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EnnaN
Enthusiast I
December 6, 2012

A linux controller is needed.

  • December 6, 2012
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A linux controller for the Sonos system is really needed. A basic controller shouldn't be that hard to create, so even if the userbase is smaller then for Windows there shouldn't be a cost-reason to not do this. The strength of Sonos is ease-of use, and a user that -for instance- prefers Ubuntu will be left to use his/her phone.
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      User763660
      Lyricist I
      January 4, 2013
      Ubuntu Linux is a relavent OS that should be supported by Sonos.
        Ulrich_3
        Lyricist I
        January 5, 2013
        Has someone ever tried to run the Android Sonos App (either phone or tablet) in the framework of the Android SDK for Linux? I have no experience with this, but maybe it is worth a try.
          EnnaNAuthor
          Enthusiast I
          January 5, 2013
          I don't think that is an actual solution for the problem, namely there is no easy support for popular systems like Ubuntu. (A similar suggestion would be to run windows in a virtual box on your machine. Possible, but not a solution). So while I consider this offtopic, let me comment on it so we don't get a longer discussion about it 🙂 1. It is tricky to get it on a virtual device. The market isn't installed on the AVD by default, so you either need to get an AVD with pre-installed market, or you need to find a different way to get in in there. 2. The Sonos app isn't really happy about being installed on 'random' devices. It most probably won't install on your AVD from the market. See this thread for discussion (it escalates pretty quickly, not a pretty topic.): http://forums.sonos.com/showthread.php?t=24453&page=3 . Lets just say that it isn't sonos' intention to release the APK for this kind of hacking. It isn't _that_ hard to get the APK (basically, get yourself a rooted phone, install the app, backup it, and presto), but in the end you have to re-do all this once the updates come...
          Phil_54
          Lyricist I
          January 7, 2013
          Seems like there is only a few Linuxguys with a Sonos. I was also not able to run the controlcenter. Is there any other possibility to run the speaker. For my own musik on the android I use e.g. Skifta. Has anybody a similar idea for Ubuntu? I'm still wondering, why I bought this system... even the androidphone app iss not complete.
          Typimousse
          Trending Lyricist I
          January 13, 2013
          Already written some posts and made some requests... and nothing seems to change. I have 3x Player5, 2x Player3 but now stop because of this lack of control through Ubuntu. Think now about buying devices with integrated controller. Shame on Sonos!
          Phil_54
          Lyricist I
          January 14, 2013
          Its a pitty, but I returned the system. My new BOSE runs perfect...
          blue_bullet
          blue_bullet
          Trending Lyricist I
          January 17, 2013
          I am able to control my Sonos system (zp120, zp90, and bridge paired with Orb speakers/subwoofers) with my iPod Touch and Nexus 7 ever since I lost the ability to run Sonos under wine. I run Linux Mint 14 KDE on 4 machines all having multiboot including Windows XP and 7. It simply not worth running windows just for Sonos even with something like virtual box. Requests for Sonos to support linux have been made for at least the last 3 years that I know of with negative progress (no longer works with wine).
          Aaron_30
          Lyricist I
          January 18, 2013
          +1 to native Linux controller
          Typimousse
          Trending Lyricist I
          January 18, 2013
          +1 to native Linux controller
          EnnaNAuthor
          Enthusiast I
          January 18, 2013
          I'd like to see a reply from someone at Sonos what the status on this is? Is there even serious discussion to start some sort of project? What are the reasons for (currently) not doing this / not communicating anything, etc. Is there anyone even monitoring this thread?
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