Sonos Roam Bluetooth Pairing

[TheOldPresbyope]

I don't have access to a Sonos Roam speaker but I do to a Sonos Move Speaker. This model also have both WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity.

The Move has been updated to latest OS (aka firmware).

Testing just now with a moOde 8.2.4 player (updated from 8.2.3) on a Pi3A, I successfully scanned and paired with both devices

Code:

pi@m824p3a:~ $ sudo /var/www/util/blu-control.sh -l
** Discovered devices
**
** F0:F6:C1:5B:15:28 Sonos Move (SONOS 1528)
** 00:1D:DF:AA:27:37 JBL Flip 2
**
pi@m824p3a:~ $ sudo /var/www/util/blu-control.sh -p
** Paired devices
**
** F0:F6:C1:5B:15:28 Sonos Move (SONOS 1528)
** 00:1D:DF:AA:27:37 JBL Flip 2
**

Try connecting to the JBL

Code:

pi@m824p3a:~ $ sudo /var/www/util/blu-control.sh -C 00:1D:DF:AA:27:37
** Connecting to device 00:1D:DF:AA:27:37
** Device 00:1D:DF:AA:27:37 connected
pi@m824p3a:~ $ sudo /var/www/util/blu-control.sh -c
** Connected devices
**
** 00:1D:DF:AA:27:37 JBL Flip 2
**

...and I can play to it.

Now, try connecting to the Sonos

Code:

pi@m824p3a:~ $ sudo /var/www/util/blu-control.sh -C F0:F6:C1:5B:15:28
** Connecting to device F0:F6:C1:5B:15:28
** Device F0:F6:C1:5B:15:28 connected
pi@m824p3a:~ $ sudo /var/www/util/blu-control.sh -c
** Connected devices
**
** 00:1D:DF:AA:27:37 JBL Flip 2
**

Huh. The connection process reports success but the connection itself doesn't show up??? This isn't right. (Note: I'm working directly with the Bluetooth subsystem here so it isn't an error that the JBL shows up still in this test, only that the Sonos doesn't.)

Maybe I'll get time later to explore further with low-level tools but this doesn't look like a moOde issue per se. This is the first Bluetooth-enabled speaker or headphone I haven't been able to use with moOde.

Regards,
Kent