diff --git a/brutefid.py b/brutefid.py
index d592157..ab2e16d 100755
--- a/brutefid.py
+++ b/brutefid.py
@@ -1,30 +1,62 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 # -*- coding: iso-8859-1 -*-
 
-import pycsc, utils, cards, TLV_utils
+import pycsc, utils, cards, TLV_utils, sys, binascii, time
+
+STATUS_INTERVAL = 10
 
 results_dir = {}
 results_file = {}
+top_level = None
+start_time = time.time()
+loop = 0
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+    if len(sys.argv) > 1:
+        top_level = binascii.unhexlify("".join( sys.argv[1].split() ))
+
     pycsc_card = pycsc.pycsc(protocol = pycsc.SCARD_PROTOCOL_ANY)
     card = cards.new_card_object(pycsc_card)
+    cards.generic_card.DEBUG = False
     
-    print "Using %s" % card.DRIVER_NAME
+    print >>sys.stderr, "Using %s" % card.DRIVER_NAME
 
-    #for fid in (0x2f00, 0x5015): ## Test cases on an OpenSC formatted PKCS#15 card
-    for fid in range(0xffff):
+    card.change_dir()
+    if top_level is not None:
+        card.change_dir(top_level)
+    
+    #objective = (0x2f00, 0x5015) ## Test cases on an OpenSC formatted PKCS#15 card
+    objective = range(0xffff) 
+    for fid in objective:
         data = chr(fid >> 8) + chr(fid & 0xff)
+        if loop % STATUS_INTERVAL == 0:
+            elapsed = time.time() - start_time
+            status = "(elapsed: %i:%02i:%02i" % (elapsed / 3600, (elapsed / 60) % 60, elapsed % 60)
+            try:
+                eta = (elapsed / loop) * (len(objective) - loop)
+                status = status + ", left: %i:%02i:%02i)" % (eta / 3600, (eta / 60) % 60, eta % 60)
+            except:
+                status = status + ")"
+        loop = loop + 1
         
         result = card.change_dir(data)
         if result.sw == card.SW_OK:
             results_dir[fid] = result
             card.change_dir()
+            if top_level is not None:
+                card.change_dir(top_level)
+        
+        print >>sys.stderr, "\rDir  %04X -> %02X%02X %s" % (fid, result.sw1, result.sw2, status),
         
         result = card.open_file(data)
         if result.sw == card.SW_OK:
             results_file[fid] = result
+        
+        print >>sys.stderr, "\rFile %04X -> %02X%02X %s" % (fid, result.sw1, result.sw2, status),
 
+
+    print >>sys.stderr
+    
     print "="*80
     print "Results:"
     for fid, result in results_dir.items():