fatal3rror
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I've been trying to get an old Midiman Portman 2x4 midi interface working with my Toshiba Libretto 110CT laptop. My end goal is to control my laptop's OPL3 soundchip in Adlibtracker II (or other comparable tool to control FM synthesis) via midi input from a keyboard/DAW.
The current configuration looks like this:
Keyboard/DAW => MIDI cable => Portman 2x4 => parallel port of Libretto => Adlibtracker II
Drivers were acquired here:
I installed the device's drivers, however, every time that I boot up Windows 98 I am met with the messages "Output Hardware not Detected" followed by "Input Hardware not Detected".
The manual suggests the following two solutions:
Regarding solution 1, I think that the device is not being recognized. The diagnostic tool included on the drive disk, P2x4diag.exe, reports "Internal Hardware Test: FAIL - Interface Not Found".
I believe this may be due to issues around driver setup as suggested by solution 2.
I followed the advice presented by solution 2 and looked up the "About your PC Port Address" section as suggested. It instructs to use the a tool called LPT.exe on the driver disk to identify the parallel port related address information.
The output of the tool is as follows:
I'm a bit at a loss now and feel like I've hit a dead end. The above output confirms that my original configuration was correct. This is also reflected in the menu of the aforementioned diagnostic tool which reflected a configuration state expecting an I/O address of 378h.
I read somewhere online that I might need to enable EPP mode for the parallel port, however, I don't see this available in the laptop's bios. The available options are: ECP and Std. Bi-Direct.
Has anyone set up this or a similar MIDI interface before with the Libretto? Any guidance would be much appreciated!
The current configuration looks like this:
Keyboard/DAW => MIDI cable => Portman 2x4 => parallel port of Libretto => Adlibtracker II
Drivers were acquired here:
I installed the device's drivers, however, every time that I boot up Windows 98 I am met with the messages "Output Hardware not Detected" followed by "Input Hardware not Detected".
The manual suggests the following two solutions:
Solution 1: These messages always pop up when you go into Windows with the PORTMAN 2x4 disconnected. If, for instance, you only have one parallel port on your computer, but need to use a printer or other device on that port, there is a check-box in the PORTMAN 2x4 Driver set-up that will allow you to disable this message upon rebooting.
Solution 2: It is most likely that you do not have a PORTMAN 2x4 MIDI Driver for Windows installed in your system, or that your driver is not set up correctly for your parallel port. Please see Windows Driver Installation and "About Your PC Port Address" (page 13) for more instructions.
Regarding solution 1, I think that the device is not being recognized. The diagnostic tool included on the drive disk, P2x4diag.exe, reports "Internal Hardware Test: FAIL - Interface Not Found".
I believe this may be due to issues around driver setup as suggested by solution 2.
I followed the advice presented by solution 2 and looked up the "About your PC Port Address" section as suggested. It instructs to use the a tool called LPT.exe on the driver disk to identify the parallel port related address information.
The output of the tool is as follows:
There is 1 parrallel port installed in your system:
LPT at I/O base address 378h
I'm a bit at a loss now and feel like I've hit a dead end. The above output confirms that my original configuration was correct. This is also reflected in the menu of the aforementioned diagnostic tool which reflected a configuration state expecting an I/O address of 378h.
I read somewhere online that I might need to enable EPP mode for the parallel port, however, I don't see this available in the laptop's bios. The available options are: ECP and Std. Bi-Direct.
Has anyone set up this or a similar MIDI interface before with the Libretto? Any guidance would be much appreciated!