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Hello Everyone, just bought a Connect Amp Gen 2,  I wanted to confirm the boot sequence to check I don't have one on the way out. My previous G1 connect amp started flashing the white light as soon as power was applied, and finally staying solid once connected. I expected the G2 to do the same, this time when power is applied, the white light comes on solid for 3 seconds, then goes out for 20 seconds, comes on again flashing until connected then Solid. The 20 seconds with no light is very consistent, so am hoping this is normal ?. Can anyone confirm this is the same on their G2 connect amp please

Thanks very much 👍

 

 

Hi ​@Gripper

That isn’t the normal LED sequence for the Connect Amp and, as far as I know, the boot LED sequence is the same for all our products which is the same as your Gen 1 Connect:Amp.

Our LED light guide shows what each LED means: Solid white shows the device is connected, flashing white shows that it’s either booting up or connecting to the network. Since the LED keeps changing between those states, it sounds like the Connect:Amp is running into an issue, which could be Wi-Fi related or that the Connect:Amp not booting up correctly.

I’d suggest wiring the Connect:Amp to your router via Eithernet to see if that helps. If not, then I’d contact our support team for further assistance, as they have the necessary tools available to help you troubleshoot this.

I hope this information helps!


Hi Jamie,

Thanks for the reply. I have tried wiring back to the Router, same result, it's always 20 seconds with no light. I tried a downgrade to S1 to prove a theory, power cycled a dozen times, it's now exactly 12 Seconds. Upgraded to S2 once again, back to exactly 20 Seconds. I am quite confident the Amp is good, it's the way the Software is processed, would be nice if someone with the same amp could post the same result. I will contact support if no one else replies by the end of the week. The Connect Amp is an August 2017 Model

 

Thanks again 👍


I just ran into this with Sonos AMP Gen 2 TONIGHT.

 

Originally it was on S1. Factory reset it to move to S2, everything seemed to go as expected until it just decided to reboot and display that light pattern you describe… 

I have tried everything, spent over an hour and a half on the phone with support tonight. 

 

Also a new Firmware update for players was released today… 

 

I upgraded my other 2 Amp Gen2’s about 4 days ago.  They went fine…  

Currently still on:

82.2-59204
Release date: 12/10/2024

 

I have a feeling that the latest S2 firmware has bricked my device.

Released January 7th 2024

https://support.sonos.com/en/article/release-notes-sonos-system-updates

 

How did you get your back to S1 when it was in this state?

 

Sonos support has escalated my case.  I will wait to hear back from them.. They offered me a measly 15% off coupon and said because it was out of warranty I am basically SOL.  

 

Had I even thought that this upgrade would brick my unit, I would have never done it…

This is not my fault. 

Support person confirmed my other 2 units are on lower firmware Prior to today’s release update.

Seems insane that had i decided to upgrade this unit yesterday I would have been fine.

Also seems insane that at future update could potentially also brick my working units in the future.

 

I will wait for Sonos Escalation before I pass judgement…

 

Sonos, how do we flash recovery firmware on these things and more importantly how do we get back to a version we know works….?

 

Stop this madness.

 

https://support.sonos.com/en-ca/article/sonos-product-shows-continuous-flashing-white-light-after-updating-to-15-6


EDIT: I just added a new PLAY5 to my system about 20 minutes after writing the above and I can confirm that it (new Play 5) was forced to the newest firmware release that was released today.

16.5.1 (build 82.3-60160)

as of right now my other components remain at 

16.5 (build 82.2-59204)