winmm/midi tests and VMware

[Ben Klein]

On 3 March 2010 19:26, Paul Vriens <paul.vriens.wine at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 03/03/2010 08:47 AM, Ben Klein wrote:
>> Given that hardware connections to external synthesisers are, at least
>> in the Linux-side context, considered "synthesisers", I'm not sure
>> what you mean by this.
>>
>
> For the record, I'm running VMware Workstation 7.0.1 on Fedora 11/12 with a
> bunch of Windows guests and I'm by far knowledgeable on this MIDI stuff.
>
> I'm just repeating the user manual:
>
> ==
> Sound support includes pulse code modulation (PCM) output and input. For
> example, you can play .wav files, MP3 audio, and Real Media audio. MIDI
> output from Windows guests is supported by the Windows software synthesizer.
> MIDI input is not supported, and no MIDI support is available for Linux
> guests.
> ==

Keyword there being "software", right before synthesiser.

It also implies that setting up Timidity or Fluidsynth is not
supported on a Linux guest.

Doesn't change the fact that drivers in VMware shouldn't be supplying
hardware ports that don't exist.