[linux-audio-user] Is there a shortcut to merely test a midi device?

[Benjamin Flaming]

On Thursday 06 May 2004 10:09 am, Lee Dunbar wrote:
> [snip: trying to connect an old MIDI keyboard from windows 3.x era]

     Just for the record, I also have such a keyboard, and it still works just 
fine.  If it a is standard MIDI device with a MIDI-to-gameport cable, there 
should be no problem.

> BIOS says midi/game is set to midi (only other option for that port is
> game)....

     This *may* be wrong, and *might possibly* be the source of your trouble.  
Is the port actually a MIDI port?  If it isn't, you might be confusing things 
by telling the BIOS that it is.  I'm not sure how that particular BIOS 
setting would affect port communication, but it is common to use a standard 
gameport for MIDI, via an adapter.  You shouldn't have to change your BIOS 
settings.

     You could probably do a bit of testing under Windows by installing the 
gameport MIDI driver.  I don't remember what the driver is called, but look 
for something with MPU401 in the name.  It may be installed already.  I'm not 
advocating that you move away from Linux, of course, but this could give you 
another temporary testing platform by which to establish whether or not your 
keyboard and cabling is okay.

Good luck,

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