diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 98737b23e1..752eefde28 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2005-08-08  Ronald S. Bultje  <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>
+
+	* ext/alsa/gstalsasink.c: (set_hwparams):
+	  Assign debug category, add negotiation debug msgs.
+
 2005-08-07  Ronald S. Bultje  <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>
 
 	* ext/gnomevfs/gstgnomevfssrc.c: (gst_gnomevfssrc_start):
diff --git a/ext/alsa/gstalsasink.c b/ext/alsa/gstalsasink.c
index 137823dcb3..aaf8c72ece 100644
--- a/ext/alsa/gstalsasink.c
+++ b/ext/alsa/gstalsasink.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include <alsa/asoundlib.h>
 
-
+#include "gstalsa.h"
 #include "gstalsasink.h"
 
 /* elementfactory information */
@@ -241,6 +241,8 @@ set_hwparams (GstAlsaSink * alsa)
 
   snd_pcm_hw_params_alloca (&params);
 
+  GST_DEBUG ("Negotiating to %d channels @ %d Hz", alsa->channels, alsa->rate);
+
   /* choose all parameters */
   CHECK (snd_pcm_hw_params_any (alsa->handle, params), no_config);
   /* set the interleaved read/write format */