--- linux-2.6.38.8/sound/usb/pcm.c.orig 2011-06-02 21:35:11.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-2.6.38.8/sound/usb/pcm.c      2011-08-21 12:10:44.000000000 -0400
@@ -423,8 +423,8 @@
 
 static struct snd_pcm_hardware snd_usb_hardware =
 {
-       .info =                 SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP |
-                               SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP_VALID |
+       .info =                 /* SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP | */
+                               /* SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP_VALID | */
                                SNDRV_PCM_INFO_BATCH |
                                SNDRV_PCM_INFO_INTERLEAVED |
                                SNDRV_PCM_INFO_BLOCK_TRANSFER |

--- /usr/share/alsa/alsa.conf.orig      2011-08-23 11:45:12.000000000 +0000
+++ /usr/share/alsa/alsa.conf   2011-08-21 20:02:28.000000000 +0000
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
 pcm.iec958 cards.pcm.iec958
 pcm.spdif iec958
 pcm.hdmi cards.pcm.hdmi
-pcm.dmix cards.pcm.dmix
+# pcm.dmix cards.pcm.dmix
 pcm.dsnoop cards.pcm.dsnoop
 pcm.modem cards.pcm.modem
 pcm.phoneline cards.pcm.phoneline

root@dockstar ~ # lsusb -d 1130:f211
Bus 001 Device 037: ID 1130:f211 Tenx Technology, Inc. TP6911 Audio Headset

Quote
petergunn - December 03, 2010 06:13PM
Fixed it! I used the alsa "softvol" feature and bumped up the buffer sizes from a config I found on the net:
I created the following /etc/asound.conf file:
[...]

• Using PCM (the default) as mixer control, the volume did not change in the range from 8%-100% (stayed at full volume).
• Lowering it, the volume suddenly goes to zero somewhere between 8% and 7%(, so 0%-7% equals mute).

audio_output {
        type            "alsa"
        name            "My ALSA Device"
#       mixer_control   "PCM"
        mixer_control   "Master"
}

root@dockstar ~ # amixer | grep control
Simple mixer control 'Master',0
Simple mixer control 'PCM',0
Simple mixer control 'Mic',0

#!/bin/bash

FIFO=/tmp/test_fifo_0815
FIFO2=/tmp/test_fifo_0816

LCDproc_HOST=localhost
LCDproc_PORT=13666

HDD_HOST=192.168.2.1
HDD_PORT=3333

mkfifo $FIFO
# contrived by SHF on http://vdr-portal.de/board/thread.php?postid=979080 to establish background connection
( trap "rm -f $FIFO" EXIT HUP INT TERM ABRT ; netcat $LCDproc_HOST $LCDproc_PORT <>$FIFO ; rm -f $FIFO ) &
# from this day onward anything sent into $FIFO will serve us, erm, be served to a Borg-droned LCDproc port

echo -e 'hello' >$FIFO
echo -e 'client_set -name name' >$FIFO

sleep 2

mkfifo $FIFO2
( trap "rm -f $FIFO2" EXIT HUP INT TERM ABRT ; netcat $HDD_HOST $HDD_PORT >$FIFO2 ; rm -f $FIFO2 ) &
# all lines received from the NCID server are assimilated into $FIFO2 (resistance is futile, those not starting by CID: are irrelevant)

while read -s <$FIFO2
do 
        if [ ${REPLY:0:4} = "CID:" ]; then 
                echo -e 'screen_add CallerID\nscreen_set CallerID -priority alert -timeout 240' >$FIFO
                echo -e 'widget_add CallerID Number scroller\nwidget_add CallerID Name scroller' >$FIFO
                Number=`echo $REPLY |grep -m 1 ^CID:|cut -d"*" -f 9|sed s/^00/+/|sed s/^0/\+49/`
                echo $Number
                echo -e "widget_set CallerID Number 1 1 20 1 m 2 \"$Number \"" >$FIFO
                Name=`grep $Number ~/Callers.txt|cut -d";" -f 2`
                echo $Name
                echo -e "widget_set CallerID Name 1 2 20 2 m 2 \"$Name \"" >$FIFO
        fi
done

echo -e 'hello\nscreen_add Greetings\nscreen_set Greetings -priority alert -timeout 720\nwidget_add Greetings Line1 scroller\nwidget_add Greetings Line2 scroller\nwidget_set Greetings Line1 1 1 20 1 m 2 "Good morning Dr Falken. "\nwidget_set Greetings Line2 1 2 20 2 m 2 "How about a game of Global Thermonuclear War? "'|nc localhost 13666 -w 14

Quote
TEN
Of course I know the DockStar has an internal serial port that interfaces nicely with half an Xbox 360 DVD power cable, but I haven't pried open mine just yet.

# Allow snd-usb-audio to be loaded as first soundcard
options snd-usb-audio index=0

apt-get install moc

mocp

<              Decrease volume by 1%
>              Increase volume by 1%
,              Decrease volume by 5%
.              Increase volume by 5%

apt-get install alsa-base alsaplayer alsaplayer-text alsa-utils

...
Starting Music Player Daemon: mpdcreating /var/lib/mpd/tag_cache... (warning).
...

root@debian:~# lsusb
lsusb: cannot open "/var/lib/usbutils/usb.ids", Not a directory
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0d8c:0103  
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0951:1603  
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 05e3:0608  
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002  
root@debian:~# apt-get update
E: Archives directory /var/cache/apt/archives/partial is missing. - Acquire (2: No such file or directory)
W: Not using locking for read only lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock
root@debian:~# cd /var/lib/dbkg/
-bash: cd: /var/lib/dbkg/: No such file or directory
root@debian:~# cd /var/lib/
root@debian:/var/lib# ls -la
ls: usbutils: Input/output error
ls: alsa: Input/output error
ls: ucf: Input/output error
ls: x11: Input/output error
ls: mplayer: Input/output error

mplayer -playlist 'http://yp.shoutcast.com/sbin/tunein-station.pls?id=560860'

apt-get install streamripper
mkdir /root/streamripper

streamripper URL -r 8000 -d /root/streamripper/ -A

mplayer http://127.0.0.1:8000 # change 127.0.0.1 to dockstar IP if playing on another LAN computer