timidity question

[Linux for blind general discussion]

Oh OK. I didn't realize you were in fact using the same file. OK so one 
more shot in the dark that I just thought of. Maybe try running

timidity -Ow -o testing.wav midifile.mid

of course replacing midifile.mid with the name of the file you are 
trying to play. Then try to play testing.wav or whatever you called the 
resulting wav file. If it plays, then you most likely have a problem 
with timidity's sound output.If testing.wav is silent or does not exist, 
then you have a different problem not related to either the soundfont or 
the sound output.

~Kyle