diff --git a/audio.c b/audio.c
index a27bc39..f66971d 100644
--- a/audio.c
+++ b/audio.c
@@ -921,11 +921,22 @@ int audio_get (int a)
 	        /* Error */
 	        // TODO: Needs more study and testing. 
 
-		// TODO: print n.  should snd_strerror use n or errno?
-		// Audio input device error: Unknown error
+		// Only expected error conditions:
+		//    -EBADFD	PCM is not in the right state (SND_PCM_STATE_PREPARED or SND_PCM_STATE_RUNNING)
+		//    -EPIPE	an overrun occurred
+		//    -ESTRPIPE	a suspend event occurred (stream is suspended and waiting for an application recovery)
+
+		// Data overrun is displayed as "broken pipe" which seems a little misleading.
+		// Add our own message which says something about CPU being too slow.
 
 	        text_color_set(DW_COLOR_ERROR);
-	        dw_printf ("Audio input device %d error: %s\n", a, snd_strerror(n));
+	        dw_printf ("Audio input device %d error code %d: %s\n", a, n, snd_strerror(n));
+
+	        if (n == (-EPIPE)) {
+	          dw_printf ("This is most likely caused by the CPU being too slow to keep up with the audio stream.\n");
+	          dw_printf ("Use the \"top\" command, in another command window, to look at CPU usage.\n");
+	          dw_printf ("This might be a temporary condition so we will attempt to recover a few times before giving up.\n");
+	        }
 
 	        audio_stats (a, 
 			save_audio_config_p->adev[a].num_channels, 
diff --git a/kiss_frame.c b/kiss_frame.c
index d2dcdb3..44d01e8 100644
--- a/kiss_frame.c
+++ b/kiss_frame.c
@@ -708,6 +708,9 @@ void kiss_process_msg (unsigned char *kiss_msg, int kiss_len, int debug, int cli
 	    dw_printf ("\n");
 	    dw_printf ("It looks like you are trying to use the \"XKISS\" protocol which is not supported.\n");
 	    dw_printf ("Change your application settings to use standard \"KISS\" rather than some other variant.\n");
+	    dw_printf ("If you are using Winlink Express, configure like this:\n");
+	    dw_printf ("    Packet TNC Type:  KISS\n");
+	    dw_printf ("    Packet TNC Model:  NORMAL      -- Using ACKMODE will cause this error.\n");
 	    dw_printf ("\n");
 	  }
 	  break;
diff --git a/multi_modem.c b/multi_modem.c
index 2d50f90..5d96c79 100644
--- a/multi_modem.c
+++ b/multi_modem.c
@@ -314,11 +314,22 @@ void multi_modem_process_sample (int chan, int audio_sample)
 	dc_average[chan] = dc_average[chan] * 0.999f + (float)audio_sample * 0.001f;
 
 
-// TODO: temp debug, remove this.
+// Issue 128.  Someone ran into this.
 
-	assert (save_audio_config_p->achan[chan].num_subchan > 0 && save_audio_config_p->achan[chan].num_subchan <= MAX_SUBCHANS);
-	assert (save_audio_config_p->achan[chan].num_slicers > 0 && save_audio_config_p->achan[chan].num_slicers <= MAX_SLICERS);
+	//assert (save_audio_config_p->achan[chan].num_subchan > 0 && save_audio_config_p->achan[chan].num_subchan <= MAX_SUBCHANS);
+	//assert (save_audio_config_p->achan[chan].num_slicers > 0 && save_audio_config_p->achan[chan].num_slicers <= MAX_SLICERS);
 
+	if (save_audio_config_p->achan[chan].num_subchan <= 0 || save_audio_config_p->achan[chan].num_subchan > MAX_SUBCHANS ||
+	    save_audio_config_p->achan[chan].num_slicers <= 0 || save_audio_config_p->achan[chan].num_slicers > MAX_SLICERS) {
+
+	  text_color_set(DW_COLOR_ERROR);
+	  dw_printf ("ERROR!  Something is seriously wrong in %s %s.\n", __FILE__, __func__);
+	  dw_printf ("chan = %d, num_subchan = %d [max %d], num_slicers = %d [max %d]\n", chan,
+									save_audio_config_p->achan[chan].num_subchan, MAX_SUBCHANS,
+									save_audio_config_p->achan[chan].num_slicers, MAX_SLICERS);
+	  dw_printf ("Please report this message and include a copy of your configuration file.\n");
+	  exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
 
 	/* Formerly one loop. */
 	/* 1.2: We can feed one demodulator but end up with multiple outputs. */