Re: [Announce] SMScon (control your device with SMS)
 

UPDATE NEWS

SMSCON 0.7-1 was successful in the autobuilder, so It can be updated soon... See the already updated wiki for new features!

You have to wait for the SMSCON-editor 0.7-x release to use SMSCON 0.7-1 if you only want to use it with the GUI!
You can ofcourse always use SMSCON as command-line application...


@ Saturn: Can you release SMSCON-editor 0.7-x?

Re: [Announce] SMScon (control your device with SMS)
 

Find the new version of the SMSCON Editor v. 0.7-3 in extras-devel
http://maemo.org/packages/view/smscon-editor/

This version among the other changes brings compatibility to SMSCON version > 0.7
On the GUI side, the notable changes are:

• my new ability to constract scrollable lists - only the commands tabs will use that for now but later might consider other tabs too.
• my new ability to use signals - the disable all SMS replies will hide all irrelevant options.

Cumulative updates since the previous version:

• Addition of five new commands and one new option in the UI and code (support for SMSCON ver. > 0.7)
• Adddition of scrollable list for the commands editing. All the commands now can be edited from one tab.
• Improvement in the UI to hide SMS reply options when replies are disabled.
• Improvement in the change password window.
• Simplification and cleanup in many parts of the code.
• New About page with auto rotation.
• Correction for stackable windows.

Some more information/screenshots in the wiki page of SMSCON Editor (will be updated shortly)

REMEMBER: On the first use, the password is 12345 to open, then you can change it if you want.

Re: [Announce] SMScon (control your device with SMS)
 

When i try sent sms Reboot command, i receive this in log file but command successful execute and phone was reboot.

DAEMON ERROR: Exception in handler for D-Bus signal:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.5/dbus/connection.py", line 214, in maybe_handle_message
self._handler(*args, **kwargs)
File "/opt/smscon/smscon_daemon", line 236, in SMSreceive
ProcessCommand(Message, Number) # process sms command
File "/opt/smscon/smscon_daemon", line 624, in ProcessCommand
EnableReboot()
File "/opt/smscon/smscon_daemon", line 955, in EnableReboot
ExitDaemon()
File "/opt/smscon/smscon_daemon", line 2236, in ExitDaemon
sys.exit(1)
SystemExit: 1

TQ

Re: [Announce] SMScon (control your device with SMS)
 

I installed SMSCON and the edit program. The testing worked fine with sending messages from the n900. This looks like a really nice program to have.

Press the button, I get an SMS on the called phone. Email works too with an all-green, Hulk-like image of myself.

However, I cannot get the phone to respond back by SMS requests.

For gmail, there are two smtp servers, one for incoming and the other for outgoing. I chose the outgoing one. By mistake, I put an extra space after the smtp server name. Removing the space fixed the problem.

I am new at this ...

1. Should I do some settings/setup or install a filter of sorts for the front camera?
2. What do I send in the SMS? A word "Call" and that's it?
3. Should I be using a prefix? I removed the prefixes. No luck.

Thanks

Re: [Announce] SMScon (control your device with SMS)
 

My fapman is seriousli broken but there were no errors with smscon. I reinstalled it (output above) and I still have the same problem. python-crypto is the newest version.

Re: [Announce] SMScon (control your device with SMS)
 

Reseting the password when upgrading isn't a good idea, what if the robber sees the blinking ! and ends up telling the N900 to upgrade SMSCON?

Re: [Announce] SMScon (control your device with SMS)
 

Agree on this.. also if it isn't it should be in another file. The 12345 password should be in the app info too. Didn't know about it before i read it here.

Re: [Announce] SMScon (control your device with SMS)
 

btw, from wiki:
I have tested this with version 0.7-1 and it works now.

Any plans to have a list of multiple smtp-servers to try in order if one of them fails?

Re: [Announce] SMScon (control your device with SMS)
 

Pulled down the SMSCON editor update this morning. Can't believe I have to reconfigure the bloody thing again!!!

What a pain is the ***.

Re: [Announce] SMScon (control your device with SMS)
 

hi, this is working except that when i test from app the gps it doesnt send the location to mail but perhaps this is expected.

the only problem is that it is sending several repeated sms's this is a big bug i think or is the interval in milliseconds?

Re: [Announce] SMScon (control your device with SMS)
 

i have read this whole thread and there has been a least 4 people that have asked about how to send or what to sent to the phone so it can tell you the location or picture. i have been waiting for the answer but nobody seems to answer . i have tried to send what i put on the command lines and get nothing. are we doong something wrong , for the many more times ?

Re: [Announce] SMScon (control your device with SMS)
 

i guess no one has an answer ! i will ask next week ?

Re: [Announce] SMScon (control your device with SMS)
 

http://wiki.maemo.org/SMSCON
What part is not clear and should be improved?

@digitalvoid:
In the first post, the link to SMScon-wiki is in your signature.
It would not hurt to put it in the body also with some comments.

Re: [Announce] SMScon (control your device with SMS)
 

How do i get/set the password? can some one show me a step by step guid? please and thank you =)

Re: [Announce] SMScon (control your device with SMS)
 

i have installed smscon and editor, and tested the mail and sms in the editor, was working nice.
But when i use my girlfriends phone and send the commands to my phone it dont do anything? smscon is running.
any ideas?

Re: [Announce] SMScon (control your device with SMS)
 

What is in /tmp/smscon.log ?

Also, check what this command outputs (in X-terminal):
smscon -status

Re: [Announce] SMScon (control your device with SMS)
 

smscon -status shows: smscon_deamon is running.
I dont know how to open smscon.log :) what prog?

Re: [Announce] SMScon (control your device with SMS)
 

more or less
less is found from extras devel

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Nokia-N900-42-11:/tmp# more smscon.log
DAEMON INFO: successfully loaded "smscon_config" file
DAEMON INFO: COM_CALL = [FaenCall]
DAEMON INFO: COM_CAMERA = [FaenCamera]
DAEMON INFO: COM_CHECK = [FaenCheck]
DAEMON INFO: COM_CUSTOM = [FaenScript]
DAEMON INFO: COM_LOCATION = [FaenLocation]
DAEMON INFO: COM_LOCK = [FaenLock]
DAEMON INFO: COM_POWER = [FaenPower]
DAEMON INFO: COM_POWEROFF = [FaenPoweroff]
DAEMON INFO: COM_REBOOT = [FaenReboot]
DAEMON INFO: COM_REMOTEOFF = [FaenRemoteoff]
DAEMON INFO: COM_REMOTEON = [FaenRemoteon]
DAEMON INFO: COM_TRACKOFF = [FaenTrackoff]
DAEMON INFO: COM_TRACKON = [FaenTrackon]
DAEMON INFO: COM_UNLOCK = [FaenUnlock]
DAEMON INFO: reading valid IMSI code (242013110*****) from smscon_code file
DAEMON INFO: authorized IMSI code found
DAEMON INFO: smscon auto-loads at boot
DAEMON INFO: stored current GPRS network (Telenor internett)
DAEMON INFO: GPRS network (Telenor internett) already connected
DAEMON INFO: internet connection behaviour already set to "GPRS"
DAEMON INFO: starting GPS device in location mode
DAEMON INFO: waiting for valid GPS coordinate (search time = 0.6 sec.)
DAEMON INFO: waiting for valid GPS coordinate (search time = 2.0 sec.)
DAEMON INFO: waiting for valid GPS coordinate (search time = 6.1 sec.)
DAEMON INFO: start collecting GPS coordinates
DAEMON INFO: GPS coordinate (#1) acquired (58.776678, 5.676874, 69.7 m.)
DAEMON INFO: GPS coordinate (#2) acquired (58.776678, 5.675897, 14.2 m.)
DAEMON INFO: most accurate GPS coordinate (58.776678, 5.675897, 14.2 m.)
DAEMON WARNING: SMS message is too long (176 chars); splitting message
DAEMON ERROR: failed to send SMS to "+4797583***"
DAEMON INFO: send splitted SMS message to "+4797583***"
DAEMON INFO: created GPS coordinate map
DAEMON INFO: (EMAIL) trying to connect to "Mail.kl***heim.org"
DAEMON INFO: (EMAIL) trying to login to "Mail.kl***heim.org"
DAEMON INFO: (EMAIL) trying to send email to "Mail.kl***sheim.org"
DAEMON INFO: send email GPS coordinate map to "Torger@kl***sheim.org"
DAEMON INFO: (EMAIL) mailserver connection closed
DAEMON INFO: restoring saved GPRS network (Telenor internett)
DAEMON INFO: GPRS network (Telenor internett) already connected
DAEMON INFO: smscon_daemon has stopped
SMSCON INFO: smscon_daemon was not running (08-12-2010 19:43:08)
SMSCON INFO: smscon_daemon is running (08-12-2010 19:43:14)
DAEMON INFO: successfully loaded "smscon_config" file
DAEMON INFO: COM_CALL = [FaenCall]
DAEMON INFO: COM_CAMERA = [FaenCamera]
DAEMON INFO: COM_CHECK = [FaenCheck]
DAEMON INFO: COM_CUSTOM = [FaenScript]
DAEMON INFO: COM_LOCATION = [FaenLocation]
DAEMON INFO: COM_LOCK = [FaenLock]
DAEMON INFO: COM_POWER = [FaenPower]
DAEMON INFO: COM_POWEROFF = [FaenPoweroff]
DAEMON INFO: COM_REBOOT = [FaenReboot]
DAEMON INFO: COM_REMOTEOFF = [FaenRemoteoff]
DAEMON INFO: COM_REMOTEON = [FaenRemoteon]
DAEMON INFO: COM_TRACKOFF = [FaenTrackoff]
DAEMON INFO: COM_TRACKON = [FaenTrackon]
DAEMON INFO: COM_UNLOCK = [FaenUnlock]
DAEMON INFO: reading valid IMSI code (2420131102****) from smscon_code file
DAEMON INFO: authorized IMSI code found
DAEMON INFO: smscon auto-loads at boot
Nokia-N900-42-11:/tmp#

hmm? i cant see anything wrong? but it has not noticed the sms i sent from my girlfriends phone...

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@ Torger123:

You are using SMSCON 0.5-9, first update to 0.7-1.

I can see in your log that it fails to send a SMS.
In 0.7-1 I did make some changes in the code for sending & receiving SMS's. Let me know if it works in 0.7-1...

Re: [Announce] SMScon (control your device with SMS)
 

now i have updated smscon and the editor. still dont work:\ have tryed to send sms with my girls phone and nothing happens,



Nokia-N900-42-11:/tmp# more smscon.log
DAEMON INFO: successfully loaded "smscon_config" file
DAEMON INFO: SMS message sending is allowed by smscon_daemon
DAEMON INFO: COM_CALL = [RptCall]
DAEMON INFO: COM_CAMERA = [RptCamera]
DAEMON INFO: COM_CHECK = [RptCheck]
DAEMON INFO: COM_CUSTOM = [RptScript]
DAEMON INFO: COM_LOCATION = [RptLocation]
DAEMON INFO: COM_LOCK = [RptLock]
DAEMON INFO: COM_POWER = [RptPower]
DAEMON INFO: COM_POWEROFF = [RptPoweroff]
DAEMON INFO: COM_REBOOT = [RptReboot]
DAEMON INFO: COM_REMOTEOFF = [RptRemoteoff]
DAEMON INFO: COM_REMOTEON = [RptRemoteon]
DAEMON INFO: COM_SHELL = [Rptuptime >> /tmp/commandlog]
DAEMON INFO: COM_TRACKOFF = [RptTrackoff]
DAEMON INFO: COM_TRACKON = [RptTrackon]
DAEMON INFO: COM_UNLOCK = [RptUnlock]
DAEMON INFO: reading 1 valid IMSI code from "smscon_code" file
DAEMON INFO: authorized IMSI code found
DAEMON INFO: smscon auto-loads at boot
DAEMON INFO: stored current WLAN network (Heima)
DAEMON INFO: starting GPS device in location mode
DAEMON INFO: waiting for valid GPS coordinate (search time = 5.0 sec.)
DAEMON INFO: waiting for valid GPS coordinate (search time = 6.3 sec.)
DAEMON INFO: waiting for valid GPS coordinate (search time = 7.3 sec.)
DAEMON INFO: waiting for valid GPS coordinate (search time = 8.9 sec.)
DAEMON INFO: start collecting GPS coordinates
DAEMON INFO: GPS coordinate (#1) acquired (58.776993, 5.675654, 75.7 m.)
SMSCON INFO: smscon_daemon [PID=5012] is stopped (08-12-2010 22:06:55)
SMSCON INFO: smscon_daemon is running (08-12-2010 22:07:00)
DAEMON INFO: successfully loaded "smscon_config" file
DAEMON INFO: SMS message sending is allowed by smscon_daemon
DAEMON INFO: COM_CALL = [RptCall]
DAEMON INFO: COM_CAMERA = [RptCamera]
DAEMON INFO: COM_CHECK = [RptCheck]
DAEMON INFO: COM_CUSTOM = [RptScript]
DAEMON INFO: COM_LOCATION = [RptLocation]
DAEMON INFO: COM_LOCK = [RptLock]
DAEMON INFO: COM_POWER = [RptPower]
DAEMON INFO: COM_POWEROFF = [RptPoweroff]
DAEMON INFO: COM_REBOOT = [RptReboot]
DAEMON INFO: COM_REMOTEOFF = [RptRemoteoff]
DAEMON INFO: COM_REMOTEON = [RptRemoteon]
DAEMON INFO: COM_SHELL = [Rptuptime >> /tmp/commandlog]
DAEMON INFO: COM_TRACKOFF = [RptTrackoff]
DAEMON INFO: COM_TRACKON = [RptTrackon]
DAEMON INFO: COM_UNLOCK = [RptUnlock]
DAEMON INFO: reading 1 valid IMSI code from "smscon_code" file
DAEMON INFO: authorized IMSI code found
DAEMON INFO: smscon auto-loads at boot
Nokia-N900-42-11:/tmp#

Re: [Announce] SMScon (control your device with SMS)
 

when im connected to my home wlan it wont send email when i test it in editor. but if i connect my phone to mobile network it works fine. but still cant get the commands to work?

Re: [Announce] SMScon (control your device with SMS)
 

Hi, after update to the last devel version, smscon editor refuse to start and output the following error message when launched from xterminal:
Any solution?

Re: [Announce] SMScon (control your device with SMS)
 

Your last log post is inconclusive; restart smscon (& delete log) and send a SMS to it with a SMSCON command & post the full log again (scramble sensitive data in log). Make sure that the settings in smscon_config are right.

Re: [Announce] SMScon (control your device with SMS)
 

This comes from a problem in the Qt libraries happened a few weeks ago in the repositories. In short, a development version has been wrongly pushed to extras.
It has been fixed in the repositories but the fix cannot be propagated automatically in the N900s affected.

So you need to update your qt4 libraries manually to fix this.
Switch off the devel repo and use the testing repo.

Can you post the output of your:
as well as:

Re: [Announce] SMScon (control your device with SMS)
 

Hi, thanks for this really nice&useful software!
I went through the wiki, installed and all the tests works ok, but there's one thing I don't understand: when I set up the phone number and update settings in smscon editor it says that "this number will be replaced automatically if a successful command is received by a different phone"...does this mean that ANYONE who knows my phone number and that I have SMScon installed could take control of my device?!?

Or that would only work when a different simcard is detected?

Thanks

Re: [Announce] SMScon (control your device with SMS)
 

Not if you change the default SMS commands and/or give the commands a secret prefix you only know (see SMSCON-editor for this).




TO ALL SMSCON USERS

Release 0.7-2 will be available soon with some bug fixes. (see wiki for this).

Re: [Announce] SMScon (control your device with SMS)
 

Find the new version of the SMSCON Editor v. 0.7-4 in extras-devel/testing
http://maemo.org/packages/view/smscon-editor/

This version bring some small additions especially in the tests tab to improve usability.

On the GUI side, the notable changes are:

• Added more test options and made the tests list scrollable
• The password will persist - maybe not on this update but on future ones

Cumulative updates since the previous version:

• Addition of more test options.
• Modification of the Tests tab to be a scrollable list.
• Added a button to restart the daemon when tests complete.
• Password to open the editor will persist updates.
• Removed autocapitalisation of first character in several entry fields.
• Aligned Left all entry fields in the Email and SSH tabs.

Some more information/screenshots in the wiki page of SMSCON Editor

REMEMBER: On the first use, the password is 12345 to open, then you can change it if you want.

EDIT: You can vote here for its promotion if you test it and fulfills the criteria.

Re: [Announce] SMScon (control your device with SMS)
 

do i need to install anything else than smscon and smscon editor to get it work on my n900?


?????
python-crypto /* NEW: NEEDED IN VERSION 0.5-5 and higher */
python-gobject
python-location
python-dbus
pexpect
gstreamer-tools
openssh-client
openssh-server
?????

Re: [Announce] SMScon (control your device with SMS)
 

If you install through the application manager you only need these two. All the rest, will be automatically installed by the manager.

Re: [Announce] SMScon (control your device with SMS)
 

ok nice. but i still cant get it to work. it wont respond on the smscommand:\ have tryed my girlfriends phone and i have tryed to send an sms to myself, will it work to send to myself? i have just installed latest version and edited in smscon edit, nothing else right?
and prog is running.

Re: [Announce] SMScon (control your device with SMS)
 

Stupid question, I'm sorry: How did you check it is running? Could you check from inside the editor > init tab > Start.
Message should say "smscon_deamon already active".

Sent a message from any mobile, even your own. The message should be exactly as you have it configured in the editor - no extra spaces or capitals/smalls.

Re: [Announce] SMScon (control your device with SMS)
 

yes it says alredy active, and tryed to change the command to "tkCall" and stop\start the prog again, but dident work.

Re: [Announce] SMScon (control your device with SMS)
 

OK, it seems like the case reported in the past by few users but we haven't found the cause.

There is something different in their setup that makes this not working. It must be related to DBus and someone withis issue needs to run "dbus-monitor --system" in a shell to see the exact message and help us understand the cause.

By the way, what's the language set to your device?

Re: [Announce] SMScon (control your device with SMS)
 

I've tried to search for an answer, even on google, but I cant seem to find any help!

When I am using the test function for an email with a picture, IT DOESNT send any email to my gmail account. When I use just email, it works perfectly fine though.

How come my n900 isn't taking pictures? Am I missing something obvious?

Re: [Announce] SMScon (control your device with SMS)
 

My language is set to norwegian. i cant find the problem so i hope you guys find it=) i want the prog to work, i have lost a couple of phones in the weekends:D

Re: [Announce] SMScon (control your device with SMS)
 

didnt work to change language

Re: [Announce] SMScon (control your device with SMS)
 

this is an awesome bit of software,really great.
2 questions as i dont have time to read 56 pages!
1-we have been playing with it sending commands from another phone,all work perfectly but do i need to tell my phone i know its not really lost/stolen ie will it keep doing things in the background?
2-is it possible to email commands to my phone as i am more likely to be able to email it than use my wifes phone a lot of the time...
awesome work :)

Re: [Announce] SMScon (control your device with SMS)
 

1) No (technically yes of course because it's running in the background), but once the smscon_daemon is triggered by a specific SMS command it is set active (and will send SMS replies if configured so by specific user settings; KEYBOARDDETECT, AUTOBATREPORT, SILENCEDEVICE).

The smscon_daemon is, when running, doing almost nothing, it reads every SMS message when received on the phone and if it hasen't a specific SMSCON command it does nothing furter and is waiting for the next incoming SMS message...

2) I will implement this in a future release.

Re: [Announce] SMScon (control your device with SMS)
 

Reboot your phone, check if smscon is running, send a SMS command to it and send me the complete log file (scramble the sensitive information)