--- fhandler_dsp_old.cc	2003-11-26 03:15:07.001000000 +0100
+++ fhandler_dsp.cc	2004-03-12 10:11:50.830185600 +0100
@@ -591,6 +591,24 @@
       }
       break;
 
+      CASE (SNDCTL_DSP_CHANNELS)
+      {
+	int nChannels = *intptr;
+
+	s_audio->close ();
+	if (s_audio->open (audiofreq_, audiobits_, nChannels) == true)
+	  {
+	    audiochannels_ = nChannels;
+	    return 0;
+	  }
+	else
+	  {
+	    s_audio->open (audiofreq_, audiobits_, audiochannels_);
+	    return -1;
+	  }
+      }
+      break;
+
       CASE (SNDCTL_DSP_GETOSPACE)
       {
 	audio_buf_info *p = (audio_buf_info *) ptr;