I got this email today on the "gnokii-users" mailing list. I thought it might be of interest to the readership of this list as well. Please notice the "pre-pre-alpha" status: use with care (I haven't tested it yet). Cheers. Bye. Ph. A. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Gnokii starts supporting symbian phones Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2004 21:53:34 +0200 From: BORBELY Zoltan <bozo@xxxxxxxxxx> Reply-To: Discussion forum for gnokii users. <gnokii-users@xxxxxxxxxx> To: gnokii mailing list <gnokii-users@xxxxxxxxxx> Hi, After four months of development the pre-pre alpha :-) version of the symbian phone support has been committed into the cvs. Modern phones (e.g. Nokia 7650/3650/6600, Siemens SX1, Sony-Ericsson P800/P900, etc) are based on the Symbian OS, so we can support a lot more phones than currently. We evaluated every possibility and we decided a client-server model would be the best solution. There is a server application (called gnapplet) which will run on the phone. The client is implemented as a phone driver in gnokii. This solution gives us the best flexibility and power, because both sides are in our hands. You can find the gnapplet source in the cvs (it's licensed under the GNU GPL), but compiling it is quite tricky. You have to download the symbian sdk to compile. If you are a *nix user, you can take a look into gnupoc (http://www.gnupoc.org). Setting up the development environment isn't an easy thing, so I'll provide an up-to-date binary, you can download it from the following location: http://users.szivarvanynet.hu/bozo/gnokii/gnapplet.sis If you install the .sis file into your phone, you will find it in the c:\system\Apps\gnapplet directory, but you cannot find it in the menu. If you want to start it, you have to use some kind of a file manager. I use File Explorer (http://www.gosymbian.com). Symbian support is a moving target, so if you want to try it, you have to use the latest gnapplet, and cvs gnokii. Please read the INSTALL file first before you compile the cvs version. After you install the latest gnokii, you can set the following in your gnokiirc: * bluetooth connection [global] port = _bluetooth_address_ rfcomm_channel = 14 model = series60 connection = bluetooth * IrDA connection [global] port = /dev/ircomm0 model = series60 connection = serial Start gnapplet.exe (you can use the file explorer) and run gnokii. The cvs version supports the following things: * identify almost working * basic phonebook management (read, write, delete), but doesn't support all of the properties * you can get or delete the call log: use MC, DC or RC memory types You have 30 seconds to connect to the phone. If the timeout occurs or gnokii disconnects, the application will terminate (currently with an error message). If gnokii isn't working properly, please send us the error code too. I have only a Nokia 3650 phone. If you can test it on another platforms, please let us know. If you find any problem, please send the report to the mailing list. Good luck, Bozo _______________________________________________ gnokii-users mailing list gnokii-users@xxxxxxxxxx http://mail.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnokii-users -- ----------- | IBA | /*-----------------------------------------------------------------*/ /* Ion Beam Applications, S.A.| Philippe Andersson */ /* Chemin du Cyclotron, 3, | Unix Admin. Control Team */ /* B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve | pan@xxxxxx */ /* BELGIUM | +32-10-475.983 Fax: +32-10-475.837 */ /*-----------------------------------------------------------------*/ -- Attached file included as plaintext by Ecartis -- -- File: signature.asc -- Desc: OpenPGP digital signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFAcVM8ekr4Tg9JH2wRAtTnAJ9SJYt5PZLPDCkahBZW6yz9Kj/iawCgmoK4 zRJMTX4PhC3jKyxDg8lnpPM= =2EJ3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----