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2026-09-14 audio/bluetooth Bose Flex 2 SoundLink (68:F2:1F:54:39:84) true

Bose Flex 2 — stalled power-on connect handshake (watchdog service)

Symptom: Powering the speaker on, it announces "Omarchy" then just beeps — BlueZ never completes the Connect handshake, so audio doesn't come through.

Fix (2026-09-14): bt-bose-watch systemd user service — ~/.local/bin/bt-bose-watch polls BlueZ every 2s and auto-retries Connect when the speaker is known-but-disconnected. Installed + enabled 2026-09-14.

  • Pause temporarily: touch ~/.config/bt-bose-watch.disabled
  • Stop for good: systemctl --user disable --now bt-bose-watch.service

Operational lesson (Hermes): never run disconnect/reconnect tests on live audio without warning the user first.

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