[ale] I thought linux was supposed to NOT SUCK!

[GENE WILLIAMS]

I am trying to finally leave the "World of Windows" but Windows seems to 
have Linux beat in the Universe of midi. When I try to install Rosegarden or 
other programs that use midi I get this error:
 
"/dev/midi: "device not found"Â Ironically, my soundcard is 
configured and I can play midi (and other sound) files, just cannot receive 
midi signals. I know the joystick/midi port on the card works. I tested it 
with a joystick.
 
Questions:1. Can someone tell me what's missing?  2. How do I 
configure the midi device from the command-line?3. If I approach a new 
system, how could I determine if this system has the same 
shortcoming? Here are some details of the system I am on 
now:Â ##################lsmod 
shows:snd-rawmidi            
15584Â Â  0Â  
[snd-mpu401-uart]snd-seq-device          
4512Â Â  0Â  
[snd-rawmidi]snd                    
40900Â Â  0Â  [snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-intel8x0 
snd-pcm snd-timer snd-ac97-codec snd-mpu401-uart snd-rawmidi 
snd-seq-device]##################/dev/sndstat does sho the line:Midi 
devices:Â  NOT ENABLED IN CONFIG##################
 
Does anyone on this list know ( Suse 8.2 || linux + midi )Â  well 
enough to point me in the right direction . . . . or is Linux just too 
inferior in the midi Universe to compete with the World of 
WIndows. Gene