Index: soundserver/artsd.cc
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RCS file: /home/kde/kdelibs/arts/soundserver/artsd.cc,v
retrieving revision 1.19
diff -b -u -p -r1.19 artsd.cc
--- soundserver/artsd.cc	2000/08/11 03:19:54	1.19
+++ soundserver/artsd.cc	2000/08/26 19:19:50
@@ -166,6 +166,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if(cfgFragmentSize)  AudioSubSystem::the()->fragmentSize(cfgFragmentSize);
 	if(cfgFullDuplex)	 AudioSubSystem::the()->fullDuplex(cfgFullDuplex);
 
+	if(!AudioSubSystem::the()->check())
+	{
+		cerr << "Can't open sound device -> exit" << endl;
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
 	/* start sound server implementation */
 	SimpleSoundServer server;
 	AudioManager audioManager;
Index: flow/audiosubsys.cc
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RCS file: /home/kde/kdelibs/arts/flow/audiosubsys.cc,v
retrieving revision 1.20
diff -b -u -p -r1.20 audiosubsys.cc
--- flow/audiosubsys.cc	2000/07/15 22:49:21	1.20
+++ flow/audiosubsys.cc	2000/08/26 19:19:52
@@ -175,6 +175,15 @@ bool AudioSubSystem::fullDuplex()
 }
 
 
+bool AudioSubSystem::check()
+{
+	if(open() < 0)
+		return false;
+
+	close();
+	return true;
+}
+
 int AudioSubSystem::open()
 {
 #ifdef HAVE_SYS_SOUNDCARD_H
Index: flow/audiosubsys.h
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RCS file: /home/kde/kdelibs/arts/flow/audiosubsys.h,v
retrieving revision 1.9
diff -b -u -p -r1.9 audiosubsys.h
--- flow/audiosubsys.h	2000/07/12 11:59:46	1.9
+++ flow/audiosubsys.h	2000/08/26 19:19:52
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ public:
 	void fullDuplex(bool newFullDuplex);
 	bool fullDuplex();
 
+	bool check();
+
 	int open();
 	const char *error();