[LAU] Using SB AWE64 MIDI interfaces

[feloy2 at free.fr]

Hello everybody,

I'm trying to install a soundblaster AWE64 (chipset CT5880), with a joystick port to connect external MIDI devices. I can get audio output, but I also would like to:
 - upload soundfonts to this chip,
 - use MIDI interfaces from this card, to play MIDI files through this chipset instead of using Timidity, and to communicate with external MIDI devices 

I'm trying to do this in Ubuntu 10.04 (kernel 2.6.32)

Please note that I know quite well how Linux works in general, but I have very small knowledge in computer assisted music (I'm trying to install this for my wife, who would like to use rosegarden to write music).
 
Here is the output of some commands, please tell me if you need some more information:

# lsmod

Module                  Size  Used by
cryptd                  8116  0 
aes_x86_64              7912  1 
aes_generic            27607  1 aes_x86_64
binfmt_misc             7960  1 
snd_ens1371            23174  2 
snd_hda_codec_atihdmi     3023  1 
gameport               10966  1 snd_ens1371
snd_ac97_codec        125394  1 snd_ens1371
ac97_bus                1450  1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_seq_dummy           1782  0 
snd_hda_intel          25805  0 
snd_hda_codec          85759  2 snd_hda_codec_atihdmi,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep               6924  1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm_oss            41394  0 
snd_mixer_oss          16299  1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm                87946  5 snd_ens1371,snd_ac97_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_seq_oss            31191  0 
snd_seq_midi            5829  0 
snd_rawmidi            23420  2 snd_ens1371,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event      7267  2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi
arc4                    1473  2 
snd_seq                57481  6 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_timer              23681  2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device          6888  5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
ath5k                 134405  0 
mac80211              238928  1 ath5k
ath                     9723  1 ath5k
snd                    71283  17 snd_ens1371,snd_ac97_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
soundcore               8052  1 snd
fbcon                  39270  71 
tileblit                2487  1 fbcon
font                    8053  1 fbcon
bitblit                 5811  1 fbcon
softcursor              1565  1 bitblit
cfg80211              148725  3 ath5k,mac80211,ath
led_class               3764  1 ath5k
psmouse                65040  0 
i2c_piix4               9639  0 
ppdev                   6375  0 
lp                      9336  0 
parport_pc             29958  1 
snd_page_alloc          8500  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
edac_core              45423  0 
vga16fb                12757  1 
parport                37160  3 ppdev,lp,parport_pc
vgastate                9857  1 vga16fb
edac_mce_amd            9278  0 
serio_raw               4918  0 
asus_atk0110           10033  0 
joydev                 11104  0 
usbhid                 41116  0 
hid                    83888  1 usbhid
pata_atiixp             4209  0 
ahci                   38350  2 
r8169                  39714  0 
mii                     5237  1 r8169


# cat /dev/sndstat

Sound Driver:3.8.1a-980706 (ALSA v1.0.21 emulation code)
Kernel: Linux pc-magali 2.6.32-38-generic #83-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jan 4 11:12:07 UTC 2012 x86_64
Config options: 0

Installed drivers: 
Type 10: ALSA emulation

Card config: 
HD-Audio Generic at 0xfeaf8000 irq 19
Ensoniq AudioPCI ENS1371 at 0xec00, irq 21

Audio devices:
1: ES1371 DAC2/ADC (DUPLEX)

Synth devices: NOT ENABLED IN CONFIG

Midi devices:
1: ES1371

Timers:
31: system timer

Mixers:
0: ATI R6xx HDMI


# pmidi -l 

 Port     Client name                       Port name
 14:0     Midi Through                      Midi Through Port-0
 20:0     Ensoniq AudioPCI                  ES1371


# sfxload 

No AWE synth device is found

Thanks for your help,
-- 
Philippe MARTIN