Configuring Gnokii
/ XGnokii on Linux
Now
we have successfully installed Gnokii/XGnokii on Linux. Next, we need
to specify the correct settings in Gnokii's configuration file.
There
is a sample configuration file gnokiirc in the
gnokii-version/Docs/sample directory of the extracted
source tarball, where version
is the version of Gnokii you are using. As we are using Gnokii
0.6.14, the sample configuration file is located at the
gnokii-0.6.14/Docs/sample
directory. Copy it to your home directory in Linux and
add a dot character to the beginning of its file name using the
following command line:
#
cp gnokii-0.6.14/Docs/sample/gnokiirc ~/.gnokiirc
Next
open the file .gnokiirc in your home directory with a text
editor. All lines that begins with the "#" character in the
configuration file are comments. The usage of some commonly used
parameters and parameter values are described in the following
sections. Details of the other parameters can be found in the sample
configuration file. Also, the web page at
http://wiki.gnokii.org/index.php/Config
contains some configurations that are reported to work under Linux.
You can check whether information about your mobile phone is
available on that web page.
The port Parameter
-- Specifying the Port on the PC that the Mobile Phone is Connected
to
The
port parameter specifies the port on the PC that the mobile
phone is connected to. You must have read and write permissions on
the port.
Serial Connection
(RS-232 Connection)
If
the mobile phone is connected to the serial port (RS-232 port) of the
PC, the value of the port
parameter should be set to /dev/ttySn,
where n = 0, 1,
2... For example:
port
= /dev/ttyS0
Bluetooth / RFCOMM
Connection
If
the mobile phone is connected to the PC via Bluetooth, the value of
the port parameter should be
set to the Bluetooth address of the mobile phone. If you are going to
use a RFCOMM connection between the PC and the mobile phone, the
value of the port
parameter should be set to /dev/rfcommn,
where n = 0, 1,
2... Below are some examples:
#
Example 1:
port = 00:11:AB:B3:10:EB
#
Example 2:
port = /dev/rfcomm0
If
Gnokii's source code is not compiled with Bluetooth support, the only
choice is to use a RFCOMM connection.
Note
that only AT mode (i.e. the value of the model
parameter is set to AT)
can work with a RFCOMM connection.
Infrared (IrDA)
Connection
If
the mobile phone is connected to the PC via infrared (IrDA), the
value of the port parameter
should be set to /dev/ircommn, where n
= 0, 1, 2... For example:
port
= /dev/ircomm0
USB
Connection
If
the mobile phone is connected to the USB port of the PC, the value of
the port parameter
should be set to /dev/ttyUSBn,
where n = 0, 1,
2... The value can also be set to /dev/ttyACMn
if AT mode is used. Below are some examples:
#
Example 1:
port = /dev/ttyUSB0
#
Example 2:
port = /dev/ttyACM0
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