[fritsch]

Perhaps something like this might work:

Code:

diff --git a/xbmc/cores/AudioEngine/Engines/SoftAE/SoftAE.cpp b/xbmc/cores/AudioEngine/Engines/SoftAE/SoftAE.cpp
index 2403bd1..81b372f 100644
--- a/xbmc/cores/AudioEngine/Engines/SoftAE/SoftAE.cpp
+++ b/xbmc/cores/AudioEngine/Engines/SoftAE/SoftAE.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
#include "Interfaces/AESink.h"
#include "Utils/AEUtil.h"
#include "Encoders/AEEncoderFFmpeg.h"
+#include <unistd.h>

using namespace std;

@@ -74,7 +75,14 @@ CSoftAE::CSoftAE():
   m_outputStageFn      (NULL        ),
   m_streamStageFn      (NULL        )
{
+  unsigned int c_retry = 5;
   CAESinkFactory::EnumerateEx(m_sinkInfoList);
+  while(m_sinkInfoList.size() == 0 && c_retry > 0)
+  {
+    CLog::Log(LOGNOTICE, "No Devices found - retry: %d", c_retry);
+    CAESinkFactory::EnumerateEx(m_sinkInfoList);
+    usleep(2000000);
+    c_retry--;
+  }
   for (AESinkInfoList::iterator itt = m_sinkInfoList.begin(); itt != m_sinkInfoList.end(); ++itt)
   {
     CLog::Log(LOGNOTICE, "Enumerated %s devices:", itt->m_sinkName.c_str());