diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index abf7658..7f6d92e 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -560,3 +560,16 @@ jackd/Makefile
 jackd/jackd.1
 libjack/Makefile
 )
+
+dnl
+dnl Output summary message
+dnl
+
+echo
+echo $PACKAGE $VERSION :
+echo
+echo \| Build with OSS support................................ : $HAVE_OSS
+echo \| Build with ALSA support............................... : $HAVE_ALSA
+echo \| Build with PortAudio support.......................... : $HAVE_PA
+echo
+
diff --git a/drivers/alsa/alsa_driver.c b/drivers/alsa/alsa_driver.c
index e63ee50..1b79383 100644
--- a/drivers/alsa/alsa_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/alsa/alsa_driver.c
@@ -2372,71 +2372,9 @@ driver_initialize (jack_client_t *client, const JSList * params)
 	int user_capture_nchnls = 0;
 	int user_playback_nchnls = 0;
 	int shorts_first = FALSE;
-	char *envvar;
 	const JSList * node;
 	const jack_driver_param_t * param;
 
-	/* before we do anything else, see if there are environment variables
-	   for each parameter.
-	*/
-	
-	if ((envvar = getenv ("JACK_ALSA_DEVICE")) != NULL) {
-		playback_pcm_name = envvar;
-		capture_pcm_name = envvar;
-	}
-
-	if ((envvar = getenv ("JACK_ALSA_HWMON")) != NULL) {
-		hw_monitoring = TRUE;
-	}
-
-	if ((envvar = getenv ("JACK_ALSA_SOFTMODE")) != NULL) {
-		soft_mode = TRUE;
-	}
-	
-	if ((envvar = getenv ("JACK_ALSA_PERIOD_FRAMES")) != NULL) {
-		frames_per_interrupt = atoi (envvar);
-	}
-
-	if ((envvar = getenv ("JACK_ALSA_PERIODS")) != NULL) {
-		user_nperiods = atoi (envvar);
-	}
-
-	if ((envvar = getenv ("JACK_ALSA_SRATE")) != NULL) {
-		srate = atoi (envvar);
-	}
-
-	if ((envvar = getenv ("JACK_ALSA_DITHER")) != NULL) {
-		if (dither_opt (*envvar, &dither)) {
-			return NULL;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if ((envvar = getenv ("JACK_ALSA_CAPTURE")) != NULL) {
-		capture = atoi (envvar);
-	}
-
-	if ((envvar = getenv ("JACK_ALSA_PLAYBACK")) != NULL) {
-		playback = atoi (envvar);
-	}
-		
-	if ((envvar = getenv ("JACK_ALSA_CAPTURE_NCHANNELS")) != NULL) {
-		monitor = atoi (envvar);
-	}
-
-	if ((envvar = getenv ("JACK_ALSA_PLAYBACK_NCHANNELS")) != NULL) {
-		monitor = atoi (envvar);
-	}
-
-	if ((envvar = getenv ("JACK_ALSA_MONITOR")) != NULL) {
-		monitor = atoi (envvar);
-	}
-
-	if ((envvar = getenv ("JACK_ALSA_SHORTS_FIRST")) != NULL) {
-		shorts_first = TRUE;
-	}
-
-
-		
 	for (node = params; node; node = jack_slist_next (node)) {
   	        param = (const jack_driver_param_t *) node->data;
 
@@ -2513,7 +2451,6 @@ driver_initialize (jack_client_t *client, const JSList * params)
 			break;
 
 		}
-
 	}
 			
 	/* duplex is the default */
diff --git a/jackd/jackd.c b/jackd/jackd.c
index bf2af50..cbe92a0 100644
--- a/jackd/jackd.c
+++ b/jackd/jackd.c
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ jack_drivers_get_descriptor (JSList * drivers, const char * sofile)
 		dlsym (dlhandle, "driver_get_descriptor");
 
 	if ((dlerr = dlerror ()) != NULL) {
-		printf("%s\n", dlerr);
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", dlerr);
 		dlclose (dlhandle);
 		free (filename);
 		return NULL;