void linux_open_midi(int nmidiin, 
                     int *midiinvec, 
                     int nmidiout, 
                     int *midioutvec)
{
    /* Joe's code, to open with 0_RDRW flag */
    if (nmidiin == 1 && nmidiout == 1 && midiinvec[0] == midioutvec[0])
    {  
        int fd = -1;
	char namebuf[80];
        int devno = midiinvec[0];
        if (devno == 1)
	{
      	    sys_setalarm(500000);
	    fd = open("/dev/midi", O_RDWR | O_NDELAY);
            if (sys_verbose)
        	fprintf(stderr, 
			"device 1: tried /dev/midi; returned %d\n", 
			fd);
        }
    	if (fd < 0)
    	{
            sys_setalarm(500000);
    	    sprintf(namebuf, "/dev/midi%2.2d", devno-1);
    	    fd = open(namebuf, O_RDWR);
    	    if (sys_verbose)
    	    	fprintf(stderr, 
			"device %d: tried %s; returned %d\n",
			devno,
			namebuf,
			fd);
    	}
        if (fd < 0)
    	{
            sys_setalarm(500000);
    	    sprintf(namebuf, "/dev/midi%d", devno-1);
    	    fd = open(namebuf, O_RDWR);
    	    if (sys_verbose)
    	    	fprintf(stderr, 
			"device %d: tried %s; returned %d\n",
			devno, 
			namebuf, 
                        fd);
    	}
    	if (fd >= 0)
    	{
    	    oss_midiinfd[oss_nmidiin++] = fd;	    
    	    oss_midioutfd[oss_nmidiout++] = fd;
    	}
        else post("couldn't open MIDI device %d", devno);
    }   
/* End Joe's code */
    
    else
    {
        int i;
        for (i = 0, oss_nmidiin = 0; i < nmidiin; i++)
        {
            int fd = -1;
    	    char namebuf[80];
    	    int devno = midiinvec[i];
    	    if (devno == 1)
	    {
		sys_setalarm(1000000);
		fd = open("/dev/midi", O_RDONLY);
		if (sys_verbose)
		    fprintf(stderr,
			    "device 1: tried /dev/midi; returned %d\n",
			    fd);
	    }
	    if (fd < 0)
	    {
		sys_setalarm(1000000);
		sprintf(namebuf, "/dev/midi%2.2d", devno-1);
		fd = open(namebuf, O_RDONLY);
		if (sys_verbose)
		    fprintf(stderr,
			    "device %d: tried %s; returned %d\n",
			    devno,
			    namebuf,
			    fd);
	    }
	    if (fd < 0)
	    {
		sys_setalarm(1000000);
		sprintf(namebuf, "/dev/midi%d", devno-1);
		fd = open(namebuf, O_RDONLY);
		if (sys_verbose)
		    fprintf(stderr,
			    "device %d: tried %s; returned %d\n",
			    devno,
			    namebuf,
			    fd);
	    }
	    if (fd >= 0)
		oss_midiinfd[oss_nmidiin++] = fd;	    
	    else post("couldn't open MIDI input device %d", devno);
        }
        for (i = 0, oss_nmidiout = 0; i < nmidiout; i++)
        {
            int fd = -1;
    	    char namebuf[80];
    	    int devno = midioutvec[i];
    	if (devno == 1)
    	{
            sys_setalarm(1000000);
    	    fd = open("/dev/midi", O_WRONLY);
    	    if (sys_verbose)
    	    	fprintf(stderr,
			"device 1: tried /dev/midi; returned %d\n",
			fd);
    	}
        if (fd < 0)
    	{
            sys_setalarm(1000000);
    	    sprintf(namebuf, "/dev/midi%2.2d", devno-1);
    	    fd = open(namebuf, O_WRONLY);
    	    if (sys_verbose)
    	    	fprintf(stderr,
			"device %d: tried %s; returned %d\n",
			devno,
			namebuf,
			fd);
    	}
        if (fd < 0)
    	{
            sys_setalarm(1000000);
    	    sprintf(namebuf, "/dev/midi%d", devno-1);
    	    fd = open(namebuf, O_WRONLY);
    	    if (sys_verbose)
    	    	fprintf(stderr,
			"device %d: tried %s; returned %d\n",
			devno,
			namebuf,
			fd);
    	}
    	if (fd >= 0)
    	    oss_midioutfd[oss_nmidiout++] = fd;	    
    	else post("couldn't open MIDI output device %d", devno);
        }
    }
    if (oss_nmidiin < nmidiin || oss_nmidiout < nmidiout || sys_verbose)
    	post("opened %d MIDI input device(s) and %d MIDI output device(s).",
	     oss_nmidiin,
	     oss_nmidiout);
}