A NOTE has been added to this issue. ====================================================================== <https://bugtrack.alsa-project.org/alsa-bug/view.php?id=2023> ====================================================================== Reported By: zanonmark Assigned To: ====================================================================== Project: ALSA - driver Issue ID: 2023 Category: PCI - ens1371 Reproducibility: always Severity: major Priority: normal Status: new Distribution: Ubuntu 5.10 Kernel Version: 2.6.12-10 ====================================================================== Date Submitted: 04-16-2006 12:18 CEST Last Modified: 05-25-2006 21:53 CEST ====================================================================== Summary: midi/joystick port disabled and no way to enable it Description: I have a MIDI keyboard and I'd like to connect it to the midi/joystick port of the soundcard. Unfortunately, while PCM works fine and /dev/midi is created, I see no MIDI communication through /dev/midi. /proc/asound/AudioPCI/audiopci reports that the joystick port is disabled. It is probably a bug on the Ubuntu side (did they forget to compile the driver correctly?), but I'd like to see a parameter for enabling the joystick port "on the fly": other drivers have one (e.g.: "joystick=1"), but snd_ens1371 has not, so: 1) it is not possible to reload (rmmod and modprobe) the driver with that parameter enabling the midi/joystick port manually, 2) it is not possible to save (alsactl store), modify and reload (alsactl restore) the soundcard settings, because I see no such parameter to modify. So, will you please include such a parameter in the next version of the driver? Thanks a lot, Marco. ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- zanonmark - 05-25-06 19:31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Some additional considerations: My MIDI cable was built this way: (a) a 15-pins port on the pc side; (b) (i) another 15-pins port and (ii) 2 5-pins ports on the keyboard side. 1) As I told before, connecting pins 15 and 12 of the card gameport (a) actually worked! It seems that the driver was ok. My apologies to the whole ALSA team for the waste of time. 2) Instead, connecting pins 15 and 12 of (b-i) and typing the same "amidi" commands returns in random characters displayed in the console. Shouldn't I see the same results as in point 1)? Does it mean that I have some cable problems? Thanks, MZ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- gineera - 05-25-06 21:53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- As I understand it, the midi connections are unlikely to be brought out on the gameport of your connector cable (your b(i)). Refer to midi org web site, the 5-pin DIN midi connectors should have opto-isolators built in to the cable connectors driving as a 'current loop', which makes it unsuitable for splitting. Does the keyboard have midi-thro'? If so connect midi out DIN plug to keyboard midi in, and midi in plug to midi thro -then the signal should loop back. Try it both ways round as some cables have the plugs labelled for which they should connect to, rather than which they come from. Hope this might help. Issue History Date Modified Username Field Change ====================================================================== 04-16-06 12:18 zanonmark New Issue 04-16-06 12:18 zanonmark Distribution => Ubuntu 5.10 04-16-06 12:18 zanonmark Kernel Version => 2.6.12-10 04-17-06 06:56 rlrevell Note Added: 0009301 04-17-06 07:19 Raymond Note Added: 0009303 04-17-06 19:59 zanonmark Note Added: 0009319 04-18-06 10:54 Raymond Note Added: 0009328 04-18-06 13:18 Raymond Note Edited: 0009328 04-18-06 16:28 Clemens LadischNote Added: 0009338 04-19-06 20:05 zanonmark Note Added: 0009354 04-19-06 21:49 rlrevell Note Added: 0009356 04-20-06 03:39 Raymond Note Added: 0009363 04-22-06 13:36 zanonmark Note Added: 0009433 04-24-06 15:47 Raymond Note Added: 0009452 04-24-06 15:57 zanonmark Note Added: 0009460 04-25-06 03:25 Raymond Note Added: 0009484 04-25-06 10:55 zanonmark Note Added: 0009486 04-26-06 10:54 Raymond Note Added: 0009505 04-26-06 19:51 zanonmark Note Added: 0009522 05-01-06 10:38 Raymond Note Added: 0009553 05-07-06 13:33 zanonmark Note Added: 0009641 05-12-06 03:58 Raymond Note Added: 0009771 05-12-06 19:44 zanonmark Note Added: 0009788 05-13-06 05:19 Raymond Note Added: 0009794 05-19-06 03:44 Raymond Note Added: 0009872 05-20-06 11:30 zanonmark Note Added: 0009883 05-21-06 04:49 Raymond Note Added: 0009896 05-23-06 11:26 zanonmark Note Added: 0009930 05-23-06 19:09 Clemens LadischNote Added: 0009946 05-23-06 20:02 zanonmark Note Added: 0009950 05-24-06 14:32 Clemens LadischNote Added: 0009956 05-25-06 18:33 zanonmark Note Added: 0009962 05-25-06 19:31 zanonmark Note Added: 0009963 05-25-06 21:53 gineera Note Added: 0009964 ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------- All the advantages of Linux Managed Hosting--Without the Cost and Risk! 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