Index: uspace/app/wavplay/dplay.c
===================================================================
--- uspace/app/wavplay/dplay.c	(revision 1b34360f5f571e1fd83499fdb1cc94d881f2548d)
+++ uspace/app/wavplay/dplay.c	(revision 60b1076ce46cb140455957a65586ffe497e4dd13)
@@ -151,5 +151,6 @@
 	    device_event_callback, pb);
 	if (ret != EOK) {
-		printf("Failed to register event callback.\n");
+		printf("Failed to register event callback: %s.\n",
+		    str_error(ret));
 		return;
 	}
@@ -285,5 +286,6 @@
 			    pb->f.sample_format);
 			if (ret != EOK) {
-				printf("Failed to start playback\n");
+				printf("Failed to start playback: %s\n",
+				    str_error(ret));
 				return;
 			}
@@ -291,5 +293,6 @@
 			ret = audio_pcm_get_buffer_pos(pb->device, &pos);
 			if (ret != EOK) {
-				printf("Failed to update position indicator\n");
+				printf("Failed to update position indicator "
+				   "%s\n", str_error(ret));
 			}
 		}
@@ -308,5 +311,6 @@
 		const int ret = audio_pcm_get_buffer_pos(pb->device, &pos);
 		if (ret != EOK) {
-			printf("Failed to update position indicator\n");
+			printf("Failed to update position indicator %s\n",
+			    str_error(ret));
 		}
 		getuptime(&time);
@@ -350,5 +354,5 @@
 	ret = audio_pcm_get_info_str(session, &info);
 	if (ret != EOK) {
-		printf("Failed to get PCM info.\n");
+		printf("Failed to get PCM info: %s.\n", str_error(ret));
 		goto close_session;
 	}
Index: uspace/app/wavplay/main.c
===================================================================
--- uspace/app/wavplay/main.c	(revision 1b34360f5f571e1fd83499fdb1cc94d881f2548d)
+++ uspace/app/wavplay/main.c	(revision 60b1076ce46cb140455957a65586ffe497e4dd13)
@@ -79,8 +79,12 @@
 	    &format.sampling_rate, &format.sample_format, &error);
 	if (ret != EOK) {
-		printf("Error parsing wav header: %s.\n", error);
+		printf("Error parsing `%s' wav header: %s.\n", filename, error);
 		fclose(source);
 		return EINVAL;
 	}
+
+	printf("File `%s' format: %u channel(s), %uHz, %s.\n", filename,
+	    format.channels, format.sampling_rate,
+	    pcm_sample_format_str(format.sample_format));
 
 	/* Allocate buffer and create new context */
@@ -136,8 +140,11 @@
 	    &format.sampling_rate, &format.sample_format, &error);
 	if (ret != EOK) {
-		printf("Error parsing wav header: %s.\n", error);
+		printf("Error parsing `%s' wav header: %s.\n", filename, error);
 		fclose(source);
 		return EINVAL;
 	}
+	printf("File `%s' format: %u channel(s), %uHz, %s.\n", filename,
+	    format.channels, format.sampling_rate,
+	    pcm_sample_format_str(format.sample_format));
 
 	/* Connect new playback context */