diff -ur esound-0.2.37.orig/esd.conf esound-0.2.37/esd.conf
--- esound-0.2.37.orig/esd.conf	2007-01-02 01:56:06 +0200
+++ esound-0.2.37/esd.conf	2007-05-03 01:24:00 +0300
@@ -3,8 +3,34 @@
 # right.  If you want your login session to be using a sound daemon,
 # you should start it from the session controller, not some random
 # app inside.
-auto_spawn=0
-spawn_options=-terminate -nobeeps -as 2
+
+## set auto_spawn to 0 to disable esd
+auto_spawn=1
+
+## Time to wait trying to connect to an autospawned ESD, in milliseconds.
 spawn_wait_ms=100
+
+## do not play startup beeps 
+spawn_options=-nobeeps 
+ 
+## terminate esd daemone after last client exits 
+spawn_options=-terminate 
+ 
+## free audio device after 5 secs of inactivity 
+spawn_options=-as 5 
+ 
+## use unix domain sockets instead of tcp/ip 
+spawn_options=-unix 
+ 
+## use tcp/ip sockets instead of unix domain, may cause  
+## crackling sound when using on localhost. 
+#spawn_options=-tcp 
+ 
+## make tcp/ip access public (other than localhost) on port 5001 (only for tcp/ip) 
+#spawn_options=-public -port 5001 
+ 
+## disable authentication when starting daemon 
+#spawn_options=-promiscuous 
+
 # default options are used in spawned and non-spawned mode
 default_options=