Index: apps/codecs/wav_enc.c
===================================================================
--- apps/codecs/wav_enc.c	(revision 14972)
+++ apps/codecs/wav_enc.c	(working copy)
@@ -144,8 +144,10 @@
     struct riff_header hdr;
     uint32_t data_size;
 
+    /* always _try_ to write the file header, even on error
     if (!is_file_data_ok(data))
         return false;
+    */
 
     if (ci->lseek(data->rec_file, 0, SEEK_SET) != 0 ||
         ci->read(data->rec_file, &hdr, sizeof (hdr)) != sizeof (hdr))
@@ -387,7 +389,7 @@
 
     /* reset parameters to initial state */
     ci->enc_set_parameters(NULL);
- 
+
     /* main application waits for this flag during encoder removing */
     ci->enc_codec_loaded = 0;
 
Index: firmware/common/file.c
===================================================================
--- firmware/common/file.c	(revision 14972)
+++ firmware/common/file.c	(working copy)
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  *                     \/            \/     \/    \/            \/
  * $Id$
  *
- * Copyright (C) 2002 by Björn Stenberg
+ * Copyright (C) 2002 by Bj�rn Stenberg
  *
  * All files in this archive are subject to the GNU General Public License.
  * See the file COPYING in the source tree root for full license agreement.
@@ -278,14 +278,22 @@
         if ( file->dirty ) {
             rc = flush_cache(fd);
             if (rc < 0)
+            {
+                /* when failing, try to close the file anyway */
+                fat_closewrite(&(file->fatfile), file->size, file->attr);
                 return rc * 10 - 3;
+            }
         }
 
         /* truncate? */
         if (file->trunc) {
             rc = ftruncate(fd, file->size);
             if (rc < 0)
+            {
+                /* when failing, try to close the file anyway */
+                fat_closewrite(&(file->fatfile), file->size, file->attr);
                 return rc * 10 - 4;
+            }
         }
 
         /* tie up all loose ends */
Index: firmware/pcm_record.c
===================================================================
--- firmware/pcm_record.c	(revision 14972)
+++ firmware/pcm_record.c	(working copy)
@@ -918,7 +918,10 @@
         INC_ENC_INDEX(enc_rd_index);
 
         if (errors != 0)
+        {
+            pcmrec_end_file();
             break;
+        }
 
         if (flush_num == PCMREC_FLUSH_MINI &&
                 ++chunks_flushed >= MINI_CHUNKS)
Index: firmware/drivers/fat.c
===================================================================
--- firmware/drivers/fat.c	(revision 14972)
+++ firmware/drivers/fat.c	(working copy)
@@ -2084,6 +2084,8 @@
         numsec++;
         if ( numsec > (long)fat_bpb->bpb_secperclus || !cluster ) {
             long oldcluster = cluster;
+            long oldsector = sector;
+            long oldnumsec = numsec;
             if (write)
                 cluster = next_write_cluster(file, cluster, &sector);
             else {
@@ -2099,7 +2101,9 @@
                 if ( write ) {
                     /* remember last cluster, in case 
                        we want to append to the file */
+                    sector = oldsector;
                     cluster = oldcluster;
+                    numsec = oldnumsec;
                     clusternum--;
                     i = -1; /* Error code */
                     break;