I can't get it to run either.

When I try to open a midi file from cli i get the following error.

midia.cfg: No such file or directory
timidity: Can't read any configuration file
Please check /etc/timidity.cfg

/etc/timidity/cfg reads as follows

# Instrument configuration file for timidity
#
# Specify library directory: dir <directory>
#
# - Multiple library directories may be given. The ones given last will be
# searched first so you can override them in later configuration files.
# Extra configuration files and MIDI files will also be searched in these
# directories.
#
# Set tone bank or drum set to modify: bank <number>
# drumset <number>
#
# Map program number to patch map: <program number> <patch name>
#
# - If the patch can't be found in the library directories, TiMidity will
# search again with ".pat" appended to the name.
# Programs without a loaded patch will be silent, except that for
# banks/drumsets >0, the corresponding patch in bank/drumset 0 will
# be used (if one exists).
#
# Read another configuration file: source <file name>

# The default timidity search path contains the following two system
# directories. Add additional lines to add instrument patches from
# other directories. (for example, from a DOS partition).
# These defaults are setup for the Debian timidity-patches package.

dir /usr/share/timidity/patches

# By default, try to use the instrument patches from timidity-patches:

bank 0
0 patch/acpiano.pat
24 patch/nylongt2.pat

# This file is in the timidity-patches package.

source midia.cfg





I found that not only was /etc/midia.cfg missing but that /usr/share/timidity/patches was also missing

Not sure what's up with all this.

Word has it that eadz is working on a bug site for knoppix. When it is up and going we can report things like this there. You can also report this on the mailing list if you like