GPRS FSO - Revision history

Ott--: /* Using scripts */ changed mdbus to mdbus2 in the scripts

2010-04-27T15:11:02Z

‎Using scripts: changed mdbus to mdbus2 in the scripts

Shulyaka: Updated methods for compliance with latest changes in FSO. Python scripts are still to be updated.

2010-04-22T21:24:11Z

Updated methods for compliance with latest changes in FSO. Python scripts are still to be updated.

Maxious: /* Troubleshooting */

2009-09-27T08:40:13Z

‎Troubleshooting

Glenn: /* Using scripts */ link chg

2009-08-16T20:57:24Z

‎Using scripts: link chg

Catholicon: Setting up on-demand GPRS on boot

2009-07-19T19:56:32Z

Setting up on-demand GPRS on boot

Glenn: -cat

2009-07-19T09:52:24Z

-cat

Glenn: catchg

2009-07-19T09:31:55Z

catchg

Glenn: catchg

2009-07-18T05:12:33Z

catchg

Catholicon at 23:08, 17 July 2009

2009-07-17T23:08:38Z

Catholicon: GPRS for SHR

2009-07-17T23:03:27Z

GPRS for SHR

@@ Line 63: / Line 63: @@
 SETMETHODNAME="org.freesmartphone.GSM.PDP.SetCredentials"
 ACTMETHODNAME="org.freesmartphone.GSM.PDP.ActivateContext"
-mdbus -s $BUSNAME $OBJECTPATH $SETMETHODNAME $APN "$USERNAME" "$PASSWORD"
+mdbus2 -s $BUSNAME $OBJECTPATH $SETMETHODNAME $APN "$USERNAME" "$PASSWORD"
-mdbus -s $BUSNAME $OBJECTPATH $ACTMETHODNAME
+mdbus2 -s $BUSNAME $OBJECTPATH $ACTMETHODNAME
 </pre>
 To disconnect, use the following method instead (<code>chmod +x gprs-off.sh</code>):
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 OBJECTPATH="/org/freesmartphone/GSM/Device"
 METHODNAME="org.freesmartphone.GSM.PDP.DeactivateContext"
-mdbus -s $BUSNAME $OBJECTPATH $METHODNAME
+mdbus2 -s $BUSNAME $OBJECTPATH $METHODNAME
 </pre>
 The ''on'' script, using the ActivateContext method, will:

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 The methods available:
-  [METHOD]    org.freesmartphone.GSM.PDP.ActivateContext( s:apn, s:user, s:password )
+  [METHOD]    org.freesmartphone.GSM.PDP.ActivateContext() -> ()
-  [METHOD]    org.freesmartphone.GSM.PDP.DeactivateContext()
+  [METHOD]    org.freesmartphone.GSM.PDP.DeactivateContext() -> ()
-  [METHOD]    org.freesmartphone.GSM.PDP.GetCurrentGprsClass()
+  [METHOD]    org.freesmartphone.GSM.PDP.GetContextStatus() -> ( s:status, a{sv}:properties )
-  [METHOD]    org.freesmartphone.GSM.PDP.ListAvailableGprsClasses()
+  [METHOD]    org.freesmartphone.GSM.PDP.GetCredentials() -> ( s:apn, s:username, s:password )
-  [METHOD]    org.freesmartphone.GSM.PDP.SetCurrentGprsClass( s:class_ )
+  [METHOD]    org.freesmartphone.GSM.PDP.InternalStatusUpdate( s:status, a{sv}:properties ) -> ()
-  [SIGNAL]    org.freesmartphone.GSM.PDP.ContextStatus( i:index, s:status, a{sv}:properties )
+  [METHOD]    org.freesmartphone.GSM.PDP.SetCredentials( s:apn, s:username, s:password ) -> ()
 Use ''mdbus -s -l'' to monitor the emitted signals.  Signals will look roughly like this:
-:ActivateContext( s:apn, s:user, s:password )
+:ActivateContext
 <pre>
 [SIGNAL]    org.freesmartphone.GSM.PDP.ContextStatus
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 BUSNAME="org.freesmartphone.ogsmd"
 OBJECTPATH="/org/freesmartphone/GSM/Device"
-METHODNAME="org.freesmartphone.GSM.PDP.ActivateContext"
+SETMETHODNAME="org.freesmartphone.GSM.PDP.SetCredentials"
-mdbus -s $BUSNAME $OBJECTPATH $METHODNAME $APN "$USERNAME" "$PASSWORD"
+ACTMETHODNAME="org.freesmartphone.GSM.PDP.ActivateContext"
 </pre>
 To disconnect, use the following method instead (<code>chmod +x gprs-off.sh</code>):

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 ** Means that the frameworkd has no free channel available to connect to the GSM Modem.
 ** Restart the frameworkd and the phone Application (aka ophoned or zhone). Works fine for me.
 * MISC Troubleshooting
 ** Switch the frameworkd  loglevel to DEBUG (/etc/frameworkd.conf)

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 with settings received from the ISP.
-For a list of known APN:s, see the [[GPRS#Some_APN_names_for_reference|main GPRS page]].
+For a list of known APN:s, see the [[GPRS APN table]].
-−
 == Troubleshooting ==

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 modem.py needs to be updated to setup idle timeout and auto reconnect. While pdp.py needs to be updated so ppp idle timeout resets /etc/resolv.conf to OpenDNS servers
-Now, just fire up settings panel (need to be done once per boot) and in connectivity click connect for Gprs...for me it doesn't show connected anymore...but then I don't really care about that as long as the connection works :) --Todo: write a python app to wait for SIM-ready and then fire ActivateContext automatically at bootup
+Now, just fire up settings panel (need to be done once per boot) and in connectivity click connect for Gprs...for me it doesn't show connected anymore...but then I don't really care about that as long as the connection works :). To do this on bootup automatically check out the next section.
 Note: We are updating the framework file which can be updated by any of the frameword update and one need to repeat the update (well..until a nifty setting comes into setting panel somewhere :)

← Older revision		Revision as of 09:52, 19 July 2009
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	[[Category:FSO]]		[[Category:FSO]]
	[[Category:GPRS]]		[[Category:GPRS]]
−	~~[[Category:Middleware]]~~

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 [[Category:FSO]]
 [[Category:GPRS]]
-[[Category:Advanced End User]]
+[[Category:Middleware]]

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 == Using a GUI ==
 [[Framework-settings]]
 == See also ==