package timidity 2.13.2-15ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Per Christian Henden]

Binary package hint: timidity

I did sudo apt-get install timidity and the following problem happend

Setting up timidity (2.13.2-15ubuntu1) ...
 * Starting timidity * Starting TiMidity++ ALSA midi emulation... [fail]
invoke-rc.d: initscript timidity, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing timidity (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 timidity
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Sep 29 14:47:42 2007
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ath_hal
Package: timidity 2.13.2-15ubuntu1
PackageArchitecture: amd64
SourcePackage: timidity
Title: package timidity 2.13.2-15ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux perchrh-desktop 2.6.22-12-generic #1 SMP Sun Sep 23 20:03:18 GMT 2007 x86_64 GNU/Linux

[mabovo (mabovo)]

I tried to install timidity but it is very shy in Gutsy. In fact I don't know how to solve this:

marcos@autoxtreme:~$ asoundconf-gtk
You need at least one ALSA sound card for this to work!
marcos@autoxtreme:~$ alsaconf
bash: alsaconf: comando não encontrado
marcos@autoxtreme:~$ gstreamer-properties
gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'artsdsink'
gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'sdlvideosink'
gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'v4lmjpegsrc'
gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'qcamsrc'
gstreamer-properties-Message: Skipping unavailable plugin 'esdmon'
gstreamer-properties-Message: Error running pipeline 'ALSA - Advanced Linux Sound Architecture': Não foi possível abrir o recurso para escrita. [gstalsasrc.c(600): gst_alsasrc_open (): /pipeline0/alsasrc2:
Recording open error on device 'default': Não há tal dispositivo]
marcos@autoxtreme:~$ lspci -v | grep audio
00:0b.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10k1 (rev 05)
00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 60)
marcos@autoxtreme:~$ asoundconf-gtk set-default-card emu10k1
You need at least one ALSA sound card for this to work!
marcos@autoxtreme:~$ asoundconf set-default-card emu10k1
marcos@autoxtreme:~$ sudo apt-get dpkg-reconfigure alsa-source
[sudo] password for marcos:
E: Operação dpkg-reconfigure inválida
marcos@autoxtreme:~$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure alsa-source
marcos@autoxtreme:~$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure alsa-source
marcos@autoxtreme:~$ alsamixer

alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: No such device
marcos@autoxtreme:~$