diff -u -r sidplay-2.0.9-org/configure.ac sidplay-2.0.9-mod/configure.ac
--- sidplay-2.0.9-org/configure.ac	2004-05-05 23:13:58.000000000 +0300
+++ sidplay-2.0.9-mod/configure.ac	2005-07-12 15:23:45.000000000 +0300
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 soundcard.h sys/audio.h sun/audioio.h sun/dbriio.h sys/audioio.h  \
 audio.h dmedia/audio.h)
 
+AC_ARG_WITH(alsa,[  --with-alsa             Use ALSA library for sound],[WANT_ALSA=$withval],[WANT_ALSA=no])
+
 AH_TOP(
 [/* Define supported audio driver */
 #undef HAVE_HARDSID
@@ -60,9 +62,17 @@
         AC_MSG_RESULT(irix)
         AC_CHECK_LIB(audio, main, [AUDIO_LDADD=-laudio AC_SUBST(AUDIO_LDADD)])
         ;;
-    *linux*) AC_DEFINE(HAVE_OSS)
-        audiodrv_libadd="./audio/oss/liboss.a"
-        AC_MSG_RESULT(oss)
+    *linux*)
+        if test "$WANT_ALSA" = "yes" ; then
+	  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_ALSA)
+	  audiodrv_libadd="./audio/alsa/libalsa.a"
+	  AC_MSG_RESULT(alsa)
+	  AC_CHECK_LIB(asound, main, [AUDIO_LDFLAGS=-lasound AC_SUBST(AUDIO_LDFLAGS)])
+	else
+	  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_OSS)
+          audiodrv_libadd="./audio/oss/liboss.a"
+          AC_MSG_RESULT(oss)
+	fi
         ;;
     *netbsd*) AC_DEFINE(HAVE_OSS)
         audiodrv_libadd="./audio/oss/liboss.a"
diff -u -r sidplay-2.0.9-org/src/audio/alsa/audiodrv.cpp sidplay-2.0.9-mod/src/audio/alsa/audiodrv.cpp
--- sidplay-2.0.9-org/src/audio/alsa/audiodrv.cpp	2002-03-04 21:07:48.000000000 +0200
+++ sidplay-2.0.9-mod/src/audio/alsa/audiodrv.cpp	2005-07-12 15:23:58.000000000 +0300
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 // Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) specific audio driver interface.
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 /***************************************************************************
+ *  2005-07-12:  Heikki Orsila <heikki.orsila@iki.fi>
+ *  Fixed use of obsolete parts of ALSA API
+ *
  *  $Log: audiodrv.cpp,v $
  *  Revision 1.7  2002/03/04 19:07:48  s_a_white
  *  Fix C++ use of nothrow.
@@ -31,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "audiodrv.h"
 #ifdef   HAVE_ALSA
 
+#include <iostream>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #ifdef HAVE_EXCEPTIONS
 #   include <new>
@@ -57,18 +61,15 @@
 void *Audio_ALSA::open (AudioConfig &cfg, const char *)
 {
     AudioConfig tmpCfg;
-    int mask, wantedFormat, format;
-    int rtn;
-    int card = -1, dev = 0;
-   
-    if (_audioHandle != NULL)
-    {
+    snd_pcm_uframes_t buffer_frames;
+    snd_pcm_hw_params_t *hw_params;
+
+    if (_audioHandle != NULL) {
         _errorString = "ERROR: Device already in use";
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    if ((rtn = snd_pcm_open_preferred (&_audioHandle, &card, &dev, SND_PCM_OPEN_PLAYBACK)))
-    {
+    if (snd_pcm_open (&_audioHandle, "default", SND_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK, 0)) {
         _errorString = "ERROR: Could not open audio device.";
         goto open_error;
     }
@@ -77,68 +78,69 @@
     // May later be replaced with driver defaults.
     tmpCfg = cfg;
 
-    snd_pcm_channel_params_t pp;
-    snd_pcm_channel_setup_t setup;
- 
-    snd_pcm_channel_info_t pi;
-   
-    memset (&pi, 0, sizeof (pi));
-    pi.channel = SND_PCM_CHANNEL_PLAYBACK;
-    if ((rtn = snd_pcm_plugin_info (_audioHandle, &pi)))
-    {
-        _errorString = "ALSA: snd_pcm_plugin_info failed.";
-        goto open_error;
+    if (snd_pcm_hw_params_malloc(&hw_params)) {
+        _errorString = "ERROR: could not malloc hwparams.";
+	goto open_error;
     }
-			
-    memset(&pp, 0, sizeof (pp));
-	
-    pp.mode = SND_PCM_MODE_BLOCK;
-    pp.channel = SND_PCM_CHANNEL_PLAYBACK;
-    pp.start_mode = SND_PCM_START_FULL;
-    pp.stop_mode = SND_PCM_STOP_STOP;
-				     
-    pp.buf.block.frag_size = pi.max_fragment_size;
-
-    pp.buf.block.frags_max = 1;
-    pp.buf.block.frags_min = 1;
-   
-    pp.format.interleave = 1;
-    pp.format.rate = tmpCfg.frequency;
-    pp.format.voices = tmpCfg.channels;
-   
-    // Set sample precision and type of encoding.
-    if ( tmpCfg.precision == 8 )
-    {
-        tmpCfg.encoding = AUDIO_UNSIGNED_PCM;
-        pp.format.format = SND_PCM_SFMT_U8;
+
+    if (snd_pcm_hw_params_any (_audioHandle, hw_params)) {
+        _errorString = "ERROR: could not initialize hw params";
+         goto open_error;
     }
-    if ( tmpCfg.precision == 16 )
-    {
-        tmpCfg.encoding = AUDIO_SIGNED_PCM;
-        pp.format.format = SND_PCM_SFMT_S16_LE;
+      
+    if (snd_pcm_hw_params_set_access (_audioHandle, hw_params, SND_PCM_ACCESS_RW_INTERLEAVED)) {
+      _errorString = "ERROR: could not set access type";
+      goto open_error;
     }
 
-    if ((rtn = snd_pcm_plugin_params (_audioHandle, &pp)) < 0)
-    {
-        _errorString = "ALSA: snd_pcm_plugin_params failed.";
-        goto open_error;
+    snd_pcm_format_t alsamode;
+    switch (tmpCfg.precision) {
+    case 8:
+      tmpCfg.encoding = AUDIO_UNSIGNED_PCM;
+      alsamode = SND_PCM_FORMAT_U8;
+      break;
+    case 16:
+      tmpCfg.encoding = AUDIO_SIGNED_PCM;
+      alsamode = SND_PCM_FORMAT_S16;
+      break;
+    default:
+      _errorString = "ERROR: set desired number of bits for audio device.";
+      goto open_error;
     }
-   
-    if ((rtn = snd_pcm_plugin_prepare (_audioHandle, SND_PCM_CHANNEL_PLAYBACK)) < 0)
-    {
-        _errorString = "ALSA: snd_pcm_plugin_prepare failed.";
-        goto open_error;
+
+    if (snd_pcm_hw_params_set_format (_audioHandle, hw_params, alsamode)) {
+      _errorString = "ERROR: could not set sample format";
+      goto open_error;
     }
-   
-    memset (&setup, 0, sizeof (setup));
-    setup.channel = SND_PCM_CHANNEL_PLAYBACK;
-    if ((rtn = snd_pcm_plugin_setup (_audioHandle, &setup)) < 0)
-    {
-        _errorString = "ALSA: snd_pcm_plugin_setup failed.";
-        goto open_error;
+
+    if (snd_pcm_hw_params_set_channels (_audioHandle, hw_params, tmpCfg.channels)) {
+      _errorString = "ERROR: could not set channel count";
+      goto open_error;
     }
 
-    tmpCfg.bufSize = setup.buf.block.frag_size;
+    unsigned int rate = tmpCfg.frequency;
+    if (snd_pcm_hw_params_set_rate_near (_audioHandle, hw_params, &rate, 0)) {
+      _errorString = "ERROR: could not set sample rate";
+      goto open_error;
+    }
+
+    _alsa_to_frames_divisor = tmpCfg.channels * tmpCfg.precision / 8;
+    buffer_frames = 4096;
+    snd_pcm_hw_params_set_period_size_near(_audioHandle, hw_params, &buffer_frames, 0);
+
+    if (snd_pcm_hw_params (_audioHandle, hw_params)) {
+      _errorString = "ERROR: could not set hw parameters";
+      goto open_error;
+    }
+      
+    snd_pcm_hw_params_free (hw_params);
+      
+    if (snd_pcm_prepare (_audioHandle)) {
+      _errorString = "ERROR: could not prepare audio interface for use";
+      goto open_error;
+    }
+
+    tmpCfg.bufSize = buffer_frames * _alsa_to_frames_divisor;
 #ifdef HAVE_EXCEPTIONS
     _sampleBuffer = new(std::nothrow) int_least8_t[tmpCfg.bufSize];
 #else
@@ -158,13 +160,11 @@
     return _sampleBuffer;
 
 open_error:
+    std::cerr << "ALSA open error: " << _errorString << std::endl;
     if (_audioHandle != NULL)
-    {
         close ();
-    }
-
     perror ("ALSA");
-return NULL;
+    return NULL;
 }
 
 // Close an opened audio device, free any allocated buffers and
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
     if (_audioHandle != NULL )
     {
         snd_pcm_close(_audioHandle);
-        delete [] _sampleBuffer;
+        delete [] ((int_least8_t *) _sampleBuffer);
         outOfOrder ();
     }
 }
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    snd_pcm_plugin_write (_audioHandle, _sampleBuffer, _settings.bufSize);
+    snd_pcm_writei (_audioHandle, _sampleBuffer, _settings.bufSize / _alsa_to_frames_divisor);
     return (void *) _sampleBuffer;
 }
 
diff -u -r sidplay-2.0.9-org/src/audio/alsa/audiodrv.h sidplay-2.0.9-mod/src/audio/alsa/audiodrv.h
--- sidplay-2.0.9-org/src/audio/alsa/audiodrv.h	2002-01-10 21:04:00.000000000 +0200
+++ sidplay-2.0.9-mod/src/audio/alsa/audiodrv.h	2005-07-12 15:24:03.000000000 +0300
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
-#include <sys/ioctl.h>
-#include <sys/asoundlib.h>
+#include <alsa/asoundlib.h>
 #include "../AudioBase.h"
 
 
@@ -44,6 +43,7 @@
 {	
 private:  // ------------------------------------------------------- private
     snd_pcm_t * _audioHandle;
+    int _alsa_to_frames_divisor;
 
     void outOfOrder ();