solartony wrote on 2020-08-31, 05:27:

awesome, thx darry, this time a re-install from cmi 'setup' file, not from'dev mgr,' did it !!!! […]
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darry wrote on 2020-08-30, 02:24:

I dug up my CM8738 base card, installed it in my XP machine and used Windows 2000 drivers from Iwill (the same version they had […]
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solartony wrote on 2020-08-29, 18:20:

thx darry, yes, all latest cmi drivers installed tmk ... cmi comes on 'dev mgr' with no (!) issues, functions fine, plays anyth […]
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thx darry, yes, all latest cmi drivers installed tmk ...
cmi comes on 'dev mgr' with no (!) issues, functions fine, plays anything, .mid or .mp3 files
yes, port 401, checked the .inf file earlier too ... for some reason not being recognized/installed in win2k ...
the only driver that does not install in 'dev mgr' is the '401' ...
windows auto installs but then it appears with a (!) near '401 midi compatible device'

where did you get the .inf file from ?

peace

I dug up my CM8738 base card, installed it in my XP machine and used Windows 2000 drivers from Iwill (the same version they had on their website). There is no MPU-401 device shown in device manager, but MPU-401 is available as a MIDI output device in the audio control panel .

I attached the driver I used .
cmi8738_0637_W2K.zip

And this is what I see in the audio control panel :
cmi8738_0637_W2K.zip

awesome, thx darry, this time a re-install from cmi 'setup' file,
not from'dev mgr,' did it !!!!

... '401 mpu' finally showed up !!!

bg's quote 'we still have problems with auto detect' came to mind
a few times ...

thx for the enthusiasm & support from all ... you rock !

peace

Happy it worked ! Just for reference in case somebody else has a similar issue, could you link the driver you used that worked or attach it to the thread if not too big ?

attached ... win2k drivers for cmi8378
audio, gameport, AND mpu-401 midi
run cmi 'uninstall' first
then run cmi 'setup' to install
do not use w2k 'dev mgr' to install these cmi drivers
peace