[PlanetCCRMA] pd alsa jack midi

[Fernando Pablo Lopez-Lezcano]

> Before I switched from OSS to alsa I was able to read data from my midi 
> keyboard /dev/midi0 or /dev/midi00, I don't remember which.
> 
> I have
> 
> [timm at neptune timm]$ ll /dev/mi*
> crw-------    1 timm     root      35,   0 Sep 15 09:40 /dev/midi0
> crw-------    1 timm     root      14,   2 Sep 15 09:40 /dev/midi00
> crw-------    1 timm     root      14,  18 Sep 15 09:40 /dev/midi01
> crw-------    1 timm     root      14,  34 Sep 15 09:40 /dev/midi02
> crw-------    1 timm     root      14,  50 Sep 15 09:40 /dev/midi03
> crw-------    1 timm     root      35,   1 Sep 15 09:40 /dev/midi1
> crw-------    1 timm     root      35,   2 Sep 15 09:40 /dev/midi2
> crw-------    1 timm     root      35,   3 Sep 15 09:40 /dev/midi3
> 
> if I cat each one, all say invalid device except midi00.

Perhaps pd is not trying midixx, only midix. You could try this:
  cd /dev
save current device to another file:
  mv midi0 midi0old
link to active device (the one that did not give an error):
  ln -s midi00 midi0

Try pd again.....
-- Fernando