post the pulseaudio verbose log
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PulseAudio/Log do your thinkpad a58 support 5.1 ? ( line out , line in and mic at rear panel) if not, PCM playback volume should be renamed "Front Playback volume" for Green Line Out jack Node 0x02 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x1d: Stereo Amp-Out Control: name="PCM Playback Volume", index=0, device=0 ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=Out, idx=0, ofs=0 Device: name="ALC662 rev1 Analog", type="Audio", device=0 Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x40, nsteps=0x40, stepsize=0x03, mute=0 Amp-Out vals: [0x40 0x40] Converter: stream=8, channel=0 PCM: rates [0x160]: 44100 48000 96000 bits [0xe]: 16 20 24 formats [0x1]: PCM Node 0x03 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x1d: Stereo Amp-Out Control: name="Speaker Playback Volume", index=0, device=0 ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=Out, idx=0, ofs=0 Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x40, nsteps=0x40, stepsize=0x03, mute=0 Amp-Out vals: [0x40 0x40] Converter: stream=8, channel=0 PCM: rates [0x160]: 44100 48000 96000 bits [0xe]: 16 20 24 formats [0x1]: PCM Node 0x04 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x1d: Stereo Amp-Out Control: name="Headphone Playback Volume", index=0, device=0 ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=Out, idx=0, ofs=0 Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x40, nsteps=0x40, stepsize=0x03, mute=0 Amp-Out vals: [0x40 0x40] Converter: stream=8, channel=0 PCM: rates [0x160]: 44100 48000 96000 bits [0xe]: 16 20 24 formats [0x1]: PCM -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1215420 Title: [7515A47, Realtek ALC662 rev1, Green Line Out, Rear] Playback problem To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/1215420/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs