unsigned int pol_bits = 0;
        int i;
 
-       if (!chip->continuous && chip->stop_count == 0) {
-               /* An empty acquisition! */
-               s->async->events |= COMEDI_CB_EOA;
-               chip->active = 0;
-               return 1;
-       }
-
        chip->enabled_mask = 0;
        chip->active = 1;
        if (cmd->chanlist) {
        err |= cfc_check_trigger_arg_is(&cmd->convert_arg, 0);
        err |= cfc_check_trigger_arg_is(&cmd->scan_end_arg, cmd->chanlist_len);
 
-       switch (cmd->stop_src) {
-       case TRIG_COUNT:
-               /* any count allowed */
-               break;
-       case TRIG_NONE:
+       if (cmd->stop_src == TRIG_COUNT)
+               err |= cfc_check_trigger_arg_min(&cmd->stop_arg, 1);
+       else    /* TRIG_NONE */
                err |= cfc_check_trigger_arg_is(&cmd->stop_arg, 0);
-               break;
-       default:
-               break;
-       }
 
        if (err)
                return 3;