diff -Naur orig/src/io/file.cpp patched/src/io/file.cpp
--- orig/src/io/file.cpp	2014-02-15 22:14:10.000000000 -0500
+++ patched/src/io/file.cpp	2014-03-27 01:48:27.000000000 -0400
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "io/gfx/video.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <zlib.h>
 
@@ -43,6 +44,16 @@
  * @param write Whether or not the file can be written to
  */
 File::File (const char* name, bool write) {
+#ifdef HOMEDIR
+	if(write) {
+		char *writepath = createString(getenv("HOME"), "/.openjazz/");
+		bool ok = open(writepath, name, write);
+		delete [] writepath;
+		if(ok) return;
+		log("Could not open file for writing in $HOME", name);
+		throw E_FILE;
+	}
+#endif
 
 	Path* path;
 
@@ -55,7 +66,7 @@
 
 	}
 
-	log("Could not open file", name);
+	log("Could not find file in path", name);
 
 	throw E_FILE;
 
@@ -69,9 +80,7 @@
 
 	fclose(file);
 
-#ifdef VERBOSE
 	log("Closed file", filePath);
-#endif
 
 	delete[] filePath;
 
@@ -117,13 +126,13 @@
 
 	if (file) {
 
-#ifdef VERBOSE
 		log("Opened file", filePath);
-#endif
 
 		return true;
 
-	}
+	} else {
+	log("Could not open file", filePath);
+	}
 
 	delete[] filePath;
 
diff -Naur orig/src/io/sound.cpp patched/src/io/sound.cpp
--- orig/src/io/sound.cpp	2013-11-23 11:54:26.000000000 -0500
+++ patched/src/io/sound.cpp	2014-03-27 01:47:03.000000000 -0400
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
  */
 
 
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include "file.h"
 #include "sound.h"
 
@@ -203,7 +205,15 @@
 
 	} catch (int e) {
 
-		return;
+		char *upperName = strdup(fileName);
+		for(char *ch = upperName; *ch; ++ch)
+			*ch = toupper(*ch);
+		try {
+			file = new File(upperName, false);
+			free(upperName);
+		} catch(int e) {
+			return;
+		}
 
 	}
 
diff -Naur orig/src/main.cpp patched/src/main.cpp
--- orig/src/main.cpp	2014-02-16 10:59:02.000000000 -0500
+++ patched/src/main.cpp	2014-03-27 01:51:17.000000000 -0400
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@
 #include "setup.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 #if defined(CAANOO) || defined(WIZ) || defined(GP2X)
@@ -174,7 +176,9 @@
 	#ifdef WIN32
 	firstPath = new Path(firstPath, createString(getenv("HOME"), "\\"));
 	#else
-	firstPath = new Path(firstPath, createString(getenv("HOME"), "/."));
+	char *homeSubDir = createString(getenv("HOME"), "/.openjazz/");
+	mkdir(homeSubDir, 0700); /* ignore errors */
+	firstPath = new Path(firstPath, homeSubDir);
 	#endif
 #endif
 
diff -Naur orig/src/menu/mainmenu.cpp patched/src/menu/mainmenu.cpp
--- orig/src/menu/mainmenu.cpp	2013-07-20 11:46:16.000000000 -0400
+++ patched/src/menu/mainmenu.cpp	2014-03-27 01:47:03.000000000 -0400
@@ -58,7 +58,11 @@
 
 	} catch (int e) {
 
-		throw e;
+		try {
+			file = new File("/usr/share/openjazz/" LOGO_FILE, false);
+		} catch(int e) {
+			throw e;
+		}
 
 	}