snd ERROR (Please help)

[Marc Shapiro <mshapiro_42@yahoo.com>]

I am trying to edit and play WAV files on my IBM Thinkpad 390 laptop.

I am using snd to edit the files.

I have no problems editing and playing these files on my desktop box, 
but on the laptop snd will not play them.  I can load the files and do 
not seem to have any problems until I try to actually play them.  Then I 
get the following error message:

[09:59:16] data format 10 (little endin short (16 bits)) not available 
on /dev/dsp
  [audio.c[2162] oss_mus_audio_open_output]
[09:59:16] can't play
  (data format 10 (little endian short (16 bits)) not available on
/dev/dsp
  [audio.c[2162] oss_mus_audio_open_output])
  [snd-dac.c[1766] start_audio_output_1]

Does anyone know what this error really means and how I can avoid it?

NOTE: The file WILL play on the laptop from the command line using:

        play soundfilename

so I know that the laptop is configured for sound and the file is not 
completely messed up.

ALSO NOTE: The desktop box is running Sarge and the laptop is running Woody.

Marc Shapiro