Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 15:30:42 -0400 (EDT) From: Spidey <spidey@libdns.qc.ca> To: "Donald J. Maddox" <dmaddox@conterra.com> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Problems (duh!) with sequencer Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990412153019.12465D-100000@freed.libdns.qc.ca> In-Reply-To: <37117090.26BA3D48@conterra.com>
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Yes, I tried it, and it sounds indeed as _bad_ as my sound card ... :) On Mon, 12 Apr 1999, Donald J. Maddox wrote: > Oh, I forgot to add that you _can_ use Timidity, in the ports, > to play MIDI, but you should be aware that it eats an enormous > amount of CPU, and the patch sets eat a nice chunk of disk too. > Still, it does a good job (sounds almost as good as a GUS or an > AWE). > > "Donald J. Maddox" wrote: > > > > The pcm device does not support MIDI in any way, shape, form, or > > fashion. If you want to use MIDI you will have to recompile your > > kernel to use the VoxWare driver, or write MIDI support for pcm. > > > > Sorry... > > > > Spidey wrote: > > > > > > Hi! > > > > > > I tried to install 'playmidi' to listen to some wonderful masterpieces of > > > mine.. :) What I had was: > > > > > > root@freed [12:09pm] spidey# playmidi beast.mid > > > Playmidi 2.3 Copyright (C) 1994-1996 Nathan I. Laredo > > > This is free software with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. > > > For details please see the file COPYING. > > > open /dev/sequencer: Device not configured > > > root@freed [12:09pm] spidey# > > > > > > This is sndstat... > > > > > > spidey@freed [12:04pm] spidey$ cat /dev/sndstat > > > FreeBSD Audio Driver (981002) Apr 11 1999 04:11:53 > > > Installed devices: > > > pcm1: <SoundBlaster 16 4.13> at 0x220 irq 9 dma 7:3 > > > sequencer1: <???> at 0x388 (not functional) > > > spidey@freed [12:04pm] spidey$ > > > > > > What does it mean 'not functional'? Wrong port? hum... This is my kernel > > > config: > > > > > > controller pnp0 > > > device pcm0 > > > > > > and my bootup config: > > > > > > pnp 2 0 os enable port0 0x220 irq0 9 drq0 3 drq1 7 port1 0x300 port2 0x388 > > > > > > also... > > > > > > spidey@freed [12:11pm] spidey$ ls -l `find /dev -type l` > > > lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 6 Mar 17 14:23 /dev/audio@ -> audio1 > > > lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 5 Mar 13 18:46 /dev/cdrom@ -> acd0c > > > lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 8 Apr 11 11:41 /dev/dmdsp0@ -> /dev/dsp > > > lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 9 Apr 11 11:41 /dev/dmmidi0@ -> /dev/midi > > > lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 4 Mar 17 14:22 /dev/dsp@ -> dsp1 > > > lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 5 Mar 17 14:22 /dev/dspW@ -> dspW1 > > > lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 4 Apr 11 12:06 /dev/dspdefault@ -> dsp1 > > > lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 12 Feb 24 15:05 /dev/log@ -> /var/run/log > > > lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 5 Apr 11 12:08 /dev/midi@ -> midi1 > > > lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 6 Mar 17 14:23 /dev/mixer@ -> mixer1 > > > lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 5 Feb 24 15:37 /dev/modem@ -> cuaa2 > > > lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 13 Feb 24 08:01 /dev/mouse@ -> /dev/sysmouse > > > lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 4 Mar 17 14:22 /dev/pss@ -> pss1 > > > lrwxrwxr-x 1 root wheel 6 Apr 11 03:44 /dev/rwcd0a@ -> racd0a > > > lrwxrwxr-x 1 root wheel 6 Apr 11 03:44 /dev/rwcd0c@ -> racd0c > > > lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 15 Feb 24 08:55 /dev/scgx@ -> /dev/rworm0.ctl > > > lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 10 Apr 11 12:08 /dev/sequencer@ -> sequencer1 > > > lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 10 Apr 11 11:51 /dev/vga@ -> /dev/ttyv0 > > > lrwxrwxr-x 1 root wheel 5 Apr 11 03:44 /dev/wcd0a@ -> acd0a > > > lrwxrwxr-x 1 root wheel 5 Apr 11 03:44 /dev/wcd0c@ -> acd0c > > > > > > As far as I remember, I only could play midi files through timidity, in > > > the ports... > > > > > > Anyone else wanna try? :) > > > > > > Si l'image donne l'illusion de savoir > > > C'est que l'adage pretend que pour croire, > > > L'important ne serait que de voir > > > > > > Lofofora > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > Si l'image donne l'illusion de savoir C'est que l'adage pretend que pour croire, L'important ne serait que de voir Lofofora To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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