--- audio_esd.c.orig	Mon May 22 13:45:14 2000
+++ audio_esd.c	Wed Sep 19 19:34:07 2001
@@ -75,7 +75,21 @@
   else if (ai->rate > esd_rate)
     return -1;
 
-  ai->fn = esd_play_stream_fallback(format, ai->rate, param.esdserver, "mpg123");
+  ai->fn = esd_play_stream_fallback(format, ai->rate, NULL, "mpg123");
+  
+  if (ai->fn < 0) {
+   ai->rate = 44100;
+   ai->fn = esd_play_stream_fallback(format, ai->rate, NULL, "mpg123");
+   
+       if (ai->fn < 0) {
+ 	  format = ESD_BITS8 | ESD_STREAM | ESD_PLAY;
+ 	  format |= ESD_MONO;
+ 	  ai->rate = 22050;
+ 	  ai->format = AUDIO_FORMAT_UNSIGNED_8;
+ 	  ai->channels = 1;
+ 	  ai->fn = esd_play_stream_fallback(format, ai->rate, NULL, "mpg123");
+       }
+   }
   return (ai->fn);
 }