INTRODUCTION
This distribution contains a library to access GSM mobile phones
through GSM modems or IrDA devices. Features include:
* modification of phonebooks stored in the mobile phone or on the
SIM card
* reading and writing of SMS messages stored in the mobile phone
* sending and reception of SMS messages
Additionally, some simple command line programs are provided to
use these functionalities.
REQUIREMENTS
You need a mobile phone that conforms to the GSM
standards ETSI GSM 07.07, ETSI GSM 07.05, and others.
Non-GSM mobile phones will not work! Additionally,
to access the mobile phone from the computer you will probably need an
GSM modem (that would be a PC-CARD, usually). There might be some
mobile phones, however, that incorporate directly terminal
adapter (TA) functionality. Access via IrDA interfaces is also
reported to work.
If you want to compile the library yourself please also read
doc/README.developers.
INSTALLATION
This distribution uses autoconf/automake/libtool. See the file
INSTALL for generic installation instructions. The default
commands for installation under /usr/local would be:
./configure
make
make install
If there are any problems you can generate a debug version. See
doc/README.developers for details.
AVAILABLE DOCUMENTATION
For the command line tools UNIX manual pages are available in the
doc subdirectory of this distribution. These are installed by
default in the directories /usr/local/man1, man7, and man8.
See also the files doc/README.developers, doc/README.NLS and doc/FAQ.
HARDWARE
The following mobile phone/GSM modem combinations are reported to
be compatible in varying degrees with the current release:
- Nokia 6150/Xircom REM56G.100
- Nokia 6150/Options "GSM-Ready(R) Cellular-Only" modem
from Option International
- Nokia 6210/- (Linux IrDA serial device)
- Nokia 8810/- (Linux IrDA serial device)
- Siemens S10D/Dr Neuhaus Gipsy Card GSM
- Siemens S25/- (Linux IrDA serial device)
- Siemens S35i/- (Linux IrDA serial device)
- Siemens S45
- Siemens S55
- Siemens TC35T and MC35T
- Siemens A60/Siemens Data Cable USB DCA-510
- Siemens C60
- Ericcson SH888/- (Linux IrDA serial device)
- Ericsson 6050102/GM 12 GSM module
- Ericsson T28s (firmware 000809 1106)
- Ericsson T20e (firmware R3A007)
- Ericsson a2618s/-
- Ericsson R520m
- -/Siemens M20T (stand-alone GSM module)
- -/Wavecom WM02 GSM (stand-alone GSM module)
- Nokia 7110 (firmware rev 4.80)/- (Linux IrDA serial device)
- NOKIA 7210
- Nokia 8290 (USA GSM 1900MHz)/- (Linux IrDA serial device)
- Falcom A2-1/- (stand-alone GSM module)
- Ericsson R320s/- (Linux IrDA serial device)
- Ericsson R520s/-
- Motorola Timeport 260/- (Serial cable and Linux IrDA serial device)
- Motorola Timeport 250/- (Linux IrDA serial device)
- Motorola Timeport P7389/- (Linux IrDA serial device)
- Nokia Cellular Card Phone RPE-1 GSM900 and
- Nokia Card Phone RPM-1 GSM900/1800
- Nokia Cardphone/Compaq iPAQ
- Omnipoint technologies Redhawk 2000 GSM modem
- Ericsson T28 (but one firmware revision is reported to have problems)
- Ericcson T65
- Ericcson T39m/Bluetooth
- Option International GlobeTrotter PCMCIA
- Samsung A300e/- (Linux IrDA)
- Sony Ericsson T300/- (Linux IrDA)
- Sony Ericsson T610/- (Linux IrDA)
- "Vierling ECOTEL" GSM Gateway
- Nokia 30/- (stand-alone GSM module)
Note 1: Some of the mobile phones have an integrated GSM modem
that can be accessed via the Linux IrDA drivers.
Note 2: Some of the abovementioned phones have still some glitches
with gsmlib (and I haven't tested them myself).
For the following phones I receive a lot of errors reports:
- Ericcson SH888: SMS function don't work with many firmware releases
This list is not exhaustive, there are probably many other types of
phone or GSM modem that work with gsmlib. Just try it and report back
to me!
DISCLAIMER
Even though care has been taken in the design and implementation
of this software it can not be excluded that this software could
destroy data in your mobile phone or may even render your mobile
phone useless (by erroneous PIN settings, for example). The
author will not be held responsible legally, financially, or in any
other form for any kind of damage that might occur from using
this software.
This software is provided "as is" and without any expressed or implied
warranties, including, without limitation, the implied warranties of
merchantibility and fitness for any particular purpose.
If you are not ready to accept these conditions please don't use
this software.
COPYING
This software is available on the LGPL (GNU LIBRARY GENERAL
PUBLIC LICENSE), ie. it is allowed to link
the library to commercial programs.
See the file COPYING for details on the license.
BUGS
If something does not work with your OS platform or the mobile/TA
combination please check first that you can connect to your phone with
a simple terminal program like minicom. If this connection works and
gsmlib-based programs fail (with the same serial interface parameters,
of course), then send a complete trace of the compilation or the
program execution that did fail. Otherwise it will not be possible for
me to do much about the problem. Send bug reports to the mailing list
or to software@pxh.de. I promise not to publish telephone numbers or
other private informatio
Debugging output is controlled by the environment variable
GSMLIB_DEBUG. A value of 0 means no debugging output. 1 means
extensive debugging output. 2 prints every character exchanged between
gsmlib and the TA (GSM modem/mobile phone).
In case of segmentations faults etc. please send a backtrace made with
gdb.
MAILING LISTS
There are now two mailings lists available for announcements and
discussion of gsmlib-related issues (hosted on lists.over.net).
Refer to these pages for information on subscription procedures
and an archive of previous postings:
http://lists.over.net/mailman/listinfo/gsmlib-announce/
for announcements regarding GSMLIB
http://lists.over.net/mailman/listinfo/gsmlib-devel/
the GSMLIB development list
AUTHOR
Peter Hofmann <software@pxh.de>.
