[Aspire R3610, Nvidia MCP79/7A HDMI, Digital Out, HDMI] No sound at all

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No sound.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: alsa-base 1.0.24+dfsg-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 0: ALC662 rev1 Analog [ALC662 rev1 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: iain 1441 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: iain 1441 F...m pulseaudio
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'NVidia'/'HDA NVidia at 0xfae78000 irq 22'
   Mixer name : 'Nvidia MCP79/7A HDMI'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0662,10250222,00100101 HDA:10de0007,10de0101,00100100'
   Controls : 19
   Simple ctrls : 9
Date: Tue May 15 18:04:36 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: alsa-driver
Symptom: audio
Symptom_AlsaPlaybackTest: ALSA playback test through plughw:NVidia failed
Symptom_Card: Internal Audio - HDA NVidia
Symptom_Jack: Digital Out, HDMI
Symptom_Type: No sound at all
Title: [Aspire R3610, Nvidia MCP79/7A HDMI, Digital Out, HDMI] No sound at all
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 11/03/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: P01-A4
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: FMCP7A-ION-LE
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrP01-A4:bd11/03/2009:svnAcer:pnAspireR3610:pvr:rvnAcer:rnFMCP7A-ION-LE:rvr:cvnAcer:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Aspire R3610
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer

[dino99 (9d9)]

This version is no more supported and is not a 'security' problem; so does not expect a backport