[PD] USB MIDISPORT 2x2 works with PD under Linux

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on 2/13/02 4:31 AM, Jim Ruxton at cinetron at passport.ca wrote:
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>> Thanks for the update.  The question is-- are you still able to use the
>> MIDIMAN w/ windows (assuming you ever did)?
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> I haven't tried it under Windows since I loaded it under Linux but there
> shouldn't be any problem as the driver is downloaded to the MidiSport
> every time it is fired up. The driver is held in RAM on the MidiSport
> not ROM or EEPROM. I wrote a script for Linux to download the firmware
> via the USB port when I want to use MIDI. If you are nervous about it
> let me know and I'll boot up PD in XP and give it a try.
> Jim
> 

I am nervous, so if you could try it out when you have the time, that would
be fantastic.

thanks!

Bill

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>> Bill
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>> on 2/12/02 5:45 PM, Jim Ruxton at cinetron at passport.ca wrote:
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>>> I thought I'd let people know that I got the MidiSport 2x2 working with
>>> PD under Linux. MIDIMAN doesn't supply Linux drivers for this device
>>> however  Bill Orcutt (Thanks Bill) suggested trying the ones  here:
>>> 
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>>>> http://member.nifty.ne.jp/Breeze/softwares/unix/usbmidi-e.html
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>>> You must also download firmware to the device which you can get here:
>>> 
>>> http://ezusb2131.sourceforge.net/
>>> 
>>> Jim
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