How do I get a /dev/sequencer?

[Björn Persson]

Alexander Dalloz wrote:

> cat /proc/ioports

0000-001f : dma1
0020-003f : pic1
0040-005f : timer
0060-006f : keyboard
0070-007f : rtc
0080-008f : dma page reg
00a0-00bf : pic2
00c0-00df : dma2
00f0-00ff : fpu
0170-0177 : ide1
01f0-01f7 : ide0
02f8-02ff : serial(auto)
0376-0376 : ide1
0378-037a : parport0
03c0-03df : vga+
03f6-03f6 : ide0
03f8-03ff : serial(auto)
0cf8-0cff : PCI conf1
5000-500f : Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM SMBus
9000-9fff : PCI Bus #01
   9000-90ff : ATI Technologies Inc Radeon RV200 QW [Radeon 7500]
a000-a0ff : Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+
   a000-a0ff : 8139too
a400-a4ff : C-Media Electronics Inc CM8738
   a400-a4ff : CMI8738-MC6
b000-b01f : Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM USB (Hub #1)
   b000-b01f : usb-uhci
b400-b41f : Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM USB (Hub #2)
   b400-b41f : usb-uhci
f000-f00f : Intel Corp. 82801BA IDE U100
   f000-f007 : ide0
   f008-f00f : ide1

So yes, 300h was unused. A400h isn't any better. I'm not going to try 
every number from A400h to A4FFh.

> The alsa-driver package from freshrpms.net comes with this documentation
> file:
> /usr/share/doc/alsa-driver-1.0.2c/Documentation/CMIPCI.txt
> It contains useful information.

Not much. Yeah, he says Windows lies to me and that the real synth on 
the chip has "very weird" output quality, but he also says that this 
crappy synth is enabled by default. Yet I can't find a way to use it and 
hear how bad it is. He also recommends Timidity, which I have already 
tried and given up on.

I'm seriously considering giving up on the hardware synth too. I've 
already put a lot more effort into this than it's worth.

Björn Persson