Subject: SoundBlaster 16 and midi
Date: Sun, Feb 28, 1999 at 02:01:32PM -0600
In reply to:Roy-Anders Larsen
Quoting Roy-Anders Larsen([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
>
> I have a Creative Labs Soundblaster 16 PnP, or model SB4171 (I believe it
> is referred to as model CT4171 by the user manual), and I cannot figure
> out how to make midi work.
> It works fine in DOS/WfW3.11 and WAV files work in linux. It seems to get
> detected fine with isapnp.
> My system is a 486DX33 with 10 MB RAM, running Debian 2.0 (slink) with
> kernel 2.2.2
> I've tried kernel 2.0.36, 2.2.1 and 2.2.2 with different sound modules and
> also with alsa, and I cannot figure it out.
>
> This is what happens when i playmidi audio/moonligh.mid:
> Playmidi 2.3 Copyright (C) 1994-1996 Nathan I. Laredo
> This is free software with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
> For details please see the file COPYING.
> bakh:~#
>
> No sound. Nothing happens.
[ snip ]
I have a similar card and I also am running 2.2.2 but with the OSS
Registered sound drivers. I had no problem using playmidi with 2.0.36
but just tried it on 2.2.2 and noe get this.
Playmidi 2.4 Copyright (C) 1994-1997 Nathan I. Laredo, AWE32 by
Takashi Iwai
This is free software with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
For details please see the file COPYING.
SoftOSS: CPU overload. Limiting # of voices to 28
SoftOSS: CPU overload. Limiting # of voices to 27
SoftOSS: CPU overload. Limiting # of voices to 26
So tried TiMidity (in X) and it works fine. (??)
I have not finished troubleshooting this but thought I would let you
know that you are not alone.
$ cat/proc/sndstat
OSS/Linux 3.9.2b (C) 4Front Technologies 1996-1999
License serial number: XXXXXXXXX
Options:
This copy of OSS is licensed to Wayne Topa
Kernel: Linux mtntop 2.2.2 #21 Fri Feb 26 22:56:34 GMT 1999 i686
Build: 2.2.1-UP
Card config:
SoftOSS Virtual Wave Table
Generic PnP support
SoundBlaster PnP at 0x220 irq 5 drq 1,5
OPL-2/OPL-3 FM at 0x388
SB MPU-401 at 0x330 irq 5
Audio devices:
0: Creative SB16 PnP (4.13) (DUPLEX)
1: SB secondary device (DUPLEX)
Synth devices:
0: SoftOSS v1.2
1: Yamaha OPL-3
Midi devices:
0: Sound Blaster 16
Timers:
0: System clock
1: SoftOSS
Mixers:
0: Sound Blaster
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At the source of every error which is blamed on the computer you will
find at least two human errors, including the error of blaming it on
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