[linux-audio-user] trying to get midi working to run rosegarden

I've been trying to get rosegarden v2.1 working on knoppix HD install (to ultimately be remastered to my custom liveCD). The Knoppix liveCD autoconfigures almost everything automatically (video, network card, soundcard audio) but not the soundcard MIDI portion. I believe knoppix is using the OSS driver to be able to run rosegarden 2.1 By booting with the ALSA cheatcode, knoppix liveCD supposedly boots up using the ALSA drivers. The problem is that I've not found anyone that got rosegarden working with the midiports, whether using ALSA or OSS. Since I'm experimenting with a harddisk install however, I will be able to install any missing libraries & modules. However in looking at the rosegarden4 tutorial ch.2, I dont know where to begin since a lot of the ALSA modules are not installed, however hopefully I wouldnt need ALSA if I can get midi working under OSS for rosegarden 2.1? I'm not sure where to begin since rosegarden v2.1 says /dev/sequencer is invalid. Can somebody please offer a suggestion of a starting point to help get me on the track to troubleshoot and get rosegarden working? thanks. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com