[Wine] WINE ALSA MIDI

[Christian Costa]

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>OK, so wine is claiming that I don't have /dev/sequencer. But of course
>I do:
>
> la /dev/sequencer
>lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root 15 sep  6 20:40 /dev/sequencer -> sound/sequencer
>
>And as you see, it's available to everybody, so I have no idea why wine
>is reporting 'device not found'.
>  
>
What about /dev/sound/sequencer? Does it exist?

>OK, I just realized that the above was using OSS for sound. So I made a
>per-app default that marbles.exe should use ALSA sound, and here is the
>result from that (perceived results: midi does not play, sound effects
>are 'loopy', so sound is perceptibly 'worse' under ALSA than OSS, which
>is why I generally use OSS):
>
>WINEDEBUG=+midi wine marbles.exe
>ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:746:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) The dmix plugin supports
>only playback stream
>trace:midi:ALSA_MidiInit Initializing the MIDI variables.
>trace:midi:ALSA_AddMidiPort OUT (0:System:kernel:0:Timer:0)
>trace:midi:ALSA_AddMidiPort IN  (0:System:kernel:1:Announce:0)
>trace:midi:ALSA_AddMidiPort OUT (128:TiMidity:user:0:TiMidity port 0:2)
>trace:midi:ALSA_AddMidiPort MidiOut[0]	name='L"TiMidity"' techn=1
>voices=16 notes=16 chnMsk=ffff support=3
>	ALSA info: midi dev-type=2, capa=0
>trace:midi:ALSA_AddMidiPort OUT (128:TiMidity:user:1:TiMidity port 1:2)
>trace:midi:ALSA_AddMidiPort MidiOut[1]	name='L"TiMidity"' techn=1
>voices=16 notes=16 chnMsk=ffff support=3
>	ALSA info: midi dev-type=2, capa=0
>trace:midi:ALSA_AddMidiPort OUT (128:TiMidity:user:2:TiMidity port 2:2)
>trace:midi:ALSA_AddMidiPort MidiOut[2]	name='L"TiMidity"' techn=1
>voices=16 notes=16 chnMsk=ffff support=3
>	ALSA info: midi dev-type=2, capa=0
>trace:midi:ALSA_AddMidiPort OUT (128:TiMidity:user:3:TiMidity port 3:2)
>trace:midi:ALSA_AddMidiPort MidiOut[3]	name='L"TiMidity"' techn=1
>voices=16 notes=16 chnMsk=ffff support=3
>	ALSA info: midi dev-type=2, capa=0
>trace:midi:ALSA_MidiInit End
>trace:midi:ALSA_midMessage (0000, 0064, 00000000, 00000000, 00000000);
>trace:midi:ALSA_midMessage (0000, 0035, 00000000, 00000000, 00000000);
>trace:midi:ALSA_modMessage (0000, 0064, 00000000, 00000000, 00000000);
>trace:midi:ALSA_modMessage (0000, 0001, 00000000, 00000000, 00000000);
>trace:midi:ALSA_modMessage (0000, 0002, 00000000, 4057F4B4, 00000054);
>trace:midi:modGetDevCaps (0000, 0x4057f4b4, 00000054);
>trace:midi:ALSA_modMessage (0001, 0002, 00000000, 4057F4B4, 00000054);
>trace:midi:modGetDevCaps (0001, 0x4057f4b4, 00000054);
>trace:midi:ALSA_modMessage (0002, 0002, 00000000, 4057F4B4, 00000054);
>trace:midi:modGetDevCaps (0002, 0x4057f4b4, 00000054);
>trace:midi:ALSA_modMessage (0003, 0002, 00000000, 4057F4B4, 00000054);
>trace:midi:modGetDevCaps (0003, 0x4057f4b4, 00000054);
>fixme:ddraw:Main_DirectDraw_SetCooperativeLevel
>(0x4036a518)->(00010022,00000011)
>fixme:xrandr:X11DRV_XRandR_SetCurrentMode Cannot change screen BPP from
>32 to 8
>fixme:xrandr:X11DRV_XRandR_SetCurrentMode Cannot change screen BPP from
>32 to 8
>fixme:x11drv:X11DRV_DDHAL_CreatePalette stub
>fixme:ddraw:DIB_DirectDrawSurface_Blt dwFlags DDBLT_WAIT and/or
>DDBLT_ASYNC: can't handle right now.
>fixme:x11drv:X11DRV_DDHAL_CreatePalette stub
>fixme:x11drv:X11DRV_DDHAL_CreatePalette stub
>trace:midi:ALSA_modMessage (0000, 0002, 00000000, 4057FD88, 00000054);
>trace:midi:modGetDevCaps (0000, 0x4057fd88, 00000054);
>trace:midi:ALSA_modMessage (0001, 0002, 00000000, 4057FD88, 00000054);
>trace:midi:modGetDevCaps (0001, 0x4057fd88, 00000054);
>trace:midi:ALSA_modMessage (0002, 0002, 00000000, 4057FD88, 00000054);
>trace:midi:modGetDevCaps (0002, 0x4057fd88, 00000054);
>trace:midi:ALSA_modMessage (0003, 0002, 00000000, 4057FD88, 00000054);
>trace:midi:modGetDevCaps (0003, 0x4057fd88, 00000054);
>trace:midi:ALSA_modMessage (0000, 0002, 00000000, 4057FD88, 00000054);
>trace:midi:modGetDevCaps (0000, 0x4057fd88, 00000054);
>trace:midi:ALSA_modMessage (0001, 0002, 00000000, 4057FD88, 00000054);
>trace:midi:modGetDevCaps (0001, 0x4057fd88, 00000054);
>trace:midi:ALSA_modMessage (0002, 0002, 00000000, 4057FD88, 00000054);
>trace:midi:modGetDevCaps (0002, 0x4057fd88, 00000054);
>trace:midi:ALSA_modMessage (0003, 0002, 00000000, 4057FD88, 00000054);
>trace:midi:modGetDevCaps (0003, 0x4057fd88, 00000054);
>trace:midi:ALSA_modMessage (0000, 0002, 00000000, 4057FD88, 00000054);
>trace:midi:modGetDevCaps (0000, 0x4057fd88, 00000054);
>trace:midi:ALSA_modMessage (0001, 0002, 00000000, 4057FD88, 00000054);
>trace:midi:modGetDevCaps (0001, 0x4057fd88, 00000054);
>trace:midi:ALSA_modMessage (0002, 0002, 00000000, 4057FD88, 00000054);
>trace:midi:modGetDevCaps (0002, 0x4057fd88, 00000054);
>trace:midi:ALSA_modMessage (0003, 0002, 00000000, 4057FD88, 00000054);
>trace:midi:modGetDevCaps (0003, 0x4057fd88, 00000054);
>err:dsound:DSOUND_MixInBuffer length not a multiple of block size, len =
>615, block size = 2
>err:dsound:DSOUND_MixInBuffer length not a multiple of block size, len =
>495, block size = 2
>fixme:x11drv:X11DRV_DDHAL_CreatePalette stub
>err:dsound:DSOUND_MixInBuffer length not a multiple of block size, len =
>2931, block size = 2
>err:dsound:DSOUND_MixInBuffer length not a multiple of block size, len =
>771, block size = 2
>err:dsound:DSOUND_MixInBuffer length not a multiple of block size, len =
>771, block size = 2
>err:dsound:DSOUND_MixInBuffer length not a multiple of block size, len =
>771, block size = 2
>err:dsound:DSOUND_MixInBuffer length not a multiple of block size, len =
>507, block size = 2
>err:dsound:DSOUND_MixInBuffer length not a multiple of block size, len =
>505, block size = 2
>err:dsound:DSOUND_MixInBuffer length not a multiple of block size, len =
>505, block size = 2
>===>fixme:mci:MCI_LoadMciDriver Couldn't load driver for type L"SEQUENCER".
>===>If you don't have a windows installation accessible from Wine,
>===>you perhaps forgot to create a [mci] section in system.ini
>===>fixme:mci:MCI_LoadMciDriver Couldn't load driver for type L"SEQUENCER".
>===>If you don't have a windows installation accessible from Wine,
>===>you perhaps forgot to create a [mci] section in system.ini
>fixme:dsound:DSOUND_MixOne problem with underrun detection (mixlen=3976
>< primary_done=4266)
>fixme:dsound:DSOUND_MixOne problem with underrun detection (mixlen=3976
>< primary_done=4266)
>fixme:dsound:DSOUND_MixOne problem with underrun detection (mixlen=3976
>< primary_done=4266)
>fixme:dsound:DSOUND_MixOne problem with underrun detection (mixlen=3976
>< primary_done=4266)
>fixme:dsound:DSOUND_MixOne problem with underrun detection (mixlen=3976
>< primary_done=4266)
>fixme:dsound:DSOUND_MixOne problem with underrun detection (mixlen=3976
>< primary_done=4266)
>fixme:dsound:DSOUND_MixOne problem with underrun detection (mixlen=3976
>< primary_done=4266)
>err:dsound:DSOUND_MixInBuffer length not a multiple of block size, len =
>781, block size = 2
>err:dsound:DSOUND_MixInBuffer length not a multiple of block size, len =
>781, block size = 2
>err:dsound:DSOUND_MixOne underrun on sound buffer 0x403a3358
>err:dsound:DSOUND_MixOne underrun on sound buffer 0x403a3358
>
>Here we see that now Timidity is found and loaded, but the (very
>annoying) sequencer driver still won't load.
>
>I'm using Wine 20050830, so of course I don't have an "[mci] section in
>system.ini" (since I don't have a system.ini in ~/.wine), but of course
>this is set (correctly?) in the registry:
>
>[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\MCI
>Extensions]
>"aifc"="MPEGVideo"
>"asf"="MPEGVideo"
>"asx"="MPEGVideo"
>"au"="MPEGVideo"
>"avi"="AVIVideo"
>"cda"="CDAudio"
>"lsf"="MPEGVideo"
>"lsx"="MPEGVideo"
>"m1v"="MPEGVideo"
>"m3u"="MPEGVideo"
>"mid"="Sequencer"
>"midi"="Sequencer"
>"mp2"="MPEGVideo"
>"mp2v"="MPEGVideo"
>"mp3"="MPEGVideo"
>"mpa"="MPEGVideo"
>"mpe"="MPEGVideo"
>"mpeg"="MPEGVideo"
>"mpg"="MPEGVideo"
>"mpv"="MPEGVideo"
>"mpv2"="MPEGVideo"
>"rmi"="Sequencer"
>"snd"="MPEGVideo"
>"wav"="WaveAudio"
>"wax"="MPEGVideo"
>"wm"="MPEGVideo"
>"wma"="MPEGVideo"
>"wmp"="MPEGVideo"
>"wmv"="MPEGVideo"
>"wmx"="MPEGVideo"
>"wvx"="MPEGVideo"
>
>[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\MCI32]
>"AVIVideo"="mciavi.drv"
>"CDAudio"="mcicda.drv"
>"Sequencer"="mciseq.drv"
>"WaveAudio"="mciwave.drv"
>
>(btw, what's up with regedit? I asked it to export the single MCI32 key,
>but it seems to have exported the whole file, not to mention that it
>didn't know what file type to save (nothing at all in the filetype
>dropdown, not even 'Registry file'? That's even less functional than
>regedit was last month).
>
>But anyway, afaik, those are the correct settings (or the only ones
>available to me, since I can't reconfigure this in winecfg), and it
>presumably should be working, but isn't.
>
>Does this help you know why?
>
mciseq.drv does not exist anymore, you should use mciseq.dll.
You should also replace mciavi.drv and mcicda.drv by mciavi32.dll and 
mcicda.dll as well.

Bye,
Christian