Same issue here on X1 Yoga 4th gen. Seems alsa sees a bass speaker, but it's stuck at zero and cannot be turned on or otherwise regulated.
Node 0x17 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40058d: Stereo Amp-Out Control: name="Bass Speaker Playback Switch", index=0, device=0 ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=Out, idx=0, ofs=0 Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1 Amp-Out vals: [0x00 0x00] Pincap 0x0000001c: OUT HP Detect Pin Default 0x90170111: [Fixed] Speaker at Int N/A Conn = Analog, Color = Unknown DefAssociation = 0x1, Sequence = 0x1 Misc = NO_PRESENCE Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0 Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3 EPSS Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Connection: 3 0x02* 0x03 0x06 In-driver Connection: 1 0x02 Full alsa info http://alsa- project.org/db/?f=aab3665eede4913070f67e7d8b1b57d17db2633c -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to alsa-ucm-conf in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1872108 Title: Bass not on working Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 7th gen running focal Status in alsa-ucm-conf package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Related to https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1845677/comments/14 Audio works and the volume seems reasonable however the audio is noticeably missing bass giving everything a high treble sound. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: alsa-ucm-conf 1.2.2-1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-21.25-generic 5.4.27 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-21-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu26 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Fri Apr 10 09:17:33 2020 Dependencies: InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-04-08 (1 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Beta amd64 (20200402) PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: alsa-ucm-conf UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) --- ProblemType: Bug ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu26 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Dependencies: DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-04-08 (1 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Beta amd64 (20200402) Package: linux PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-21.25-generic 5.4.27 Tags: focal Uname: Linux 5.4.0-21-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin lxd plugdev sambashare sudo _MarkForUpload: True To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-ucm-conf/+bug/1872108/+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