--- alsasound-init-20070218	2007-03-10 12:21:38.000000000 +0100
+++ alsasound-init-20070218	2007-03-10 12:15:30.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ 
 #!/sbin/runscript
-# $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/media-sound/alsa-utils/files/alsasound-init-20070218,v 1.3 2007/02/18 14:00:58 flameeyes Exp $
+# $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/media-sound/alsa-utils/files/alsasound-init-20070218,v 1.1 2007/02/18 02:00:16 flameeyes Exp $
 #
 # Gentoo users: add this script to 'boot' run level.
 # ==================================================
@@ -186,11 +186,14 @@ 
 	done
 
 	push_opts=$(shopt -p nullglob); shopt -s nullglob
-	for ossfile in "${alsastatedir}"/oss/card?_pcm??; do
+
+	pushd "${alsastatedir}/oss" >/dev/null
+	for ossfile in card?_pcm??; do
 		# We use cat because I'm not sure if cp works properly on /proc
-		local procfile=${ossfile##${alsastatedir}/oss}
-		cat "${ossfile}" > /proc/asound/${procfile/_/\/}/oss
+		cat "${alsastatedir}/oss/${ossfile}" > /proc/asound/${ossfile/_/\/}/oss
 	done
+	popd > /dev/null
+
 	eval $push_opts
 
 	eend 0
@@ -230,12 +233,6 @@ 
 		fi
 	fi
 
-	if [[ ! -d /proc/asound ]]; then
-		eerror "ALSA failed to load."
-		eend 1
-		return 1
-	fi
-
 	[[ ${RESTORE_ON_START} == "yes" ]] && restore
 }