cannot open port "default": Inappropriate ioctl for device

[hitsware]

? How does one resolve this ?

[Rich]

Hi hitsware
The first thing you need to do is move to one side. Your head is blocking the monitor and we can't see what
you did to get that message.

[hitsware]

tc@box:~$ cat /proc/asound/cards
 0 [Intel          ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
                      HDA Intel at 0x90320000 irq 46

tc@box:~$ cat /proc/asound/devices
  1:        : sequencer
  2: [ 0- 1]: digital audio playback
  3: [ 0- 0]: digital audio playback
  4: [ 0- 0]: digital audio capture
  5: [ 0- 2]: hardware dependent
  6: [ 0]   : control
 33:        : timer

tc@box:~$ cat /proc/asound/seq/clients
Client info
  cur  clients : 3
  peak clients : 3
  max  clients : 192

Client   0 : "System" [Kernel]
  Port   0 : "Timer" (Rwe-)
  Port   1 : "Announce" (R-e-)
    Connecting To: 15:0
Client  14 : "Midi Through" [Kernel]
  Port   0 : "Midi Through Port-0" (RWe-)
Client  15 : "OSS sequencer" [Kernel]
  Port   0 : "Receiver" (-we-)
    Connected From: 0:1

tc@box:~$ #               seems hooked up ?

tc@box:~$ amidi -S "90 3C 7F"
cannot open port "default": Inappropriate ioctl for device
#edit:
# better yet
tc@box:~$ amidi -l