Hello!
> For midi output I've been using timidity running in alsa server
> mode which sounds great but seems to suck enough cpu to make midi recording
> spotty.
> What I'd like to do is use the card's opl3 capability which to the
> best of my knowledge it has (correct me if I'm wrong, please).
Hello!
For floppy troubles, please look at
http://www.geocrawler.com/archives/3/96/1999/9/50, thread
"Sound + floppy port lockups: Fixed!".
There is proposed solution by Alan Cox for kernel sound drivers:
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The kernel sound code disables and enables the DMA controller momentarily
Hello!
> > Do you use a normal floppy drivce, I mean, not USB?
> Yes, I have a normal floppy drive.
> The floppy drive works fine when ALSA is not loaded.
Does your soundcard use DMA channel 2 ? This channel is special, because
it belongs to floppy drive.
Uros.
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Hello!
> I'm with problems in to install a card with chipset Creative!!!
> I already tryed almost everything, but always I receive the error
> message:
> /lib/modules/2.2.19/misc/snd-card-sb16.o: init_module: Device or
> resource busy
snd-card-sb16.o is a driver for old ISA Creative SB16 (an
Hello!
> What modules should be loaded in order to get the OSS emulation (under
> Alsa 0.5) to allow playmidi -f?
OPL3 MIDI synth is supported from ALSA 0.9.x. Latest 0.9.x release or
CVS version will do.
Uros.
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Hello!
> The info I have found so far is quite vague about how to get midi woking
> with the opl3 driver.
> Does anyone have any pearls of wisdom they would like to share?
This should really go to ALSA FAQ...
How to play MIDI music on your OPL2/3 chip
OPL3 could be used in three ways:
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