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Date:      Thu, 21 Sep 2000 18:27:57 -0700
From:      Ben Speirs <igiveup@ix.netcom.com>
Cc:        multimedia <multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Can't open MIDI device
Message-ID:  <39CAB59C.3683A258@ix.netcom.com>
References:  <39C2EFAB.48D57D2B@ix.netcom.com> <39C30923.73F3878B@cs.strath.ac.uk>

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Roger Hardiman wrote:
> 
> Ben
> 
> > Can't open MIDI device '/dev/sequencer', errno 6 (Device not configured)
> 
> > Is this typical for all sound cards?
> > I remember reading about development of the
> > "newmidi" several months back.  Is it still going or did it die?
> 
> There is no 'midi' or 'sequencer' support in FreeBSD 4.x
> yet for any sound card in the newpcm driver so you
> will get this with all sound cards.
> 
> As for newmidi, the code is already in -current undergoing
> testing.
> I've not tried it myself so I've no idea how good it is
> but I'm sure it will be merged in to the 4.x-stable branch
> at some point in the future.
> 
> Roger

In the interim is it possible to use timidity++ as a device?  If so, how
do I set it up to take data intended for /dev/sequencer?

Thanks.
--
-Ben Speirs


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