--- uae/src/sd-uss/sound.c	2018/04/24 16:42:46	1.1.1.2
+++ uae/src/sd-uss/sound.c	2018/04/24 16:44:04	1.1.1.3
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #endif
 
 int sound_fd;
-static int have_sound;
+static int have_sound = 0;
 static unsigned long formats;
 
 uae_u16 sndbuffer[44100];
@@ -48,21 +48,31 @@ void close_sound (void)
 	close (sound_fd);
 }
 
+/* Try to determine whether sound is available.  This is only for GUI purposes.  */
 int setup_sound (void)
 {
     sound_fd = open ("/dev/dsp", O_WRONLY);
-    have_sound = !(sound_fd < 0);
-    if (! have_sound)
+
+    sound_available = 0;
+
+    if (sound_fd < 0) {
+	perror ("Can't open /dev/dsp");
+	if (errno == EBUSY) {
+	    /* We can hope, can't we ;) */
+	    sound_available = 1;
+	    return 1;
+	}
 	return 0;
+    }
 
     if (ioctl (sound_fd, SNDCTL_DSP_GETFMTS, &formats) == -1) {
-	fprintf (stderr, "ioctl failed - can't use sound.\n");
-	close(sound_fd);
-	have_sound = 0;
+	perror ("ioctl failed - can't use sound");
+	close (sound_fd);
 	return 0;
     }
 
     sound_available = 1;
+    close (sound_fd);
     return 1;
 }
 
@@ -72,6 +82,21 @@ int init_sound (void)
     int rate;
     int dspbits;
 
+    sound_fd = open ("/dev/dsp", O_WRONLY);
+    have_sound = !(sound_fd < 0);
+    if (! have_sound) {
+	perror ("Can't open /dev/dsp");
+	if (errno != EBUSY)
+	    sound_available = 0;
+	return 0;
+    }
+    if (ioctl (sound_fd, SNDCTL_DSP_GETFMTS, &formats) == -1) {
+	perror ("ioctl failed - can't use sound");
+	close (sound_fd);
+	have_sound = 0;
+	return 0;
+    }
+
     if (currprefs.sound_maxbsiz < 128 || currprefs.sound_maxbsiz > 16384) {
 	fprintf (stderr, "Sound buffer size %d out of range.\n", currprefs.sound_maxbsiz);
 	currprefs.sound_maxbsiz = 8192;