could you post your entire lsmod output and your modules.conf? I first tried linux using a knoppix install, and while it was great to get my feet wet it was horrible to get music apps and midi going on. Agnula makes most of theat pain go away I hear (I havent actually used it) http://www.agnula.org/. I am sure, however that some of our local debian masters will be able to hook you up though. On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 20:45:36 -0800 (PST), airplays55@xxxxxxxxx <airplays55@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I'm trying to get a sequencer like rosegarden working > under knoppix 3.4 (a debian flavor linux live CD > distro). I am unable to get a midiport like > /dev/sequencer to work. > > Although knoppix uses OSS by default, with a cheatcode > I am able to boot up using the ALSA driver. But > rosegarden (or playmidi) still complains that > /dev/sequencer doesnt exist. > > How can I check if the required ALSA driver/libraries > are present? With my current hardddisk install I can > install missing libraries (unlike the standard > liveCD). > > I'd like to get the external mpu401 midiport working, > and also access the onboard FM sounds if possible. I > have ALS100 and ESS1869 ISA soundcards and a yamaha > PCI soundcard. > > Here is my system info: > "lsmod" shows uart401, sound, and soundcore > > cat /dev/sndstat displays nothing. > > /etc/modules.conf doesnt seem to have anything > relevant (grep didnt find midi or sound anywhere) > > What is the next step to enable my midiport? I can > promptly post back any requested info. Thanks! > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com >