diff --git a/disktimeout.c b/disktimeout.c
index a64930a..1b19968 100644
--- a/disktimeout.c
+++ b/disktimeout.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
-#include <time.h>
 
 #include "configfile.h"
 #include "event.h"
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ struct disk_entry {
 static LIST_HEAD(disk_list);
 static struct event_timeout *check_timeout;
 
-static int diskto_timeout_cb(void *privdata)
+static int diskto_timeout_cb(int timerid, void *privdata)
 {
 	struct disk_entry *entry = (struct disk_entry *) privdata;
 	entry->timeout_event = NULL;
@@ -113,15 +112,14 @@ static int diskto_add_disk(struct strtoken *tokens, void *privdata)
 	entry->sectors_rd = 0;
 	entry->sectors_wr = 0;
 
-	struct timeval tv = { .tv_sec = entry->timeout };
-	entry->timeout_event = event_add_timeout(&tv, diskto_timeout_cb, (void *)entry);
+	entry->timeout_event = event_add_timeout_ms(entry->timeout * 1000, diskto_timeout_cb, 0, (void *)entry);
 
 	log_print(LOG_INFO, "disktimeout: watching '%s' (standby timeout: %ds)", entry->device, entry->timeout);
 	list_add_tail(&entry->list, &disk_list);
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int diskto_check_cb(void *privdata)
+static int diskto_check_cb(int timerid, void *privdata)
 {
 	struct disk_entry *entry;
 	list_for_each_entry(entry, &disk_list, list) {
@@ -190,8 +188,7 @@ static int diskto_check_cb(void *privdata)
 				event_remove_timeout(entry->timeout_event);
 
 			/* set new one */
-			struct timeval tv = { .tv_sec = entry->timeout };
-			entry->timeout_event = event_add_timeout(&tv, diskto_timeout_cb, (void *)entry);
+			entry->timeout_event = event_add_timeout_ms(entry->timeout * 1000, diskto_timeout_cb, 0, (void *)entry);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -232,8 +229,7 @@ static int diskto_check_cb(void *privdata)
 
 				/* device is not in standby mode, start timer */
 				if (entry->timeout_event == NULL) {
-					struct timeval tv = { .tv_sec = entry->timeout };
-					entry->timeout_event = event_add_timeout(&tv, diskto_timeout_cb, (void *)entry);
+					entry->timeout_event = event_add_timeout_ms(entry->timeout * 1000, diskto_timeout_cb, 0, (void *)entry);
 				}
 				entry->flags &= ~(F_STANDBY);
 			}
@@ -284,8 +280,7 @@ int disktimeout_init(void)
 	int check_interval = 0;
 	config_get_int("disktimeout", "check_interval", &check_interval, 60);
 
-	struct timeval tv = { .tv_sec = check_interval };
-	check_timeout = event_add_timeout(&tv, diskto_check_cb, NULL);
+	check_timeout = event_add_timeout_ms(check_interval * 1000, diskto_check_cb, 0, NULL);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/event.c b/event.c
index 0dbf270..8e8c5c2 100644
--- a/event.c
+++ b/event.c
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ struct event_timeout {
 	unsigned int flags;
 	struct timeval intervall;
 	struct timeval nextrun;
-	int (*callback)(void *privdata);
+	int (*callback)(int timerid, void *privdata);
+	int timerid;
 	void *privdata;
 };
 
@@ -171,7 +172,8 @@ static void schedule_nextrun(struct event_timeout *entry, struct timeval *now)
 
 struct event_timeout * event_add_timeout(
 			struct timeval *timeout,
-			int (*callback)(void *privdata),
+			int (*callback)(int timerid, void *privdata),
+			int timerid,
 			void *privdata)
 {
 	struct event_timeout *entry;
@@ -184,6 +186,7 @@ struct event_timeout * event_add_timeout(
 	entry->flags = 0;
 	memcpy(&entry->intervall, timeout, sizeof(entry->intervall));
 	entry->callback = callback;
+	entry->timerid  = timerid;
 	entry->privdata = privdata;
 
 	struct timeval now;
@@ -193,6 +196,19 @@ struct event_timeout * event_add_timeout(
 	return entry;
 }
 
+struct event_timeout * event_add_timeout_ms(
+			int timeout_ms,
+			int (*callback)(int timerid, void *privdata),
+			int timerid,
+			void *privdata)
+{
+	struct timeval tv;
+	tv.tv_sec = timeout_ms / 1000;
+	tv.tv_usec = (timeout_ms % 1000) * 1000;
+
+	return event_add_timeout(&tv, callback, timerid, privdata);
+}
+
 void event_remove_timeout(struct event_timeout *entry)
 {
 	/* mark the event as deleted -> remove in select() loop */
@@ -230,7 +246,7 @@ int event_loop(int (*pre_select_cb)(int *maxfd, void *readfds, void *writefds, s
 				list_del(&entry->list);
 
 				/* execute callback, when callback returns 0 -> schedule event again */
-				if (entry->callback(entry->privdata)) {
+				if (entry->callback(entry->timerid, entry->privdata)) {
 					free(entry);
 
 				} else {
diff --git a/event.h b/event.h
index da3391e..2c8c17b 100644
--- a/event.h
+++ b/event.h
@@ -32,7 +32,14 @@ void event_remove_fd(struct event_fd *entry);
 
 struct event_timeout * event_add_timeout(
 			struct timeval *timeout,
-			int (*callback)(void *privdata),
+			int (*callback)(int timerid, void *privdata),
+			int timerid,
+			void *privdata);
+
+struct event_timeout * event_add_timeout_ms(
+			int timeout_ms,
+			int (*callback)(int timerid, void *privdata),
+			int timerid,
 			void *privdata);
 
 void event_remove_timeout(struct event_timeout *entry);
diff --git a/lcd.c b/lcd.c
index 86d9c43..d60903b 100644
--- a/lcd.c
+++ b/lcd.c
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
 #define _LCD_DEBUG	1
 #define _LCD_DUMMY	1
 
-#define LCD_RESET_TIMEOUT_US	250000				/* 250ms */
-#define LCD_RESET_RETRY_TIMEOUT	10				/* 10s */
+#define LCD_RESET_TIMEOUT	250				/* 250ms */
+#define LCD_RESET_RETRY_TIMEOUT	10000				/* 10s */
 
 #define A125_CMD_GETBUTTON	{ 0x4D, 0x06 }			// not tried
 #define A125_CMD_SETLINE	{ 0x4D, 0x0C, 0x00, 0x10 }	// [2] is line, append 16 chars
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ void lcd_close(struct lcddev *dev)
 	free(dev);
 }
 
-static int lcd_open(struct lcddev *dev, const char *device)
+static int lcd_realdevice_open(struct lcddev *dev, const char *device)
 {
 	dev->fd = open(device, O_RDWR | O_NOCTTY | O_CLOEXEC);
 	if (dev->fd < 0) {
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ static int lcd_write(struct lcddev *dev, char *buf, int len)
 	return retval;
 }
 
-static int lcd_reset_retry_timeout_cb(void *privdata)
+static int lcd_reset_retry_timeout_cb(int timerid, void *privdata)
 {
 	struct lcddev *dev = (struct lcddev *)privdata;
 	dev->reset_timeout = NULL;
@@ -257,15 +257,14 @@ static int lcd_reset_retry_timeout_cb(void *privdata)
 	return -1; /* singleshot */
 }
 
-static int lcd_reset_timeout_cb(void *privdata)
+static int lcd_reset_timeout_cb(int timerid, void *privdata)
 {
 	struct lcddev *dev = (struct lcddev *)privdata;
 
 	log_print(LOG_ERROR, "failed to initalize LCD");
 	dev->state = LCD_STATE_INITIALIZING_FAILED;
 
-	struct timeval tv = { .tv_sec = LCD_RESET_RETRY_TIMEOUT };
-	dev->reset_timeout = event_add_timeout(&tv, lcd_reset_retry_timeout_cb, dev);
+	dev->reset_timeout = event_add_timeout_ms(LCD_RESET_RETRY_TIMEOUT, lcd_reset_retry_timeout_cb, 0, dev);
 
 	return -1; /* singleshot */
 }
@@ -283,8 +282,7 @@ void lcd_reset(struct lcddev *dev)
 
 	dev->state = LCD_STATE_INITIALIZING;
 
-	struct timeval tv = { .tv_usec = LCD_RESET_TIMEOUT_US };
-	dev->reset_timeout = event_add_timeout(&tv, lcd_reset_timeout_cb, dev);
+	dev->reset_timeout = event_add_timeout_ms(LCD_RESET_TIMEOUT, lcd_reset_timeout_cb, 0, dev);
 }
 
 static int lcd_backlight(struct lcddev *dev, int mode)
@@ -306,7 +304,7 @@ static int lcd_backlight(struct lcddev *dev, int mode)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int lcd_backlight_timeout_cb(void *privdata)
+static int lcd_backlight_timeout_cb(int timerid, void *privdata)
 {
 	struct lcddev *dev = (struct lcddev *)privdata;
 	dev->backlight_timeout = NULL;
@@ -326,14 +324,13 @@ int lcd_trigger_backlight(struct lcddev *dev, int timeout)
 	int retval = lcd_backlight(dev, (timeout == 0) ? 0 : 1);
 
 	if (timeout != -1) {
-		struct timeval tv = { .tv_sec = timeout };
-		dev->backlight_timeout = event_add_timeout(&tv, lcd_backlight_timeout_cb, dev);
+		dev->backlight_timeout = event_add_timeout_ms(timeout * 1000, lcd_backlight_timeout_cb, 0, dev);
 	}
 
 	return retval;
 }
 
-static int lcd_update_timeout_cb(void *privdata)
+static int lcd_update_timeout_cb(int timerid, void *privdata)
 {
 	struct lcddev *dev = (struct lcddev *)privdata;
 	dev->update_timeout = NULL;
@@ -342,8 +339,7 @@ static int lcd_update_timeout_cb(void *privdata)
 
 	/* update only if backlight is on (display visible) */
 	if ((update != 0) && (dev->backlight_state != 0)) {
-		struct timeval tv = { .tv_sec = update / 1000, .tv_usec = (update % 1000) * 1000 };
-		dev->update_timeout = event_add_timeout(&tv, lcd_update_timeout_cb, dev);
+		dev->update_timeout = event_add_timeout_ms(update, lcd_update_timeout_cb, 0, dev);
 	}
 
 	return -1; /* singleshot */
@@ -396,8 +392,7 @@ static int lcd_read_cb(int fd, void *privdata)
 
 	/* update only if backlight is on (display visible) */
 	if ((update != 0) && (dev->backlight_state != 0)) {
-		struct timeval tv = { .tv_sec = update / 1000, .tv_usec = (update % 1000) * 1000 };
-		dev->update_timeout = event_add_timeout(&tv, lcd_update_timeout_cb, dev);
+		dev->update_timeout = event_add_timeout_ms(update, lcd_update_timeout_cb, 0, dev);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -423,7 +418,7 @@ static int lcd_setline(struct lcddev *dev, int line, int len, const char *buf)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int lcd_scroll_timeout_cb(void *privdata)
+static int lcd_scroll_timeout_cb(int timerid, void *privdata)
 {
 	struct lcddev *dev = (struct lcddev *)privdata;
 	int i, reset_pos = 0;
@@ -502,14 +497,13 @@ int lcd_setlines(struct lcddev *dev, int scroll_speed, const char *line1, const
 	dev->scroll_pos   = 0;
 
 	if ((dev->scroll_timeout == NULL) && scroll_enable && (scroll_speed > 0)) {
-		struct timeval tv = { .tv_sec = dev->scroll_speed / 1000, .tv_usec = (dev->scroll_speed % 1000) * 1000 };
-		dev->scroll_timeout = event_add_timeout(&tv, lcd_scroll_timeout_cb, dev);
+		dev->scroll_timeout = event_add_timeout_ms(dev->scroll_speed, lcd_scroll_timeout_cb, 0, dev);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct lcddev * lcd_init(const char *devicename,
+struct lcddev * lcd_open(const char *devicename,
 			 int (*event_callback)(struct lcddev *dev, int button, void *privdata),
 			 void *event_privdata)
 {
@@ -528,7 +522,7 @@ struct lcddev * lcd_init(const char *devicename,
 	} else
 #endif /* (_LCD_DUMMY) */
 	{
-		retval = lcd_open(dev, devicename);
+		retval = lcd_realdevice_open(dev, devicename);
 	}
 
 	if (retval < 0) {
diff --git a/lcd.h b/lcd.h
index 155b690..619d146 100644
--- a/lcd.h
+++ b/lcd.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 struct lcddev; /* private data */
 
-struct lcddev * lcd_init(const char *device,
+struct lcddev * lcd_open(const char *device,
                          int (*event_callback)(struct lcddev *dev, int event, void *privdata),
                          void *event_privdata);
 
diff --git a/qnapd.c b/qnapd.c
index 206347a..1f90293 100644
--- a/qnapd.c
+++ b/qnapd.c
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		const char *lcddevice = config_get_string("global", "lcddevice", NULL);
 		struct lcddev *dev = NULL;
 		if (lcddevice != NULL) {
-			dev = lcd_init(lcddevice, &button_callback, NULL);
+			dev = lcd_open(lcddevice, &button_callback, NULL);
 			if (dev == NULL)
 				break;
 		}