On Monday 24 April 2006 12:30, pr.pa@xxxxxx was like: > i'm new to this list, so i hope i'm doing everything right. > > I want to use my Korg 05 R/W midi soundmodul via the serial tohost > interface as an midi Soundmodul for midi data coming from the linux-box > and (!) as an Midi Interface for my keyboard connected to the korg05r/w. > > In other words : the soundmodul should play my midis from computer and > should transfer the midi data coming from the keyboard to the computer. > > the keyboard is connectet with midi-in and the computer is connected to > to-host. > > I'm using the snd-serial-u16550 driver from alsa. OK, I am not familiar with this device. Is this essentially a soundcard or is it slightly different in some way? > After having a few problems it works, with only one Problem: > > I have to "restart" (turn off and turn on) my soundmodul everytime i > change the program or the midifile. > In some midifiles i have to restart it in the middle. Weird. > In windows i didn't have this problem, so i think it havt to work unter > linux, too ? No, not necessarily - this just means you don't have any hardware problems. Look your device up here to see if it is supported by ALSA: http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/ If there are further configurations you need to make they should be listed here. Other places worth looking are: http://alsa.opensrc.org/ http://demudi.agnula.org/wiki/DocumentsFaq > My System : > DeMuDi testing > Kernel 2.6.16 selfcompiled and realtime patched > > starting driver with : > snd-serial-u16550 port=0x2f8 irq=3 -- cheers, tim hall http://glastonburymusic.org.uk/tim