diff --git a/package/blindcoder/libsdl/configure-artsc-fix.patch b/package/blindcoder/libsdl/configure-artsc-fix.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca0fd4585
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/blindcoder/libsdl/configure-artsc-fix.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+--- SDL-1.2.6/configure	2003-08-30 21:13:23.000000000 +0200
++++ SDL-1.2.6-rock/configure	2004-02-23 18:47:28.000000000 +0100
+@@ -3595,6 +3595,7 @@
+         else
+             ARTSC_CFLAGS=`$ARTSCCONFIG --cflags`
+             ARTSC_LIBS=`$ARTSCCONFIG --libs`
++	    ARTSC_PREFIX=`$ARTSCCONFIG --arts-prefix`
+             echo $ac_n "checking for aRts development environment""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+ echo "configure:3600: checking for aRts development environment" >&5
+             audio_arts=no
+@@ -3633,7 +3634,7 @@
+   enable_arts_shared=yes
+ fi
+ 
+-                arts_lib_spec=`echo $ARTSC_LIBS | sed 's/.*-L\([^ ]*\).*/\1\/libartsc.so.*/'`
++                arts_lib_spec="$ARTSC_PREFIX/lib/libartsc.so.*"
+                 arts_lib=`ls $arts_lib_spec | head -1 | sed 's/.*\/\(.*\)/\1/'`
+                 echo "-- $arts_lib_spec -> $arts_lib"
+                 if test x$enable_dlopen != xyes && \
diff --git a/package/blindcoder/libsdl/libsdl.conf b/package/blindcoder/libsdl/libsdl.conf
index da446475b..175e27f24 100644
--- a/package/blindcoder/libsdl/libsdl.conf
+++ b/package/blindcoder/libsdl/libsdl.conf
@@ -20,9 +20,5 @@
 # 
 # --- ROCK-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
 
-# libartsc.so.0 is required in /usr/lib. Couldn't get it to run otherwise (except LD_PRELOAD)
-# It's only needed for runtime, that's why postmake
-postmake='if [ ! -e /usr/lib/libartsc.so.0 ]
-then ln -s /$ROCKCFG_PKG_KDE31_CORE_PREFIX/lib/libartsc.so.0 /usr/lib/libartsc.so.0; fi'
 extraconfopt="--enable-video-directfb=no"
 
diff --git a/package/blindcoder/libsdl/noreg-opt-fix.patch b/package/blindcoder/libsdl/noreg-opt-fix.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..81f1b7025
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/blindcoder/libsdl/noreg-opt-fix.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+gcc 3.3 is a bit too smart here, It optimizes these variables away. However
+movd to a mmx register only works from reg or mem.
+	-jsaw
+
+--- SDL-1.2.6/src/video/SDL_RLEaccel.c	2003-08-30 21:13:06.000000000 +0200
++++ SDL-1.2.6-rock/src/video/SDL_RLEaccel.c	2004-02-23 18:11:50.000000000 +0100
+@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
+     do {							\
+ 	Uint32 *srcp = (Uint32 *)(from);			\
+ 	Uint32 *dstp = (Uint32 *)(to);				\
+-        int i = 0x00FF00FF;					\
++        volatile int i = 0x00FF00FF;				\
+         movd_m2r(*(&i), mm3);					\
+         punpckldq_r2r(mm3, mm3);				\
+         i = 0xFF000000;						\
+@@ -213,10 +213,11 @@
+ 
+ #define ALPHA_BLIT16_565MMX(to, from, length, bpp, alpha)	\
+     do {						\
+-        int i, n = 0;					\
++        volatile int i;					\
++	int n = 0;					\
+ 	Uint16 *srcp = (Uint16 *)(from);		\
+ 	Uint16 *dstp = (Uint16 *)(to);			\
+-        Uint32 ALPHA = 0xF800;				\
++        volatile Uint32 ALPHA = 0xF800;			\
+ 	movd_m2r(*(&ALPHA), mm1);			\
+         punpcklwd_r2r(mm1, mm1);			\
+         punpcklwd_r2r(mm1, mm1);			\
+@@ -229,7 +230,7 @@
+         punpcklwd_r2r(mm7, mm7);			\
+         punpcklwd_r2r(mm7, mm7);			\
+ 	alpha &= ~(1+2+4);				\
+-        i = (Uint32)alpha | (Uint32)alpha << 16;	\
++        *(&i) = (Uint32)alpha | (Uint32)alpha << 16;	\
+         movd_m2r(*(&i), mm0);				\
+         punpckldq_r2r(mm0, mm0);			\
+         ALPHA = alpha >> 3;				\
+@@ -303,10 +304,11 @@
+ 
+ #define ALPHA_BLIT16_555MMX(to, from, length, bpp, alpha)	\
+     do {						\
+-        int i, n = 0;					\
++        volatile int i;					\
++	int n = 0;					\
+ 	Uint16 *srcp = (Uint16 *)(from);		\
+ 	Uint16 *dstp = (Uint16 *)(to);			\
+-        Uint32 ALPHA = 0x7C00;				\
++        volatile Uint32 ALPHA = 0x7C00;			\
+ 	movd_m2r(*(&ALPHA), mm1);			\
+         punpcklwd_r2r(mm1, mm1);			\
+         punpcklwd_r2r(mm1, mm1);			\
+@@ -319,10 +321,10 @@
+         punpcklwd_r2r(mm7, mm7);			\
+         punpcklwd_r2r(mm7, mm7);			\
+ 	alpha &= ~(1+2+4);				\
+-        i = (Uint32)alpha | (Uint32)alpha << 16;	\
++        *(&i) = (Uint32)alpha | (Uint32)alpha << 16;	\
+         movd_m2r(*(&i), mm0);				\
+         punpckldq_r2r(mm0, mm0);			\
+-        i = ((int)(length) & 3);				\
++        i = ((int)(length) & 3);			\
+         ALPHA = alpha >> 3;				\
+ 	for(; i > 0; --i) {				\
+ 	    Uint32 s = *srcp++;				\
+@@ -524,7 +526,7 @@
+     do {								\
+ 	Uint32 *srcp = (Uint32 *)(from);				\
+ 	Uint32 *dstp = (Uint32 *)(to);					\
+-        int i = 0x00fefefe;						\
++        volatile int i = 0x00fefefe;					\
+         movd_m2r(*(&i), mm4);						\
+         punpckldq_r2r(mm4, mm4);					\
+         i = 0x00010101;							\