diff -Nur xmms-1.2.10.orig/Output/alsa/audio.c xmms-1.2.10/Output/alsa/audio.c
--- xmms-1.2.10.orig/Output/alsa/audio.c	2004-01-28 01:09:39 +0200
+++ xmms-1.2.10/Output/alsa/audio.c	2005-11-18 17:26:56 +0200
@@ -183,17 +183,35 @@
 
 void alsa_pause(short p)
 {
+	int err;
+	
 	debug("alsa_pause");
-	if (p)
-		paused = TRUE;
-
-	if (alsa_can_pause)
-		snd_pcm_pause(alsa_pcm, p);
-	else if (p)
-		snd_pcm_drop(alsa_pcm);
-
-	if (!p)
-		paused = FALSE;
+	if (alsa_can_pause) {
+		if (p) {
+			paused = TRUE;
+			debug("alsa can pause, paused");
+		} else {
+			paused = FALSE;
+			debug("alsa can pause, continued");
+		}
+		if ((err = snd_pcm_pause(alsa_pcm, p)) < 0)
+			debug("snd_pcm_pause error: %s\n",
+				snd_strerror(err));
+	} else {
+		if (p) {
+			paused = TRUE;
+			debug("alsa can't pause, dropped");
+			if ((err = snd_pcm_drop(alsa_pcm)) < 0)
+				debug("snd_pcm_drop error: %s\n",
+					snd_strerror(err));
+		} else {
+			paused = FALSE;
+			debug("alsa can't pause, prepared");
+			if ((err = snd_pcm_prepare(alsa_pcm)) < 0)
+				debug("snd_pcm_prepare error: %s\n",
+					snd_strerror(err));
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 void alsa_close(void)