diff -u3 -r TiMidity++-2.11.3-orig/interface/alsaseq_c.c TiMidity++-2.11.3-work/interface/alsaseq_c.c
--- TiMidity++-2.11.3-orig/interface/alsaseq_c.c	Tue Aug 20 22:59:04 2002
+++ TiMidity++-2.11.3-work/interface/alsaseq_c.c	Tue Aug 20 23:50:05 2002
@@ -309,6 +309,24 @@
 	signal(SIGHUP, sig_reset);
 
 	play_mode->close_output();
+
+	if (ctl.flags & CTLF_DAEMONIZE)
+	{
+		int pid = fork();
+		FILE *pidf;
+		switch (pid)
+		{
+			case 0:			// child is the daemon
+				break;
+			case -1:		// error status return
+				exit(7);
+			default:		// no error, doing well
+				if ((pidf = fopen( "/var/run/timidity.pid", "w" )) != NULL )
+					fprintf( pidf, "%d\n", pid );
+				exit(0);
+		}
+	}
+
 	for (;;) {
 		server_reset();
 		doit(&alsactx);
diff -u3 -r TiMidity++-2.11.3-orig/timidity/controls.h TiMidity++-2.11.3-work/timidity/controls.h
--- TiMidity++-2.11.3-orig/timidity/controls.h	Wed Jan  9 05:18:30 2002
+++ TiMidity++-2.11.3-work/timidity/controls.h	Tue Aug 20 23:37:15 2002
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@
 #define CTLF_AUTOUNIQ		(1u<<6)	/* -i?u */
 #define CTLF_AUTOREFINE		(1u<<7)	/* -i?R */
 #define CTLF_NOT_CONTINUE	(1u<<8)	/* -i?C */
+#define CTLF_DAEMONIZE		(1u<<9) /* -i?D */
 
   int  (*open)(int using_stdin, int using_stdout);
   void (*close)(void);
diff -u3 -r TiMidity++-2.11.3-orig/timidity/timidity.c TiMidity++-2.11.3-work/timidity/timidity.c
--- TiMidity++-2.11.3-orig/timidity/timidity.c	Tue Aug 20 22:59:03 2002
+++ TiMidity++-2.11.3-work/timidity/timidity.c	Tue Aug 20 23:39:13 2002
@@ -534,6 +534,7 @@
 	 "   `l'    loop playing (some interface ignore this option)" NLS
 	 "   `r'    randomize file list arguments before playing" NLS
 	 "   `s'    sorting file list arguments before playing" NLS
+	 "   `D'    daemonize timidity++ in background (for alsaseq only)" NLS
 	, fp);
 
   fputs(NLS, fp);
@@ -763,6 +764,9 @@
 		  case 'd':
 		    cmp->flags ^= CTLF_DRAG_START;
 		    break;
+		  case 'D':
+		    cmp->flags ^= CTLF_DAEMONIZE;
+		    break;
 		  case 'u':
 		    cmp->flags ^= CTLF_AUTOUNIQ;
 		    break;
@@ -817,6 +821,9 @@
 		      case 'x':
 			cmp->flags ^= CTLF_AUTOEXIT;
 			break;
+		      case 'D':
+			cmp->flags ^= CTLF_DAEMONIZE;
+			break;
 
 		      default:
 			ctl->cmsg(CMSG_ERROR, VERB_NORMAL,