MPU-401 MIDI setup (Howto)
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=== How to get the MIDI-Port of the VIA8233 working === | === How to get the MIDI-Port of the VIA8233 working === | ||
| - | You'll need the 'snd-mpu401' driver module. If you don't have it already, recompile alsa with it. Now edit your modules.conf file and add these lines (get the irq and io port from your bios or windows): | + | You'll need the 'snd-[[mpu401]]' driver module. If you don't have it already, recompile alsa with it. Now edit your modules.conf file and add these lines (get the irq and io port from your bios or windows): |
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<code> | <code> | ||
| - | + | alias snd-card-1 snd-mpu401 | |
| - | + | options snd-mpu401 port=0x330 irq=7 | |
| - | + | alias sound-slot-1 snd-card-1 | |
| - | + | alias sound-service-1-0 snd-mixer-oss | |
| - | + | alias sound-service-1-1 snd-seq-oss | |
| - | + | alias sound-service-1-3 snd-pcm-oss | |
| - | + | alias sound-service-1-12 snd-pcm-oss | |
</code> | </code> | ||
| - | Note that you might have to replace | + | |
| + | Note that you might have to replace <code>port</code> and <code>irq</code> by <code>snd_port</code> and <code>snd_irq</code>, respectively, depending on your kernel version. Type <code>modinfo snd-mpu401</code> to get the list of parameters supported by <code>snd-mpu401</code>. Now do a <code>modprobe snd-mpu401</code>. It should load without errors. Now check the <code>/proc/asound/oss/sndstat</code> file and you should see something like this under Midi-Devices: | ||
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<code> | <code> | ||
| - | + | 1: MPU-401 (UART) | |
</code> | </code> | ||
| - | That's it! Have fun :) (for example, read Takashi's HowTo? about | + | |
| + | That's it! Have fun :) (for example, read Takashi's HowTo? about [[TiMidity]] as an ALSA-Sequencer-Client and then connect a MIDI-Keyboard to your MIDI-Port and you'll be able to play on it!) | ||
[[Category:Howto]] | [[Category:Howto]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:27, 28 January 2007
How to get the MIDI-Port of the VIA8233 working
You'll need the 'snd-mpu401' driver module. If you don't have it already, recompile alsa with it. Now edit your modules.conf file and add these lines (get the irq and io port from your bios or windows):
alias snd-card-1 snd-mpu401 options snd-mpu401 port=0x330 irq=7 alias sound-slot-1 snd-card-1 alias sound-service-1-0 snd-mixer-oss alias sound-service-1-1 snd-seq-oss alias sound-service-1-3 snd-pcm-oss alias sound-service-1-12 snd-pcm-oss
Note that you might have to replace port and irq by snd_port and snd_irq, respectively, depending on your kernel version. Type modinfo snd-mpu401 to get the list of parameters supported by snd-mpu401. Now do a modprobe snd-mpu401. It should load without errors. Now check the /proc/asound/oss/sndstat file and you should see something like this under Midi-Devices:
1: MPU-401 (UART)
That's it! Have fun :) (for example, read Takashi's HowTo? about TiMidity as an ALSA-Sequencer-Client and then connect a MIDI-Keyboard to your MIDI-Port and you'll be able to play on it!)
