Greg Vallande, as per http://download.lenovo.com/express/ddfm.html an update is available for your BIOS (2.54). If you update to this, does it change anything?
If not, could you please both specify what happened, and provide the output of the following terminal command: sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date Thank you for your understanding. ** Tags added: bios-outdated-2.54 regression-potential ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete ** Summary changed: - [Lenovo L530] No HDMI / DisplayPort settings in Sound Settings. + [Lenovo ThinkPad L530] No HDMI / DisplayPort settings in Sound Settings. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1068742 Title: [Lenovo ThinkPad L530] No HDMI / DisplayPort settings in Sound Settings. Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: After testing the Audio over DisplayPort - it is nonfunctional, also the settings do not appear in Sound Settings. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: linux-image-3.5.0-17-generic 3.5.0-17.28 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: ubuntu 1592 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/pcmC0D0c: ubuntu 1592 F...m pulseaudio Date: Fri Oct 19 13:32:51 2012 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=d1a365e6-7dae-4caf-ab08-a3722c2bd770 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5) MachineType: LENOVO 814S16G ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-17-generic root=UUID=5f03185e-45df-49ef-852e-31ddc58e2095 ro quiet splash initcall_debug RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.5.0-17-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.5.0-17-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.95 SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 04/03/2012 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: G3ET29WW(1.03) dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available dmi.board.name: 814S16G dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: Not Available dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: Not Available dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvrG3ET29WW(1.03):bd04/03/2012:svnLENOVO:pn814S16G:pvrThinkPadL530:rvnLENOVO:rn814S16G:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable: dmi.product.name: 814S16G dmi.product.version: ThinkPad L530 dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1068742/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp