Bug 270886 – Openttd-0.7 using aplaymidi as default midiplayer

• Status: RESOLVED INVALID
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Bas Nedermeijer 2009-05-23 00:07:14 UTC]

Openttd uses aplaymidi as musicplayer. This player doesnt work for my setup. Timidity does work, but there is no way to specify it. I have to create a symlink to make it work (amidiplayer -> timidity). I believe a simple modification to the ebuild should be enough to make it work. 

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install openttd
2. Start it

[Comment 1 Anton Romanov 2009-05-23 08:31:53 UTC]

>but there is no way to specify it
you are wrong.
aplaymidi works for any alsa midi sequencer that's why it was chosen instead of use flag for each linux midi player
openttd ebuild says that you should just set ALSA_OUTPUT_PORTS env variable
so if you have f.e.
 Port    Client name                      Port name
128:0    TiMidity                         TiMidity port 0
128:1    TiMidity                         TiMidity port 1
128:2    TiMidity                         TiMidity port 2
128:3    TiMidity                         TiMidity port 3

you should set 
ALSA_OUTPUT_PORTS=128:0

[Comment 2 Bas Nedermeijer 2009-05-25 21:01:25 UTC]

(In reply to comment #1)
> >but there is no way to specify it
> you are wrong.
> aplaymidi works for any alsa midi sequencer that's why it was chosen instead of
> use flag for each linux midi player
> openttd ebuild says that you should just set ALSA_OUTPUT_PORTS env variable
> so if you have f.e.
>  Port    Client name                      Port name
> 128:0    TiMidity                         TiMidity port 0
> 128:1    TiMidity                         TiMidity port 1
> 128:2    TiMidity                         TiMidity port 2
> 128:3    TiMidity                         TiMidity port 3
> 
> you should set 
> ALSA_OUTPUT_PORTS=128:0
> 

Ah i see. But my aplaymidi doenst show any (timidity) ports. So maybe there is something else wrong.

[Comment 3 Anton Romanov 2009-05-26 04:14:07 UTC]

(In reply to comment #2)
> (In reply to comment #1)
> Ah i see. But my aplaymidi doenst show any (timidity) ports. So maybe there is
> something else wrong.
> 
/etc/init.d/timidity start

[Comment 4 Mr. Bones. (RETIRED) 2009-06-08 17:53:01 UTC]

sounds like user error to me