diff -Naur freevo-1.5.4.orig/src/plugins/joy.py freevo-1.5.4/src/plugins/joy.py
--- freevo-1.5.4.orig/src/plugins/joy.py	2005-10-16 11:18:49.000000000 +0200
+++ freevo-1.5.4/src/plugins/joy.py	2006-07-28 19:43:05.000000000 +0200
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
 class PluginInterface(plugin.DaemonPlugin):
 
     def __init__(self):
-        self.plugin_name = 'JOY'
         self.device_name = ''
      
         if config.JOY_DEV == 0:
@@ -82,6 +81,7 @@
 
         # ok, joystick is working
         plugin.DaemonPlugin.__init__(self)
+        self.plugin_name = 'JOY'
         
         print 'using joystick', config.JOY_DEV
         
diff -Naur freevo-1.5.4.orig/src/plugins/mixer.py freevo-1.5.4/src/plugins/mixer.py
--- freevo-1.5.4.orig/src/plugins/mixer.py	2005-10-16 11:18:49.000000000 +0200
+++ freevo-1.5.4/src/plugins/mixer.py	2006-07-28 19:43:13.000000000 +0200
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@
     SOUND_MASK_LINE = 64
     
     def __init__(self):
-        self.plugin_name = 'MIXER'
         self.mixfd = None
         self.muted = 0
         
@@ -87,6 +86,7 @@
                 return
         # init here
         plugin.DaemonPlugin.__init__(self)
+        self.plugin_name = 'MIXER'
 
         if 0:
             self.mainVolume   = 0
diff -Naur freevo-1.5.4.orig/src/plugins/ossmixer.py freevo-1.5.4/src/plugins/ossmixer.py
--- freevo-1.5.4.orig/src/plugins/ossmixer.py	2005-10-16 11:18:49.000000000 +0200
+++ freevo-1.5.4/src/plugins/ossmixer.py	2006-07-28 19:43:23.000000000 +0200
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@
     SOUND_MASK_LINE = 64
     
     def __init__(self):
-        self.plugin_name = 'MIXER'
         self.mixfd = None
         self.muted = 0
         
@@ -90,6 +89,7 @@
 
         # init here
         plugin.DaemonPlugin.__init__(self)
+        self.plugin_name = 'MIXER'
 
         if 0:
             self.mainVolume   = 0