sorry for noobs like me: to edit for anyone finding this from the goog
the command in a terminal window is "sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-
base.conf"
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Subwoofer doesn't work with HDA-Intel
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/371048
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I also cannot get the subwoofer working on MSI EX625-227US, which has an
82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller. I had no sound at all until i
edited
nano /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf
and added these lines at the end
options snd-hda-intel model=3stack-dig
options snd-hda-intel enable_msi