diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 0d90d1a..fe23ca8 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # process this file with autoconf to get a configure script
 
-AC_INIT(libraw1394, 1.2.1)
+AC_INIT(libraw1394, 1.3.0)
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(src/raw1394.h)
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
 
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ AC_C_CONST
 AC_C_BIGENDIAN
 
 # set the libtool so version numbers
-lt_major=9
-lt_revision=1
-lt_age=1
+lt_major=10
+lt_revision=0
+lt_age=2
 
 AC_SUBST(lt_major)
 AC_SUBST(lt_revision)
diff --git a/src/ieee1394-ioctl.h b/src/ieee1394-ioctl.h
index f92b566..46878fe 100644
--- a/src/ieee1394-ioctl.h
+++ b/src/ieee1394-ioctl.h
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-/* Base file for all ieee1394 ioctl's. Linux-1394 has allocated base '#'
- * with a range of 0x00-0x3f. */
+/*
+ * Base file for all ieee1394 ioctl's.
+ * Linux-1394 has allocated base '#' with a range of 0x00-0x3f.
+ */
 
 #ifndef __IEEE1394_IOCTL_H
 #define __IEEE1394_IOCTL_H
@@ -7,14 +9,6 @@
 #include <linux/ioctl.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
-
-/* AMDTP Gets 6 */
-#define AMDTP_IOC_CHANNEL	_IOW('#', 0x00, struct amdtp_ioctl)
-#define AMDTP_IOC_PLUG		_IOW('#', 0x01, struct amdtp_ioctl)
-#define AMDTP_IOC_PING		_IOW('#', 0x02, struct amdtp_ioctl)
-#define AMDTP_IOC_ZAP		_IO ('#', 0x03)
-
-
 /* DV1394 Gets 10 */
 
 /* Get the driver ready to transmit video.  pass a struct dv1394_init* as
@@ -104,8 +98,9 @@
 	_IOW ('#', 0x27, struct raw1394_iso_packets)
 #define RAW1394_IOC_ISO_XMIT_SYNC		\
 	_IO  ('#', 0x28)
-#define RAW1394_IOC_ISO_RECV_FLUSH              \
+#define RAW1394_IOC_ISO_RECV_FLUSH		\
 	_IO  ('#', 0x29)
-
+#define RAW1394_IOC_GET_CYCLE_TIMER		\
+	_IOR ('#', 0x30, struct raw1394_cycle_timer)
 
 #endif /* __IEEE1394_IOCTL_H */
diff --git a/src/iso.c b/src/iso.c
index 3bea6a4..a16196a 100644
--- a/src/iso.c
+++ b/src/iso.c
@@ -498,6 +498,20 @@ void raw1394_iso_shutdown(raw1394handle_t handle)
 	handle->iso_mode = ISO_INACTIVE;
 }
 
+int raw1394_read_cycle_timer(raw1394handle_t handle,
+			     u_int32_t *cycle_timer, u_int64_t *local_time)
+{
+	int err;
+	struct raw1394_cycle_timer ctr = { 0 };
+
+	err = ioctl(handle->fd, RAW1394_IOC_GET_CYCLE_TIMER, &ctr);
+	if (!err) {
+		*cycle_timer = ctr.cycle_timer;
+		*local_time  = ctr.local_time;
+	}
+	return err;
+}
+
 static int _raw1394_iso_recv_packets(raw1394handle_t handle)
 {
 	struct raw1394_iso_status *stat = &handle->iso_status;
diff --git a/src/kernel-raw1394.h b/src/kernel-raw1394.h
index cd4fc47..318f612 100644
--- a/src/kernel-raw1394.h
+++ b/src/kernel-raw1394.h
@@ -177,4 +177,14 @@ struct raw1394_iso_status {
 	__s16 xmit_cycle;
 };
 
+/* argument to RAW1394_IOC_GET_CYCLE_TIMER ioctl */
+struct raw1394_cycle_timer {
+	/* contents of Isochronous Cycle Timer register,
+	   as in OHCI 1.1 clause 5.13 (also with non-OHCI hosts) */
+	__u32 cycle_timer;
+
+	/* local time in microseconds since Epoch,
+	   simultaneously read with cycle timer */
+	__u64 local_time;
+};
 #endif /* IEEE1394_RAW1394_H */
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index c72bfe1..a6943dd 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static unsigned int init_rawdevice(struct raw1394_handle *h)
         }
 
         if (req.error) {
-                errno = 0;
+                errno = EPROTO;
                 return -1;
         }
         memset(h->buffer, 0, HBUF_SIZE);
diff --git a/src/raw1394.h b/src/raw1394.h
index 4f8fa4b..751c153 100644
--- a/src/raw1394.h
+++ b/src/raw1394.h
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ enum raw1394_modify_mode {
 	RAW1394_MODIFY_FREE
 };
 
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
@@ -328,6 +327,25 @@ void raw1394_iso_stop(raw1394handle_t handle);
  **/
 void raw1394_iso_shutdown(raw1394handle_t handle);
 
+/**
+ * raw1394_get_cycle_timer - get the current value of the cycle timer
+ * @handle: libraw1394 handle
+ * @cycle_timer: buffer for Isochronous Cycle Timer
+ * @local_time: buffer for local system time in microseconds since Epoch
+ *
+ * Simultaneously reads the cycle timer register together with the system clock.
+ *
+ * Format of @cycle_timer, from MSB to LSB: 7 bits cycleSeconds (seconds, or
+ * number of cycleCount rollovers), 13 bits cycleCount (isochronous cycles, or
+ * cycleOffset rollovers), 12 bits cycleOffset (24.576 MHz clock ticks, not
+ * provided on some hardware). The union of cycleSeconds and cycleCount is the
+ * current cycle number. The nominal duration of a cycle is 125 microseconds.
+ *
+ * Returns: the error code of the ioctl, or 0 if successful.
+ **/
+int raw1394_read_cycle_timer(raw1394handle_t handle,
+                             u_int32_t *cycle_timer, u_int64_t *local_time);
+
 typedef int raw1394_errcode_t;
 #define raw1394_make_errcode(ack, rcode) (((ack) << 16) | rcode)
 #define raw1394_internal_err(errcode) ((errcode) < 0)