First of all, let me get two things out of the way:
1. I haven't tried it with my Windoze computer yet (because I rarely use my Windows computer), but it does work with my cell phone, so I'm going to make the reasonable presumption that something about the new firmware is incompatible with something in LM 18.1
2. Here's my computer's information...
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mac@mac-Lenovo-Y50-70-Touch ~ $ inxi -Fxzd
System: Host: mac-Lenovo-Y50-70-Touch Kernel: 4.4.0-77-generic x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 5.4.0)
Desktop: Cinnamon 3.2.7 (Gtk 3.18.9) Distro: Linux Mint 18.1 Serena
Machine: System: LENOVO product: 20349 v: Lenovo Y50-70 Touch
Mobo: LENOVO model: Lenovo Y50-70 Touch v: 31900058Std
Bios: LENOVO v: 9ECN43WW(V3.03) date: 08/12/2015
CPU: Quad core Intel Core i7-4700HQ (-HT-MCP-) cache: 6144 KB
flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 19155
clock speeds: max: 3400 MHz 1: 2727 MHz 2: 2939 MHz 3: 2668 MHz
4: 2429 MHz 5: 3268 MHz 6: 2926 MHz 7: 2997 MHz 8: 2729 MHz
Graphics: Card-1: Intel 4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller
bus-ID: 00:02.0
Card-2: NVIDIA GM107M [GeForce GTX 860M] bus-ID: 01:00.0
Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 driver: nvidia
Resolution: 3840x2160@48.00hz
GLX Renderer: GeForce GTX 860M/PCIe/SSE2
GLX Version: 4.5.0 NVIDIA 375.39 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio: Card-1 Intel 8 Series/C220 Series High Definition Audio Controller
driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
Card-2 Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor HD Audio Controller
driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:03.0
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.4.0-77-generic
Network: Card-1: Intel Wireless 7260 driver: iwlwifi bus-ID: 08:00.0
IF: wlp8s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Card-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: 3000 bus-ID: 09:00.0
IF: enp9s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Card-3: Atmel usb-ID: 003-002
IF: null-if-id state: N/A speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: N/A
Drives: HDD Total Size: 2000.4GB (64.1% used)
ID-1: USB /dev/sda model: TOURO_S size: 1000.2GB
ID-2: /dev/sdb model: Crucial_CT1024MX size: 1000.2GB
ID-3: /dev/mmcblk0 model: N/A size: 63.9GB
Optical: No optical drives detected.
Partition: ID-1: / size: 442G used: 338G (81%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdb5
ID-2: swap-1 size: 17.09GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sdb6
RAID: No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 59.0C mobo: N/A gpu: 0.0:51C
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info: Processes: 255 Uptime: 3:41 Memory: 4570.6/15963.7MB
Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 5.4.0
Client: Shell (bash 4.3.461) inxi: 2.2.35
Ok, now let me explain (though you've no doubt guessed the problem):
I have this UE Boom 2 speaker that is great. I'd never done a firmware update to it, so I decided to do it the other day. The next time I used it with my laptop, the sound was really tinny. Very thin sound. No bass. Nothing but mid-range and highs. I was listening to a podcast, so I decided to not mess with it at that time. I assumed it would be an easy fix.
This morning I tried to sort it out and I'm stumped. Here's what I did:
1. I went into Blueman and removed it from the list of Bluetooth devices. Then I went through the steps of searching for it and pairing it. It paired up, but the speaker never gave an indication that it was paired and if I go into sound settings, I don't see the speaker listed under devices as I did before.
2. I've tried uninstalling everything, rebooting everything, turning it off and then back on, etc.
3. I found a post about a similar problem on an Ubuntu forum, but the solution that worked for that guy didn't work for me.
Any help is appreciated.
Thank you