Since we are recommending the backports kernel-3.5 that will come with 12.04.2 for this, there is no reason we need to backport the alsa kernel stack to the older precise kernel.
** Changed in: alsa-driver (Ubuntu) Status: In Progress => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to alsa-driver in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1083664 Title: Backport Alsa from quantal for 12.04 LTS Status in ALSA driver: Fix Released Status in amd: Invalid Status in Precise Backports: Fix Released Status in “alsa-driver” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: ALSA version on quantal works on certain AMD hardware, where the version on precise chokes. This issue is related to #1077084. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/alsa-driver/+bug/1083664/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp