Hi all:
Just FYI, here's a little script I run to load that firmware on my
laptop. I put the device on the system black list so I can force the USB
MIDI device to be always the last in my list of cards (CS4232, virmidi,
and then my MIDIsport 2x2).
echo "Loading MidiSport firmware..."
modprobe snd-usb-audio
fxload -I /usr/share/usb/ezusbmidi/ezusbmidi2x2.ihx -D
/proc/bus/usb/001/003
echo "Done !"
I named the script usbmidiload.scr and gave it executable permissions
with 'chmod +x usbmidiload.scr'. Works like a charm, and I should add
that the 2x2 also works like a champ. Good stuff...
Btw, I'm sure there's a better way than my script, but it works well so
it's good enough for me.
Best,
dp
Pedro Lopez-Cabanillas wrote:
>On Monday 27 December 2004, Mark Knecht wrote:
>
>
>>One reason some people do not like
>>the MidiSport line, at least with the 2x2 and higher, is that it
>>requires the use of non-opensource firmware.
>>
>>
>
>I have seen several reports like this, claiming that there is not an usable
>open source firmware for Midisport2x2 devices. That is not true.
>
>Please check the repositories for your distro, and look for a package named
>"ezusbmidi". It contains a GPL released firmware for Midisport- UNO, 1x1 and
>2x2.
>
>This software, written in C by Lars Doelle, can be compiled using the SDCC
>compiler (http://sdcc.sourceforge.net/). You can get the sources here:
>http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/linux-hotplug/firmware/ezusb/midi/
>http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/linux-hotplug/firmwarehotplug-0.1.tar.gz?download
>
>There are several Linux vendors including it. For instance:
>Debian/Agnula
> http://apt.agnula.org/pool/main/e/ezusbmidi/
>RedHat/CCRMA
> http://ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/usbmidi.html
>Mandrake
>http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/mandrake/10.0/contrib/i586/ezusbmidi-2002_10_20-3mdk.noarch.html
>
>Regards,
>Pedro
>
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