diff -Naur MPlayer-1.0pre2.orig/input/input.c MPlayer-1.0pre2/input/input.c
--- MPlayer-1.0pre2.orig/input/input.c	2003-10-15 01:21:30.000000000 +0200
+++ MPlayer-1.0pre2/input/input.c	2003-10-24 17:04:53.000000000 +0200
@@ -1065,8 +1065,6 @@
 	  continue;
 	mp_msg(MSGT_INPUT,MSGL_ERR,"Select error: %s\n",strerror(errno));
       }
-      if(!got_cmd)
-	return NULL;
     }
     break;
   }