1.2. Using Gnokii to
Send and Receive SMS Messages from a Linux PC
1.2.1. Introduction
Gnokii
is an open source mobile phone tool that can be downloaded free of
charge from the web (go here).
It was originally developed for Linux but also worked on Linux-like
systems such as FreeBSD and Solaris. Today it has been ported to
other platforms such as Microsoft Windows and Mac OS. However, some
functions are not available in these versions.
Gnokii
supports many different features. For example, sending and receiving
SMS messages, reading and writing entries of the phone book and
calendar, retrieving WAP bookmarks, handling logos, loading
ringtones, reading battery charge level and radio signal strength,
etc. The actual features supported depend on the model of your mobile
phone. Regarding SMS sending and receiving, Gnokii works well with
many mobile phones from Nokia, and also those from other
manufacturers that support the AT-command mode.
As
Gnokii is a command line program, some people find it less intuitive
to use. If you are one of them, you may want to try XGnokii or
Gnocky, two easy-to-use graphical user interfaces for Gnokii. XGnokii
is already included in the Gnokii package, while Gnocky can be
downloaded separately from the Gnokii web site. Some screenshots of
XGnokii and Gnocky can be found at here.
1.2.2. Mobile Phone Models
Supported by Gnokii
The
following table lists the Nokia mobile phone models supported by
Gnokii 0.6.14. The drivers used by
Gnokii to communicate with the mobile phones are also provided
here, since this information can be useful to you when you set the
model parameter in Gnokii's
configuration file. Further details will be covered in the "The
model Parameter -- Specifying the Model of the Mobile Phone"
section.
Nokia
mobile phone model
|
Gnokii
driver
|
Nokia
3100
|
nk6510
|
Nokia
3110
|
nk3110
|
Nokia
3120
|
nk6510
|
Nokia
3120b
|
nk6510
|
Nokia
3210
|
nk6100
|
Nokia
3310
|
nk6100
|
Nokia
3330
|
nk6100
|
Nokia
3360
|
nk6100
|
Nokia
3390
|
nk6100
|
Nokia
3410
|
nk6100
|
Nokia
3510
|
nk6510
|
Nokia
3510i
|
nk6510
|
Nokia
3595
|
nk6510
|
Nokia
3810
|
nk3110
|
Nokia
5100
|
nk6510
|
Nokia
5110
|
nk6100
|
Nokia
5130
|
nk6100
|
Nokia
5140
|
nk6510
|
Nokia
5140i
|
nk6510
|
Nokia
5190
|
nk6100
|
Nokia
6015i
|
nk6510
|
Nokia
6020
|
nk6510
|
Nokia
6021
|
nk6510
|
Nokia
6100
|
nk6510
|
Nokia
6101
|
nk6510
|
Nokia
6110
|
nk6100
|
Nokia
6130
|
nk6100
|
Nokia
6150
|
nk6100
|
Nokia
6170
|
nk6510
|
Nokia
6190
|
nk6100
|
Nokia
6210
|
nk7110
|
Nokia
6220
|
nk6510
|
Nokia
6230
|
nk6510
|
Nokia
6230i
|
nk6510
|
Nokia
6250
|
nk7110
|
Nokia
6310
|
nk6510
|
Nokia
6310i
|
nk6510
|
Nokia
6360
|
nk6510
|
Nokia
6500
|
nk6510
|
Nokia
6510
|
nk6510
|
Nokia
6610
|
nk6510
|
Nokia
6610i
|
nk6510
|
Nokia
6650
|
nk6510
|
Nokia
6680
|
nk6510
|
Nokia
6800
|
nk6510
|
Nokia
6810
|
nk6510
|
Nokia
6820
|
nk6510
|
Nokia
6820b
|
nk6510
|
Nokia
7110
|
nk7110
|
Nokia
7190
|
nk7110
|
Nokia
7210
|
nk6510
|
Nokia
7250
|
nk6510
|
Nokia
7250i
|
nk6510
|
Nokia
7600
|
nk6510
|
Nokia
8110
|
nk3110
|
Nokia
8110i
|
nk3110
|
Nokia
8210
|
nk6100
|
Nokia
8250
|
nk6100
|
Nokia
8290
|
nk6100
|
Nokia
8310
|
nk6510
|
Nokia
8850
|
nk6100
|
Nokia
RPM-1
|
nk6100
|
In
addition to the Nokia mobile phone models in the above table, Gnokii
supports Nokia 5120, Nokia 6160 and Nokia 6185 through its nk6160
driver and Nokia 2110, Nokia 2140 and Nokia 6080 through its nk2110
driver. However, these two drivers were not updated for a long time
while Gnokii went through a lot of changes internally. As a result,
the nk6160 and nk2110 driver may not work as expected today. If
necessary, you may try older versions of Gnokii to see if these two
drivers work.
Gnokii
supports mobile phones that use Symbian as the OS through its
gnapplet driver, including Nokia 3650, Nokia 3660, Nokia 6600, Nokia
6630, Nokia 7650 and Siemens SX1.
Gnokii
also supports mobile phones that can operate in AT command mode. Many
modern mobile phones support AT commands. However, usually not all AT
commands, command parameters and parameter values are implemented.
Also, the behavior of the implemented AT commands might be different
from what was defined in the standard. As a result, you may not be
able to use some of Gnokii's features. For example, SMS sending might
be supported but not SMS receiving. Here are some mobile phone models
that should work in varying degrees with Gnokii using AT mode: (If
you find any mistakes, please report to us using the feedback form at
the end of this web page.)
Motorola
C350
Motorola
E398
Motorola
L7
Motorola
RAZR V3
Nokia
3310
Nokia
3315
Nokia
5140
Nokia
6020
Nokia
6021
Nokia
6103
Nokia
6170
Nokia
6210
Nokia
6230
Nokia
6230i
Nokia
6310
Nokia
6310i
Nokia
6510
Nokia
6610
Nokia
6800
Nokia
6810
Nokia
7110
Nokia
7210
Nokia
7250i
Nokia
7610
Nokia
7650
Nokia
8210
Nokia
8250
Nokia
8290
Nokia
8310
Nokia
9210
Samsung
SGH-C100
Sharp
GX30
Sharp
GX32
Sony
Ericsson D750i
Sony
Ericsson K300i
Sony
Ericsson K600i
Sony
Ericsson K700i
Sony
Ericsson K750i
Sony
Ericsson S700i
Sony
Ericsson T300
Sony
Ericsson T610
Sony
Ericsson T630
Sony
Ericsson T68i
Sony
Ericsson W550i
Sony
Ericsson W800i
Sony
Ericsson Z600
Further
details such as the features available for a certain driver and the
bugs known can be found in the gnokii-version/Docs
directory of the extracted source tarball, where version
is the version of Gnokii you are using. For example, notes specific
to the nk6510 driver of Gnokii 0.6.14 can be found in the README-6510
file under the gnokii-0.6.14/Docs
directory.
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