diff -durN -x '*~' openal.orig/linux/src/arch/alsa/alsa.c openal/linux/src/arch/alsa/alsa.c
--- openal.orig/linux/src/arch/alsa/alsa.c	2003-06-20 19:23:06.000000000 +0000
+++ openal/linux/src/arch/alsa/alsa.c	2004-12-29 10:56:25.000000000 +0000
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@
 	struct alsa_info *ai = handle;
 	snd_pcm_hw_params_t *setup;
 	snd_pcm_t *phandle = 0;
+	snd_pcm_uframes_t ufr;
 	int err, dir;
 
 	if( (ai == NULL) || (ai->handle == NULL) )
@@ -215,8 +216,9 @@
 	err = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_channels(phandle, setup, ai->channels);
 	if(err < 0)
 	{
-		err = snd_pcm_hw_params_get_channels(setup);
-		if(err!= (int) (ai->channels)) {
+		unsigned int val;
+		err = snd_pcm_hw_params_get_channels(setup,&val);
+		if(err || val != (int) (ai->channels)) {
 			_alDebug(ALD_MAXIMUS, __FILE__, __LINE__,
 				 "set_write_alsa: could not set channels: %s",snd_strerror(err));
 
@@ -226,7 +228,7 @@
 
 
 	/* sampling rate */
-	err = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_rate_near(phandle, setup, ai->speed, NULL);
+	err = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_rate_near(phandle, setup, &ai->speed, NULL);
 	if(err < 0)
 	{
 		_alDebug(ALD_MAXIMUS, __FILE__, __LINE__,
@@ -253,11 +255,13 @@
 		return AL_FALSE;
         }
 
+	err=snd_pcm_hw_params_get_buffer_size(setup,&ufr);
         _alDebug(ALD_MAXIMUS, __FILE__, __LINE__,
-         "set_write_alsa (info): Buffersize = %i (%i)",snd_pcm_hw_params_get_buffer_size(setup), *bufsiz);
+         "set_write_alsa (info): Buffersize = %i (%i)",ufr, *bufsiz);
 
+	err=snd_pcm_hw_params_get_period_size(setup,&ufr,&dir);
         _alDebug(ALD_MAXIMUS, __FILE__, __LINE__,
-         "set_write_alsa (info): Periodsize = %i",snd_pcm_hw_params_get_period_size(setup, &dir));
+         "set_write_alsa (info): Periodsize = %i",ufr);
 
 	err = snd_pcm_hw_params(phandle, setup);
 	if(err < 0)