Re: [Alsa-user] Audigy livedrive midi and IR

[Erik S. <st...@bi...>]

Takashi Iwai wrote:
> At Thu, 28 Nov 2002 14:04:29 -0800,
> Erik Steffl wrote:
> 
>>Takashi Iwai wrote:
>>
>>>At Sat, 23 Nov 2002 17:54:07 +0000 (GMT),
>>>Giles Constant wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hi there,
>>>>
>>>>I'm trying to get the midi inputs on the livedrive working, and having
>>>>looked at the source, I *think* it's been detected, but i'm not sure which
>>>>device it is or what to check.  I've also been told that the infra red
>>>>device talks to the computer through sysex messages on this port, and I'd
>>>>like to get this running.
>>>>
>>>>I'm running rc6, and i'm pretty positive that the ports have been detected
>>>>because of this:
>>>>
>>>># cat /proc/asound/Audigy/midi1
>>>>Audigy MPU-401 #2
>>>>
>>>>Output 0
>>>> Tx bytes     : 0
>>>>Input 0
>>>> Rx bytes     : 0
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>But there doesn't appear to be a device matching up to it in /dev/sound
>>>>(I'm using devfs).
>>>
>>>
>>>don't you have /dev/snd/midiC0D1 ?
>>>if not, it must be a devfs config problem...
>>>
>>>btw, the second midi device is mapped usually onto OSS device
>>>/dev/amidi00.
>>
>>
>>   I tried to make livedrive midi work on sb live! and couldn't get it 
>>working (gameport midi works). I got response on this list that it is 
>>_probably_ not implemented, that was sometime this summer.
> 
> 
> the audigy-drive and live-drive are a bit different.
> on audigy, there are two different registers provided for both the
> card-rear and audigy-drive's MPU401 connectors, while sb live has only
> one register.  so, apparently, both midi connectors on audigy should
> work concurrently.

   so if there is only one midi register on sb live then how is it 
supposed to work? are the two connectors basically just one midi port (I 
think that's what you are saying)? does it mean that it shouldn't matter 
where the cable goes it should work the same? or does it need to be 
configured somehow? is it supported by driver (last time I tried I 
wasn't able to get anything from front panel midi, the rear one worked).

   thanks,

	erik