Date: 02 Aug 2005 09:59:39 -0400 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: Ben Paley <ben@spooty.net> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: missing /dev/sequencer and /dev/midi under 5.4 Message-ID: <44d5owmoc4.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <200508011216.34719.ben@spooty.net> References: <200508011216.34719.ben@spooty.net>
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Ben Paley <ben@spooty.net> writes: > Hello, > > I'm running FreeBSD 5.4 with a custom kernel on a Dell Inspiron 6000 - the > Dell website only says "SoundBlaster compatible" for the sound card. > > Normal sound stuff works fine (though I can't hear the cd player, actually, > now that I think of it...) but midi doesn't work: kmidi complains > that /dev/sequencer is busy, but actually it doesn't exist, and neither > does /dev/midi. > > I guess I need to enable midi in the kernel, but what device / options? I'm not sure that MIDI is supported by the kernel these days. Does anyone know for sure? > I'm sure I don't need all this stuff in there, but I haven't got round to > experimenting with what I can take out. Could that be my problem? Nope. The extra stuff wouldn't hurt.
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