dosbox error "/etc/timidity/fluidr3_gm.cfg: No such file or directory"

geotheory

Pi Model 3 B
Power Supply used: 3A
RetroPie Version Used: 4.8.2
Built From: Raspberry Pi Imager
USB Devices connected: USB keyboard + miadore USB Controller
Controller used:
Error messages received: /etc/timidity/fluidr3_gm.cfg: No such file or directory
Verbose log (if relevant): N/A
Guide used: N/A
Emulator: dosbox
How to replicate the problem:

Getting this error for a couple of bigger DOS games e.g. Worms Reinforcements (1995) and Privateer 2 The Darkening (Special Edition) (1996). For worms here is the full log:

Games are in ~/RetroPie/roms/pcdata and I'm invoking with shell scripts in ~/RetroPie/roms/pc e.g:

#!/bin/bash
/opt/retropie/emulators/dosbox/bin/dosbox -c "mount c ~/RetroPie/roms/pcdata" -c "c:" -c "cd WormsRe" -c "DOS4GW.EXE" -c "exit"

It looks like dosbox is opening the right file but then land back in emulatorstation with following /dev/shm/runcommand.log:

Parameters:
Executing: bash /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/pc/+Start\ DOSBox.sh "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/pc/Worms - Reinforcements (1995).sh"
/etc/timidity/fluidr3_gm.cfg: No such file or directory
timidity: Error reading configuration file.
Please check /etc/timidity/timidity.cfg
DOSBox version SVN
Copyright 2002-2019 DOSBox Team, published under GNU GPL.
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CONFIG: Loading primary settings from config file /home/pi/.dosbox/dosbox-SVN.conf
ALSA:Client initialised [128:0]
MIDI: Opened device:alsa
One joystick reported, initializing with 4axis
Using joystick USB Gamepad  with 2 axes, 10 buttons and 0 hat(s)
timidity: no process found

The only other reference I can find to this error is https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/27109/dosbox-games-with-thrustmaster-usb but I don't see any solution there that I understand how to implement. Assistance much appreciated.

mitu

Install the fluid-soundfont-gm package, which provides this file:

sudo apt install fluid-soundfont-gm

geotheory

@mitu Many thanks this sorted it. The game still fails but presumably an unrelated reason. Will try and resolve.