if (!codec->patch_ops.build_pcms)
                        return 0;
                err = codec->patch_ops.build_pcms(codec);
-               if (err < 0)
-                       return err;
+               if (err < 0) {
+                       printk(KERN_ERR "hda_codec: cannot build PCMs"
+                              "for #%d (error %d)\n", codec->addr, err); 
+                       err = snd_hda_codec_reset(codec);
+                       if (err < 0) {
+                               printk(KERN_ERR
+                                      "hda_codec: cannot revert codec\n");
+                               return err;
+                       }
+               }
        }
        for (pcm = 0; pcm < codec->num_pcms; pcm++) {
                struct hda_pcm *cpcm = &codec->pcm_info[pcm];
                if (!cpcm->pcm) {
                        dev = get_empty_pcm_device(codec->bus, cpcm->pcm_type);
                        if (dev < 0)
-                               return 0;
+                               continue; /* no fatal error */
                        cpcm->device = dev;
                        err = snd_hda_attach_pcm(codec, cpcm);
-                       if (err < 0)
-                               return err;
+                       if (err < 0) {
+                               printk(KERN_ERR "hda_codec: cannot attach "
+                                      "PCM stream %d for codec #%d\n",
+                                      dev, codec->addr);
+                               continue; /* no fatal error */
+                       }
                }
        }
        return 0;