mythdvd/dvdripbox.cpp
===================================================================
--- mythdvd/mythdvd/dvdripbox.cpp	(revision 8742)
+++ mythdvd/mythdvd/dvdripbox.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -439,12 +439,19 @@
         QString line_from_server = QString::fromUtf8(client_socket->readLine());
         line_from_server = line_from_server.replace( QRegExp("\n"), "" );
         line_from_server = line_from_server.replace( QRegExp("\r"), "" );
-        line_from_server.simplifyWhiteSpace();
-        // cout << "Getting \"" << line_from_server.local8Bit() << "\"" << endl ;
-        QStringList tokens = QStringList::split(" ", line_from_server);
-        if(tokens.count() > 0)
+
+        if (line_from_server.startsWith("error"))
         {
-            parseTokens(tokens);
+            handleError(line_from_server);
+        } else
+        {
+            line_from_server.simplifyWhiteSpace();
+            // cout << "Getting \"" << line_from_server.local8Bit() << "\"" << endl ;
+            QStringList tokens = QStringList::split(" ", line_from_server);
+            if(tokens.count() > 0)
+            {
+                parseTokens(tokens);
+            }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -481,6 +488,12 @@
     }
 }
 
+void DVDRipBox::handleError(const QString& error) const
+{
+    MythPopupBox::showOkPopup(gContext->GetMainWindow(), tr("Error in MTD"), error);
+}
+
+
 void DVDRipBox::startStatusPolling()
 {
     status_timer->start(1000);
Index: mythdvd/mythdvd/dvdripbox.h
===================================================================
--- mythdvd/mythdvd/dvdripbox.h	(revision 8742)
+++ mythdvd/mythdvd/dvdripbox.h	(working copy)
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@
 
     void    wireUpTheme();
     void    createSocket();
+    void    handleError(const QString& errort) const;
 
     QSocket          *client_socket;
     QTimer           *status_timer;
Index: mythdvd/mtd/mtd.cpp
===================================================================
--- mythdvd/mtd/mtd.cpp	(revision 8742)
+++ mythdvd/mtd/mtd.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -258,7 +258,8 @@
             QString job_command = iterator->getJobString();
             if(problem.length() > 0)
             {   
-                emit writeToLog(QString("job failed: %1").arg(job_command)); 
+                emit writeToLog(QString("job failed: %1\nreason: %2").arg(job_command).arg(problem)); 
+                errors_to_report << (QString("Problem: %1  Job: %2").arg(problem).arg(command));
                 //emit writeToLog(QString("    reason: %1").arg(problem));
             }
             else
@@ -424,7 +425,11 @@
     //  each job. 
     //
 
-    
+    for (uint i = 0; i < errors_to_report.count(); i++)
+    {
+        sendMessage(socket,"error "+errors_to_report[i]);
+    }
+    errors_to_report.clear();
 
     sendMessage(socket, QString("status dvd summary %1").arg(job_threads.count()));
 
Index: mythdvd/mtd/mtd.h
===================================================================
--- mythdvd/mtd/mtd.h	(revision 8742)
+++ mythdvd/mtd/mtd.h	(working copy)
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@
     QMutex              *concurrent_transcodings_mutex;
     int                 concurrent_transcodings;
     int                 max_concurrent_transcodings;
+    QStringList         errors_to_report;
 };
 
 #endif  // mtd_h_