[Asus M2N-SLI, ATI R6xx HDMI, Digital Out, HDMI] No sound at all

[bigiulio]

After upgrading from Precise to Quetzal sound has gone

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-18.29-generic 3.5.7
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-18-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: bicricri 3500 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC1: bicricri 3500 F.... pulseaudio
CheckboxSubmission: 3d650bb9b67a3abb0e18b8ca8a15453f
CheckboxSystem: edda5d4f616ca792bf437989cb597002
Date: Fri Nov 16 18:01:22 2012
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: alsa-driver
Symptom: audio
Symptom_AlsaPlaybackTest: ALSA playback test through plughw:HDMI failed
Symptom_Card: RV710/730 HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 4000 series] - HDA ATI HDMI
Symptom_DevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: bicricri 3500 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC1: bicricri 3500 F.... pulseaudio
Symptom_Jack: Digital Out, HDMI
Symptom_Type: No sound at all
Title: [System Product Name, ATI R6xx HDMI, Digital Out, HDMI] No sound at all
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-10-19 (28 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 11/27/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: ASUS M2N SLI ACPI BIOS Revision 0401
dmi.board.name: M2N-SLI
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: 1.XX
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 123456789000
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvrASUSM2NSLIACPIBIOSRevision0401:bd11/27/2007:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnM2N-SLI:rvr1.XX:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer

[madbiologist (me-again)]

I notice that you are using the open source radeon driver. Therefore this bug is a duplicate of bug #864735.