Have a look at what ls /dev/midi* gives you. You may have to link the midi device to one that PD can recognise. I have to do this every time, before I start PD:

sudo ln -s /dev/midi1 /dev/midi

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--- On Fri, 17/4/09, IOhannes m zmoelnig zmoelnig@iem.at wrote:

From: IOhannes m zmoelnig zmoelnig@iem.at Subject: Re: [PD] can't setup midi device - maybe alsa is missing. To: "hard off" hard.off@gmail.com Cc: "pd list" pd-list@iem.at Date: Friday, 17 April, 2009, 11:43 AM hard off wrote:

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i just installed pd-0.42-4, but i can't get midi

working.  pd -listdev says

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i have no midi devices.

The alsa Aconnectgui interface doesn't list pd as a

midi device either, so

...

my guess is that i missed something while installing.

start pd with "-alsamidi" (or select alsa-midi from the media-settings) by default, Pd uses OSS midi, that's why you won't see it at aconnectgui.

fgmar IOhannes

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