diff --git a/pcsx2/Linux/ConfigDlg.cpp b/pcsx2/Linux/ConfigDlg.cpp
index 234678f895..d11fdb7d8c 100644
--- a/pcsx2/Linux/ConfigDlg.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/Linux/ConfigDlg.cpp
@@ -515,30 +515,22 @@ void FindPlugins()
 		sprintf(plugin, "%s%s", Config.PluginsDir, ent->d_name);
 
 		if (strstr(plugin, ".so") == NULL) continue;
-		Handle = dlopen(plugin, RTLD_NOW);
+		Handle = SysLoadLibrary(plugin);
 		if (Handle == NULL)
 		{
-			Console::Error("Can't open %s: %s\n", params ent->d_name, dlerror());
+			Console::Error("Can't open %s: %s\n", params ent->d_name, SysLibError());
 			continue;
 		}
+		
+		PS2EgetLibType = (_PS2EgetLibType) SysLoadSym(Handle, "PS2EgetLibType");
+		PS2EgetLibName = (_PS2EgetLibName) SysLoadSym(Handle, "PS2EgetLibName");
+		PS2EgetLibVersion2 = (_PS2EgetLibVersion2) SysLoadSym(Handle, "PS2EgetLibVersion2");
 
-		PS2EgetLibType = (_PS2EgetLibType) dlsym(Handle, "PS2EgetLibType");
-		PS2EgetLibName = (_PS2EgetLibName) dlsym(Handle, "PS2EgetLibName");
-		PS2EgetLibVersion2 = (_PS2EgetLibVersion2) dlsym(Handle, "PS2EgetLibVersion2");
-
-		if (PS2EgetLibType == NULL)
+		if ((PS2EgetLibType == NULL) || (PS2EgetLibName == NULL) || (PS2EgetLibVersion2 == NULL))
 		{
-			Console::Error("PS2EgetLibType==NULL for %s", params ent->d_name);
-			continue;
-		}
-		if (PS2EgetLibName == NULL)
-		{
-			Console::Error("PS2EgetLibName==NULL for %s", params ent->d_name);
-			continue;
-		}
-		if (PS2EgetLibVersion2 == NULL)
-		{
-			Console::Error("PS2EgetLibVersion2==NULL for %s", params ent->d_name);
+			if (PS2EgetLibType == NULL) Console::Error("PS2EgetLibType==NULL for %s", params ent->d_name);
+			if (PS2EgetLibName == NULL) Console::Error("PS2EgetLibName==NULL for %s", params ent->d_name);
+			if (PS2EgetLibVersion2 == NULL) Console::Error("PS2EgetLibVersion2==NULL for %s", params ent->d_name);
 			continue;
 		}
 
diff --git a/pcsx2/Linux/LnxMain.cpp b/pcsx2/Linux/LnxMain.cpp
index 57b5d912f9..e69e01325e 100644
--- a/pcsx2/Linux/LnxMain.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/Linux/LnxMain.cpp
@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 #endif
 
 	// make gtk thread safe if using MTGS
-	/*if (CHECK_MULTIGS)
-	{*/
+	if (CHECK_MULTIGS)
+	{
 		g_thread_init(NULL);
 		gdk_threads_init();
-	/*}*/
+	}
 
 	if (UseGui)
 	{
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ void pcsx2_exit()
 			sprintf(plugin, "%s%s", Config.PluginsDir, ent->d_name);
 
 			if (strstr(plugin, ".so") == NULL) continue;
-			Handle = dlopen(plugin, RTLD_NOW);
+			Handle = SysLoadLibrary(plugin);
 			if (Handle == NULL) continue;
 		}
 	}
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ void pcsx2_exit()
 
 void SignalExit(int sig)
 {
-	ClosePlugins( true );
+	ClosePlugins(true);
 	pcsx2_exit();
 }
 
diff --git a/pcsx2/bin b/pcsx2/bin
deleted file mode 100644
index c8c1c5ac3e..0000000000
--- a/pcsx2/bin
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-link ../bin
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pcsx2/bin b/pcsx2/bin
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..19f285ac7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pcsx2/bin
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../bin
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/FWnull/FW.c b/plugins/FWnull/FW.c
index 800d1575f8..5d94cae073 100644
--- a/plugins/FWnull/FW.c
+++ b/plugins/FWnull/FW.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ s32 CALLBACK FWopen(void *pDsp) {
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #else
-    Display* dsp = *(Display**)pDsp;
+    //Display* dsp = *(Display**)pDsp;
 #endif
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/plugins/FWnull/Linux/conf.c b/plugins/FWnull/Linux/conf.c
index 2d3aa71204..fe50bbd14a 100644
--- a/plugins/FWnull/Linux/conf.c
+++ b/plugins/FWnull/Linux/conf.c
@@ -93,8 +93,6 @@ void CFGabout() {
 GtkWidget *Conf;
 
 void OnConf_Ok(GtkButton *button, gpointer user_data) {
-	gchar *str;
-
 	SaveConfig();
 
 	gtk_widget_destroy(Conf);
diff --git a/plugins/spu2-x/src/Makefile.am b/plugins/spu2-x/src/Makefile.am
index 6cd38fb00a..38f4dfa30a 100644
--- a/plugins/spu2-x/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/plugins/spu2-x/src/Makefile.am
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ INCLUDES = -I@srcdir@/common  -I@srcdir@/3rdparty -I@srcdir@/Linux
 libSPU2X_a_CXXFLAGS = $(shell pkg-config --cflags gtk+-2.0)
 libSPU2X_a_CFLAGS = $(shell pkg-config --cflags gtk+-2.0)
 
+if X86_64
+libSPU2X_a_CXXFLAGS += -fPIC
+libSPU2X_a_CFLAGS += -fPIC
+endif
+
 # Create a shared object by faking an exe (thanks to ODE makefiles)
 traplibdir=$(prefix)
 
@@ -17,16 +22,16 @@ EXEEXT=$(preext)@so_ext@
 
 traplib_PROGRAMS=libSPU2X
 libSPU2X_SOURCES=
-libSPU2X_DEPENDENCIES = libSPU2X.a
+libSPU2X_DEPENDENCIES = libSPU2X.a 3rdparty/SoundTouch/libSoundTouch.a
 libSPU2X_LDFLAGS= @SHARED_LDFLAGS@
 libSPU2X_LDFLAGS+=-Wl,-soname,@SPU2X_SONAME@
 libSPU2X_LDADD=$(llibSPU2X_a_OBJECTS) 3rdparty/SoundTouch/libSoundTouch.a
 
-libSPU2X_a_SOURCES = ADSR.cpp DllInterface.cpp  Mixer.cpp RegTable.cpp  SaveStateSPU.cpp  \
+libSPU2X_a_SOURCES = ADSR.cpp DllInterface.cpp  Mixer.cpp RegTable.cpp  SaveStateSPU.cpp ConvertUTF.cpp \
 Spu2.cpp Timestretcher.cpp  utf8.cpp Debug.cpp  Decoder.cpp  \
 Dma.cpp Lowpass.cpp RegLog.cpp  Reverb.cpp SndOut.cpp Spu2replay.cpp  Wavedump_wav.cpp ReadInput.cpp
 
-libSPU2X_a_SOURCES += BaseTypes.h  Debug.h  Dma.h  Lowpass.h  RegTable.h  SndOut.h \
+libSPU2X_a_SOURCES += BaseTypes.h  Debug.h  Dma.h  Lowpass.h  RegTable.h  SndOut.h ConvertUTF.h \
 Spu2.h  Spu2replay.h  defs.h  regs.h  spdif.h  utf8.h
 libSPU2X_a_SOURCES += Linux/Config.h Linux/Config.cpp Linux/Linux.h Linux/Alsa.cpp Linux/Alsa.h Linux/Dialogs.cpp Linux/Dialogs.h
 
diff --git a/plugins/spu2-x/src/RegLog.cpp b/plugins/spu2-x/src/RegLog.cpp
index b15790c47e..24902dbf06 100644
--- a/plugins/spu2-x/src/RegLog.cpp
+++ b/plugins/spu2-x/src/RegLog.cpp
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ void SPU2writeLog( const char* action, u32 rmem, u16 value )
 				break;
 			case SPDIF_PROTECT:
 				if(Spdif.Protection != value) ConLog(" * SPU2: SPDIF Copy set to %04x\n",value);
-				RegLog(2,"SPDIF_COPY",rmem,-1,value);
+				RegLog(2,"SPDIF_PROTECT",rmem,-1,value);
 				break;
 		}
 		UpdateSpdifMode();