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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

> > cat /proc/sound?  No such device or filename.
> > Was I supposed to load rosegarden first?
>
> No. Just activate sound (insmod sound, etc.)
>
> Cheers,
> Steven

This time it worked (kernel 2.2.16 - I had been using 2.4.31 and sb_lib)

cat /proc/sound or cat /dev/sndstat:

...
Audio devices:
        0 - AWE32-0.4.3 (RAM 512K)
        1 - Yamaha OPL3

Midi devices:
        0 - Loopback MIDI Port 1  (what is this?)
        1 - Loopback MIDI Port 2
        2 - AWE Midi emu
        3 - Sound Blaster 16       (the midi port to the piano)

Timers: ....


I insmod AWE and OPL3 before SB.  If I rmmod AWE SB16 is still device 3.

playmidi -e D0 or D1  - silence (loopback)
         -e D2        - AWE
         -e D3        - piano (external)
         -e           - piano

Apparently the last device whose driver is insmodded is the default.

If awe_wave was the last, then playmidi -e plays to AWE.

v_midi.o puts in the two loopback devices.  MIDI loopback device driver.

If I remark it out of my sb-on script, I can play external midi:
playmidi -e D1  (D0 is AWE)
but --
playmidi -e   write /dev/sequencer:  No such device or address

With v_midi inserted before sb, and sb inserted last,
playmidi -e plays to the piano (external midi).  I just reconfirmed.

What is a MIDI loopback device?  It does not seem to be required unless 
you want to leave out the device name.

Samuel, could you take a look at the midish package at my site?  It is 
supposed to record from command line.  http://keesan.freeshell.org/bl

It is a blasted nuisance using Rosegarden with a mouse.  I have to aim the 
dratted thing at least three times to even exit.  I don't normally use any 
other programs that require it - Opera works via keyboard.  Rosegarden has 
absolutely no keyboard support that I could find (except to enter file 
names).  I have no space for a mouse pad at the piano and have been using 
the creature with two hands, then I need to find a place to store it after 
starting the record process, which introduces lots of silence.  X may be 
needed for the notation part of Rosegarden but should not be needed to 
choose 'record', 'play', 'stop' and 'save'.  And it wants higher 
resolution that my piano-top-sized 9" mono VGA provides.

Thanks to everyone for getting my new 1986 toy working.

Sindi