-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hello all, I'm working on some code to manage MIDI sysex messages for my electronic drums and while I have no problem talking to my drum controller, I'm having to hard-code the device file for the midi controller. I'm using an Edirol USB to MIDI device and I'm absolutely certain that if I changed my configuration, I'd have to move from /dev/snd/midi2 to something else :) . I'm working on a function called find_midi_device() that returns the path to a midi device file and was wondering if anyone has done this and had any pointers for using HAL/D-Bus? Yes, I realize that eventually I'll have to handle multiple MIDI controllers, but for now I just want to deal with the one. Once I get a path, I'll have to open it, and iterate through the sysex channels with sysex identify messages, looking for devices I support. So I'll save the multiple MIDI controllers for later... Anyway, I'm reading the docs links on HAL and D-Bus, but pointers to API's and/or example code would be greatly appreciated. Clark