diff --git a/Todo b/Todo
index 8b7ea29..83ce02f 100644
--- a/Todo
+++ b/Todo
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ missing:
     atmolight
     zoom/fit-zoom 4:3
     multistream handling
+    audio out with oss/oss4
+    HDMI/SPDIF Passthrough
 
 vdpau:
     1080i with temporal spatial too slow GT 520
diff --git a/audio.c b/audio.c
index 472499a..fdbb792 100644
--- a/audio.c
+++ b/audio.c
@@ -445,7 +445,9 @@ static void AudioInitThread(void)
     pthread_mutex_init(&AudioMutex, NULL);
     pthread_cond_init(&AudioStartCond, NULL);
     pthread_create(&AudioThread, NULL, AudioPlayHandlerThread, NULL);
+    pthread_setname_np(AudioThread, "softhddev audio");
     //pthread_detach(AudioThread);
+    // wait until thread has opened and is ready
     do {
 	pthread_yield();
     } while (!AlsaPCMHandle);
diff --git a/video.c b/video.c
index b7c80c2..f2f1b06 100644
--- a/video.c
+++ b/video.c
@@ -5709,6 +5709,7 @@ void VideoDisplayHandler(void)
 	pthread_mutex_init(&VideoLockMutex, NULL);
 	pthread_cond_init(&VideoWakeupCond, NULL);
 	pthread_create(&VideoThread, NULL, VideoDisplayHandlerThread, NULL);
+	pthread_setname_np(VideoThread, "softhddev video");
 	//pthread_detach(VideoThread);
     }
 }