Rustom Mody wrote: > Well one correction (mine and the wikis :-) > The wiki talks of changing /etc/default/timidity.cfg > > There is no such file. > The 2 files are /etc/timidity/timidity.cfg and /etc/default/timidity > > Evidently the wiki is referring to the second whereas I took it to be the first. Thanks, updated the wiki page. > Now when I edit it as suggested there is no syntax error but it does not work > The session is as shown > > $ sudo /etc/init.d/timidity force-reload > * Stopping TiMidity++ ALSA midi emulation... [ OK ] > * Starting TiMidity++ ALSA midi emulation... [ OK ] > $ No protocol specified > XOpenDisplay() failed Okay, so there are security barriers preventing a root client talking to a user server. A few ideas: 1) Configure the problem away somehow, if that's possible 2) Turn timidity into a user-mode daemon (this is what PulseAudio would prefer) 3) Go with FluidSynth instead of Timidity ;-) // David
