--- oss.c.orig	Mon Jul 26 01:00:48 2004
+++ oss.c	Mon Jul 26 01:04:45 2004
@@ -796,12 +796,13 @@
         play = MIN (left, bytes);
         written = write (s->fd, (void *) ((uint32_t) s->buf + s->rpos), play);
 
-        if (-1 == written) {
+        if (written < 0) {
             if (EAGAIN == errno || EINTR == errno) {
                 return;
             }
             else {
-                ERRFail ("write audio");
+	        fprintf (stderr, "write failed, errno=%d\n", errno);
+		return;
             }
         }
 
@@ -895,6 +896,9 @@
             elapsed += s->leftover;
         }
     }
+
+    if (elapsed < 1024)
+        return 0;
 
     if (elapsed > free) {
         lwarn ("audio can not keep up elapsed %d free %d\n", elapsed, free);