{
        struct hdsp *hdsp = (struct hdsp *)hw->private_data;    
        void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
+       int err;
 
        switch (cmd) {
        case SNDRV_HDSP_IOCTL_GET_PEAK_RMS: {
                struct hdsp_peak_rms __user *peak_rms = (struct hdsp_peak_rms __user *)arg;
 
+               err = hdsp_check_for_iobox(hdsp);
+               if (err < 0)
+                       return err;
+
+               err = hdsp_check_for_firmware(hdsp, 1);
+               if (err < 0)
+                       return err;
+
                if (!(hdsp->state & HDSP_FirmwareLoaded)) {
                        snd_printk(KERN_ERR "Hammerfall-DSP: firmware needs to be uploaded to the card.\n");
                        return -EINVAL;
                unsigned long flags;
                int i;
                
-               if (!(hdsp->state & HDSP_FirmwareLoaded)) {
-                       snd_printk(KERN_ERR "Hammerfall-DSP: Firmware needs to be uploaded to the card.\n");    
-                       return -EINVAL;
-               }
+               err = hdsp_check_for_iobox(hdsp);
+               if (err < 0)
+                       return err;
+
+               err = hdsp_check_for_firmware(hdsp, 1);
+               if (err < 0)
+                       return err;
+
                spin_lock_irqsave(&hdsp->lock, flags);
                info.pref_sync_ref = (unsigned char)hdsp_pref_sync_ref(hdsp);
                info.wordclock_sync_check = (unsigned char)hdsp_wc_sync_check(hdsp);