actually it seems the problem is with the midi sequencer
while trying to start qjackctl
07:48:27.976 Patchbay deactivated.
07:48:27.981 Statistics reset.
07:48:27.983 Could not open ALSA sequencer as a client. ALSA MIDI patchbay will be not available.
ALSA lib seq_hw.c:457:(snd_seq_hw_open) open /dev/snd/seq failed: Permission denied
Cannot connect to server socket err = No such file or directory
Cannot connect to server socket
jack server is not running or cannot be started
or if I start jack from the command line and then try to start qsynth
Qsynth1: Failed to create the MIDI driver (alsa_seq).
No MIDI input will be available.
modprobe snd-seq-midi
may have solved the problem testing some applications to verify
ok musescore is working now
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I have been running musescore on fc16 and noticed on a test install of fc17
that musescore would not play any midi file. I thought it might be a fluke
of the hardware (laptop) . But this morning I booted my prod system
with fc17 and still a problem with musescore the play button is frozen.
Not sure if I should open a bug report?
The musescore preferences are set to
use internal synthesizer
portaudio
the buttons for portaudio api and device do not respond to mouse clicks
When I start musescore from the command line I get the following messages
mscore
Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "pk-gtk-module"
ALSA lib pcm_dsnoop.c:612:(snd_pcm_dsnoop_open) unable to open slave
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:1018:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave
ALSA lib pcm.c:2217:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.rear
ALSA lib pcm.c:2217:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.center_lfe
ALSA lib pcm.c:2217:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.side
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:957:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) The dmix plugin supports only playback stream
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:1018:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave
Cannot lock down 107302426 byte memory area (Cannot allocate memory)
Jack: JackClient::SetupDriverSync driver sem in flush mode
Jack: JackPosixSemaphore::Connect name = jack_sem.1000_default_PortAudio
Jack: JackPosixSemaphore::Connect sem_getvalue 0
Jack: Clock source : system clock via clock_gettime
Jack: JackLibClient::Open name = PortAudio refnum = 3
Jack: WaitGraphChange...
Jack: JackClient::Activate
Jack: JackClient::StartThread : period = 21333 computation = 100 constraint = 21333
Jack: Create non RT thread
Jack: ThreadHandler: start
Jack: JackClient::kBufferSizeCallback buffer_size = 1024
Jack: JackPosixThread::AcquireRealTimeImp priority = 55
Jack: JackClient::ClientNotify ref = 3 name = PortAudio notify = 2
Jack: JackClient::kActivateClient name = PortAudio ref = 3
Jack: JackClient::ClientNotify ref = 3 name = PortAudio notify = 18
Jack: JackClient::ClientNotify ref = 3 name = PortAudio notify = 18
Jack: JackClient::ClientNotify ref = 3 name = PortAudio notify = 18
Jack: JackClient::ClientNotify ref = 3 name = PortAudio notify = 18
ALSA lib seq_hw.c:457:(snd_seq_hw_open) open /dev/snd/seq failed: Permission denied
Init midi driver failed
no audio output found
Jack: JackClient::Deactivate
Jack: JackClient::Deactivate res = 0
Jack: JackPosixThread::Kill
Jack: jack_client_close
Jack: JackClient::Close ref = 3
Jack: JackClient::Deactivate
Jack: JackSocketClientChannel::Stop
Jack: JackPosixThread::Kill
Jack: JackClientSocket::Close
Jack: JackClientSocket::Close
Jack: JackPosixSemaphore::Disconnect name = jack_sem.1000_default_PortAudio
Jack: JackLibClient::~JackLibClient
Jack: JackShmReadWritePtr1::~JackShmReadWritePtr1 3
Jack: Succeeded in unlocking 377 byte memory area
Jack: JackLibGlobals Destroy 1318700
Jack: ~JackLibGlobals
Jack: JackPosixSemaphore::Disconnect name = jack_sem.1000_default_system
Jack: JackPosixSemaphore::Disconnect name = jack_sem.1000_default_freewheel
Jack: JackPosixSemaphore::Disconnect name = jack_sem.1000_default_qjackctl
Jack: no message buffer overruns
Jack: JackPosixThread::Stop
Jack: ThreadHandler: exit
Jack: JackShmReadWritePtr::~JackShmReadWritePtr 1
Jack: Succeeded in unlocking 994 byte memory area
Jack: JackShmReadWritePtr::~JackShmReadWritePtr 0
Jack: Succeeded in unlocking 107302426 byte memory area
Jack: jack_client_close res = 0
init audio driver failed
sequencer init failed
registerPlugin: add action idx 0
Load plugin: no menu property
preferences.checkUpdateStartup: 168
lastupdate: 16.05.2012 12:34:29.484