Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!aplcen!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!emory!stiatl!jer From: jer@stiatl.UUCP (John Ramspott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: DMCS & MIDI guru problem Message-ID: <9193@stiatl.UUCP> Date: 1 Mar 90 19:51:08 GMT References: Reply-To: jer@stiatl.UUCP (John Ramspott) Organization: Sales Technologies Inc., "The Prototype IS the Product..." Lines: 23 In article ms0p+@andrew.cmu.edu (Michael Gordon Shapiro) writes: >I've also been plagued by the crashing DMCS/MIDI bug, and what's worse, >I know that it also didn't always USED to happen. I remember being able >to exit perfectly after a long DMCS/MIDI session, and don't remember >quite how I did it. MIDI is certainly the cause now. Your friend might >try mucking with the stack, or deactivating MIDI (via the MIDI OFF >option) before quitting. The problem is in the new serial.device that came with AmigaDOS 1.3.1 and 1.3.2. It was modified to be more picky about what unit numbers it will accept and other stuff. To solve the problem, use the serial.device from the original 1.3 release. The problem occurs when ever MIDI is turned off by DMCS, whether explicitly or by quitting. Actually, the bug is really in DMCS. Other music programs work fine. But the new, pickier serial.device has brought this bug to the forefront. Don't hold your breath for a DMCS update. --John E. Ramspott Just buy Bars&Pipes and forget about the other stuff! -- John Ramspott gatech!stiatl!jer Sales Technologies, Inc 3399 Peachtree Rd, NE Atlanta, GA (404) 841-4000