--- ./drivers/drv_oss.c.gege Fri Jan 25 00:38:21 2002 +++ ./drivers/drv_oss.c Fri Jan 25 00:38:32 2002 @@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ in the kernel or sound hardware */ int fd; - if((fd=open(OSS_GetDeviceName(),O_WRONLY))>=0) { + if((fd=open(OSS_GetDeviceName(),O_WRONLY|O_NONBLOCK))>=0) { close(fd); return 1; }