Re: newbie trying to get midi working

Last Saturday 27 November 2004 04:33, airplays55@xxxxxxxxx was like:
> I downloaded and bootup off the Demudi LiveCD 1.1.1,
> and all worked fine except that I don't think my midi
> ports were recognized.
>
> What troubleshooting steps can I perform to test if I
> have midi ports setup, and if not recognized, what is
> the first thing I should do to get them recognized?
>
> I have 2 midi-via-joystick soundcards (eSS1868,
> ALS100) and a midiman USB soundcard.

run
# aadebug
as root - post the output here if you need more help.

http://demudi.alioth.debian.org/wiki/DocumentsFAQ#Permissions
might also help

I added this line to /etc/alsa/modutils/1.0
options snd-intel8x0 mpu_port=0x330 index=0
obviously replace the soundcard definition with your own.

Be warned the DeMuDi-liveCD may have additional peculiarities.

cheers

tim hall
http://glastonburymusic.org.uk