I'm having the exact same problem and this is making me nuts, when switching to Stereo mode, the volume level can go a lot higher, but not in 5.1 since the output volume is just the subwoofer which doesn't make too much of a difference
** Changed in: alsa-driver (Ubuntu) Status: Expired => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1191147 Title: Sound setting: Subwoofer and Output volume slide simultaneously To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/1191147/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs