Also affects Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin which freezes most of the time when trying to use HDMI audio (in particular from vdr-sxfe, mplayer, vlc, google-talkplugin) up to and including the current Kernel 3.2.0-49 without including snd_hda_codec_hdmi in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-oss.conf (thereby losing sound over the Nvidia outputs).
Also affects Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin which freezes most of the time when trying to use HDMI audio (in particular from vdr-sxfe, mplayer, vlc, google-talkplugin) up to and including the current Kernel 3.2.0-49 without including snd_hda_codec_hdmi in /etc/modprobe. d/blacklist- oss.conf (thereby losing sound over the Nvidia outputs).
According to https:/ /bugs.launchpad .net/ubuntu/ +source/ linux/+ bug/1173769 #3 "a kernel issue which most likely is to happen with Nvidia graphics", this is also not fixed by using https:/ /code.launchpad .net/~ubuntu- audio-dev/ +archive/ alsa-daily/ +files/ oem-audio- hda-daily- dkms_0. 201307180553% 7Eprecise1_ all.deb according to https:/ /bugs.launchpad .net/ubuntu/ +source/ linux/+ bug/1169984 #16.