--- release/unix/unix.cpp.orig	2003-03-02 03:33:54.000000000 +0100
+++ release/unix/unix.cpp	2003-03-02 03:35:10.000000000 +0100
@@ -1463,7 +1463,11 @@
 	perror ("ioctl SNDCTL_DSP_SETTRIGGER");
 #endif
 
+#ifdef MSB_FIRST
+    J = AFMT_S16_BE;
+#else
     J = AFMT_S16_LE;
+#endif
 //    J = AFMT_U8;
     if (ioctl (so.sound_fd, SNDCTL_DSP_SETFMT, &J) < 0)
     {
@@ -1471,7 +1475,11 @@
 	return (FALSE);
     }
 
+#ifdef MSB_FIRST
+    if (J != AFMT_S16_BE)
+#else
     if (J != AFMT_S16_LE)
+#endif
     {
 	so.sixteen_bit = FALSE;
 	J = AFMT_U8;