--- StepMania-3.9-src/src/arch/Sound/ALSA9Helpers.cpp.ori	2005-12-29 17:14:29.172002500 +0100
+++ StepMania-3.9-src/src/arch/Sound/ALSA9Helpers.cpp	2005-12-29 17:49:07.609896750 +0100
@@ -257,10 +257,10 @@
 		CHECKPOINT;
 		dsnd_pcm_close(pcm);
 		CHECKPOINT;
-		RageException::ThrowNonfatal( "SetHWParams failed" );
+//		RageException::ThrowNonfatal( "SetHWParams failed" );
 	}
-
-	SetSWParams();
+	else
+		SetSWParams();
 }
 
 Alsa9Buf::~Alsa9Buf()