diff --git a/alsa_driver.c b/alsa_driver.c
index 2ffb6bb..0ea3a2f 100644
--- a/alsa_driver.c
+++ b/alsa_driver.c
@@ -453,6 +453,8 @@ alsa_driver_set_parameters (alsa_driver_t *driver, nframes_t frames_per_cycle, n
 	switch (driver->sample_format) {
 	case SND_PCM_FORMAT_S32_LE:
 	case SND_PCM_FORMAT_S16_LE:
+	case SND_PCM_FORMAT_S32_BE:
+	case SND_PCM_FORMAT_S16_BE:
 		break;
 
 	default:
diff --git a/client.c b/client.c
index 030ffc3..3a3f82c 100644
--- a/client.c
+++ b/client.c
@@ -1817,7 +1817,11 @@ jack_get_mhz (void)
 			exit(1);
 		}
 
+#ifdef __powerpc__
+		ret = sscanf(buf, "clock\t: %dMHz", &mhz);
+#else
 		ret = sscanf(buf, "cpu MHz         : %d", &mhz);
+#endif /* __powerpc__ */
 
 		if (ret == 1)
 		{
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 87358c9..d735192 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ AC_INIT(client.c)
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(.)
 
 JACK_MAJOR_VERSION=0
-JACK_MINOR_VERSION=27
-JACK_MICRO_VERSION=3
+JACK_MINOR_VERSION=28
+JACK_MICRO_VERSION=0
 
 BETA=
 
diff --git a/jack/cycles.h b/jack/cycles.h
index 5def959..d0868b8 100644
--- a/jack/cycles.h
+++ b/jack/cycles.h
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ static inline cycles_t get_cycles (void)
 
 #else  /* !i386 */
 
-#ifdef __ppc__
+#ifdef __powerpc__
+#define CPU_FTR_601			0x00000100
 
 typedef unsigned long cycles_t;