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From: Jaroslav Kysela <perex@jcu.cz>
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On Fri, 5 Mar 1999, Batman wrote:

> 
> Argh, so close.
> 
> It was a problem with sound.o.. Removing the module and corresponding
> lines from /etc/conf.modules fixed the problem.  I can now load and unload
> the module fine.  I had forgotten to include the applicable lines from
> /var/log/messages unfortunately.. Now, though, everything works -almost-
> perfectly.  The module goes in cleanly, /proc/asound/ossseq appears, and
> playmidi seems to find it when running it through external midi.  But,
> alas, there is no sound output.  All channels are unmuted and at full
> volume, all modules are loaded, and /proc/asound/ossseq (while running
> playmidi), reads:
> 
> OSS sequencer emulation version 0.1.1
> ALSA client number 128
> ALSA receiver port 0
> 
> Number of applications: 1
> 
> Application 0: 
>   port 1
>   seq mode synth
>   file mode write
>   max queue length 1024
>   write queue length 21
>   output threshold 512
>   current tick 502
>   next tick 487
>   system tick 486
>   next system tick 487
> 
> Number of synth devices: 0
> 
> Number of MIDI devices: 1
> 
> midi 0: 0: ES1370
>   client 64
>   port 0
>   capability read/write
>   opened write
> 
> ---------
> 
> Again, I hope I'm not just missing something obvious...

Yes, have you got connected some synthesizer to your MIDI port?
ES1370 doesn't contains a internal synthesizer and ALSA doesn't have
a soft synth yet..

							Jaroslav

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Jaroslav Kysela <perex@jcu.cz>
Academic Computer Centre, University of South Bohemia
Branisovska 31, C. Budejovice, CZ-370 05 Czech Republic


