Tim Spalding wrote:
>
> >> On Wed, 11 Apr 2001, Norbert Cartagena wrote:
> >> How can I listen Midi files? I try to use kmid but it keeps complaining
> >> that I don't have a midi device.
> >>
> >> P.S.
> >> The soundcard is a Maestro 3 running on a Dell Insporion 8000 laptop.
>
> That's it. The Maestro drivers only support PCM. No direct MIDI/FM synthesis.
> Using Timidity should fill the gap nicely, though.
>
> > Mark wrote:
> >
> > The 2.4.X kernels are the only ones that support the Maestro. I hope you
> > are using this series.
>
> Good news. The Maestro 1 and 2 have been supported for some time. The Maestro
> 3 drivers are very new on the scene. (Word had it that ESS was being difficult,
> refusing to release either drivers or specs. Whether that changed, or someone
> managed to reverse-engineer a Maestro 3, I haven't heard.) The short of it is,
> though, that the Maestro 3 is supported (such as it is) by kernel versions 2.4.0
> and up, as well as 2.2.19 and up.
>
> Hope the info helps.
Thanks. It helps a bit.
Norb
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