diff -urN -X mp3-unstable/.exclude mp3-0.9.13/player-mp3.c mp3-unstable/player-mp3.c
--- mp3-0.9.13/player-mp3.c	2005-07-30 14:33:50.000000000 +0200
+++ mp3-unstable/player-mp3.c	2005-08-01 21:47:25.000000000 +0200
@@ -1391,7 +1391,7 @@
 void cOutputOss::Init(void)
 {
   if(fd<0) {
-    fd=open(dspdevice,O_WRONLY);
+    fd=open(dspdevice,O_WRONLY|O_NONBLOCK);
     if(fd>=0) poll.Add(fd,true);
     else esyslog("ERROR: Cannot open dsp device '%s': %s!",dspdevice,strerror(errno));
     }
@@ -1453,15 +1453,19 @@
 
 int cOutputOss::Output(const unsigned char *Data, int Len, bool SOF)
 {
-  int n=0;
-  if(SOF) {
-    struct FrameHeader *fh=(struct FrameHeader *)Data;
-    if(fh->samplerate!=outSr) Reset(fh->samplerate);
-    n=FHS;
-    Data+=n; Len-=n;
+  if(fd>=0) {
+    int n=0;
+    if(SOF) {
+      struct FrameHeader *fh=(struct FrameHeader *)Data;
+      if(fh->samplerate!=outSr) Reset(fh->samplerate);
+      n=FHS;
+      Data+=n; Len-=n;
+      }
+    int r=write(fd,Data,Len);
+    if(r<0 && !FATALERRNO) r=0;
+    if(r>=0) return n+r;
     }
-  int r=fd>=0 ? write(fd,Data,Len) : -1;
-  return (r>=0 ? r+n : -1);
+  return -1;
 }
 
 bool cOutputOss::Poll(void)