diff --git a/darkice/trunk/ChangeLog b/darkice/trunk/ChangeLog
index bb2312b..cc9f7da 100644
--- a/darkice/trunk/ChangeLog
+++ b/darkice/trunk/ChangeLog
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ DarkIce next version:
     o bugfix: MultiThreadedConnector::sinkThread() was private, now public
     o added fileAddDate configuration option
       thanks to Nicu Pavel <npavel@ituner.com>
+    o added support for big endian OSS devices (like Linux PowerPC)
 
 20-10-2002: DarkIce 0.12 released
 
diff --git a/darkice/trunk/src/OssDspSource.cpp b/darkice/trunk/src/OssDspSource.cpp
index 31be6d3..23f3a80 100644
--- a/darkice/trunk/src/OssDspSource.cpp
+++ b/darkice/trunk/src/OssDspSource.cpp
@@ -108,6 +108,16 @@ static const char fileid[] = "$Id$";
 
 /* =============================================================  module code */
 
+/*------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *  Tell if source id big endian
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+bool
+OssDspSource :: isBigEndian ( void ) const                  throw ()
+{
+    return AFMT_S16_NE == AFMT_S16_BE;
+}
+
+
 /*------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  *  Initialize the object
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -154,7 +164,7 @@ OssDspSource :: open ( void )                       throw ( Exception )
             break;
 
         case 16:
-            format = AFMT_S16_LE;
+            format = AFMT_S16_NE;
             break;
             
         default:
@@ -285,6 +295,9 @@ OssDspSource :: close ( void )                  throw ( Exception )
   $Source$
 
   $Log$
+  Revision 1.12  2002/12/20 10:40:40  darkeye
+  added support for big endian OSS devices (like Linux PowerPC)
+
   Revision 1.11  2002/05/28 12:35:41  darkeye
   code cleanup: compiles under gcc-c++ 3.1, using -pedantic option
 
diff --git a/darkice/trunk/src/OssDspSource.h b/darkice/trunk/src/OssDspSource.h
index 281ce56..b85f59f 100644
--- a/darkice/trunk/src/OssDspSource.h
+++ b/darkice/trunk/src/OssDspSource.h
@@ -176,13 +176,10 @@ class OssDspSource : public AudioSource, public virtual Reporter
         /**
          *  Tell if the data from this source comes in big or little endian.
          *
-         *  @return false
+         *  @return true if the source is big endian, false otherwise
          */
-        virtual inline bool
-        isBigEndian ( void ) const           throw ()
-        {
-            return false;
-        }
+        virtual bool
+        isBigEndian ( void ) const           throw ();
 
         /**
          *  Open the OssDspSource.
@@ -262,6 +259,9 @@ class OssDspSource : public AudioSource, public virtual Reporter
   $Source$
 
   $Log$
+  Revision 1.6  2002/12/20 10:40:40  darkeye
+  added support for big endian OSS devices (like Linux PowerPC)
+
   Revision 1.5  2001/09/18 14:57:19  darkeye
   finalized Solaris port