--- ./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;
 	}