cs4236b midi problems

nymusicman · 08-04-2005, 09:38 PM

I have a Dell Optiplex with CS4236 soundcard. I'm running Slackware 10.1. I ran alsaconf and the PCM Sound works great. However, the midi doesn't seem to work at all. Please Help.

otchie1 · 08-05-2005, 12:19 PM

Dell equipment is cut down to be as cheap as possible and frequently things just don't work on Dell kit that is fine elsewhere - how did you think they made them sooooo cheap?

I bet if you stick a non-Dell card in all will work just fine.

nymusicman · 08-05-2005, 02:45 PM

Not exactly the answer I was looking for. I know for a fact that midi on this card can work in linux. I converted from Mandrake 10.0 Community to Slackware 10.1 and the midi worked just fine in Mandrake. What I would like to know is how to make midi work in Slackware. Thanks for your help.

otchie1 · 08-05-2005, 04:18 PM

ahhh..more information.

Under Mandrake you would have been using ALSA. Slack also uses ALSA so no difference there but probably a different version....upgarde/downgrade to the known working version and voila!!

Even though it's Mandrake or Slackware or Debian or Ubuntu or Yellow Dog it's still just Linux with a GUI. Except Red Hat...Red Hat is weird.

otchie1 · 08-05-2005, 04:22 PM

This might be of interst to you

http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/MIDI-HOWTO.html#toc1

nymusicman · 08-11-2005, 01:02 AM

Nothing any other suggestions.