--- i810_audio.c-0.12	Sat Dec  8 10:24:24 2001
+++ i810_audio.c	Sat Dec  8 11:14:16 2001
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
 #define INT_MASK (INT_SEC|INT_PRI|INT_MC|INT_PO|INT_PI|INT_MO|INT_NI|INT_GPI)
 
 
-#define DRIVER_VERSION "0.12"
+#define DRIVER_VERSION "0.12a"
 
 /* magic numbers to protect our data structures */
 #define I810_CARD_MAGIC		0x5072696E /* "Prin" */
@@ -690,25 +690,30 @@
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&card->lock, flags);
 }
 
-static inline void __start_adc(struct i810_state *state)
+static inline int __start_adc(struct i810_state *state)
 {
+	int ret = 0;
 	struct dmabuf *dmabuf = &state->dmabuf;
 
 	if (dmabuf->count < dmabuf->dmasize && dmabuf->ready && !dmabuf->enable &&
 	    (dmabuf->trigger & PCM_ENABLE_INPUT)) {
+		ret = 1;
 		dmabuf->enable |= ADC_RUNNING;
 		outb((1<<4) | (1<<2) | 1, state->card->iobase + PI_CR);
 	}
+	return ret;
 }
 
-static void start_adc(struct i810_state *state)
+static int start_adc(struct i810_state *state)
 {
+	int ret;
 	struct i810_card *card = state->card;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&card->lock, flags);
-	__start_adc(state);
+	ret = __start_adc(state);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&card->lock, flags);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /* stop playback (lock held) */
@@ -736,24 +741,29 @@
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&card->lock, flags);
 }	
 
-static inline void __start_dac(struct i810_state *state)
+static inline int __start_dac(struct i810_state *state)
 {
+	int ret = 0;
 	struct dmabuf *dmabuf = &state->dmabuf;
 
 	if (dmabuf->count > 0 && dmabuf->ready && !dmabuf->enable &&
 	    (dmabuf->trigger & PCM_ENABLE_OUTPUT)) {
+		ret = 1;
 		dmabuf->enable |= DAC_RUNNING;
 		outb((1<<4) | (1<<2) | 1, state->card->iobase + PO_CR);
 	}
+	return ret;
 }
-static void start_dac(struct i810_state *state)
+static int start_dac(struct i810_state *state)
 {
+	int ret;
 	struct i810_card *card = state->card;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&card->lock, flags);
-	__start_dac(state);
+	ret = __start_dac(state);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&card->lock, flags);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 #define DMABUF_DEFAULTORDER (16-PAGE_SHIFT)
@@ -936,7 +946,7 @@
 static void __i810_update_lvi(struct i810_state *state, int rec)
 {
 	struct dmabuf *dmabuf = &state->dmabuf;
-	int x, port;
+	int x, port, ok;
 	
 	port = state->card->iobase;
 	if(rec)
@@ -955,11 +965,12 @@
 	if (!dmabuf->enable && dmabuf->trigger) {
 		outb((inb(port+OFF_CIV)+1)&31, port+OFF_LVI);
 		if(rec) {
-			__start_adc(state);
+			ok = __start_adc(state);
 		} else {
-			__start_dac(state);
+			ok = __start_dac(state);
 		}
-		while( !(inb(port + OFF_CR) & ((1<<4) | (1<<2))) ) ;
+		
+		if (ok) while( !(inb(port + OFF_CR) & ((1<<4) | (1<<2))) ) ;
 	}
 
 	/* swptr - 1 is the tail of our transfer */