Re: SMSD bug

[Jan Derfinak]

On Tue, 1 Apr 2008, Zoltan Frombach wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I just downloaded gnokii-0.6.24.tar.bz2 package and compiled it on my Debian
> Etch box. There is a major ("showstopper") bug in smsd when used with a Nokia
> 6310i connected through a dlr3p cable. Detecting first SMS position does not

Unfortunately this is known bug in phone driver.
See my communication with Pawel Kot 2 months ago.
Please send more details about your phone to gnokii list. Use option
debug=on in config file and send the log.


> work with this config. It detects SMS position 0, however the real position of
> the fisrt SMS in this phone is position 1. Therefore, the whole thing (smsd)
> does not work. I had to manually force the first SMS position to always 1 with
> the following ugly and dirty patch in lowlevel.c :
> 
> --- lowlevel.c.orig     2008-02-15 10:20:57.000000000 +0100
> +++ lowlevel.c  2008-04-01 17:47:32.000000000 +0200
> @@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
>     if ((error = gn_sms_get (&data, sm)) == GN_ERR_INVALIDLOCATION)
>       smsdConfig.firstSMS = 1;
>     else
> -      smsdConfig.firstSMS = 0;
> +      smsdConfig.firstSMS = 1;
> 
>     gn_log_xdebug ("First SMS position is %d\n", smsdConfig.firstSMS);
> 
> 

Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2008 03:20:44 +0100 (CET)
From: Jan Derfinak <address@hidden>
To: Discussion forum for gnokii users. <address@hidden>
Subject: Re: gnokii 0.6.23

On Fri, 15 Feb 2008, Pawel Kot wrote:

Hi.
   
   
> This is new gnokii version. This time it has been long time since the

Pawel, is detecting of first sms position in smsd fixed?
If not, it is not good time release new version, because smsd can be broken
on some phones where it worked previously.

jan

   
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2008 18:36:31 +0100 (CET)
From: Jan Derfinak <address@hidden>
To: Discussion forum for gnokii users. <address@hidden>
Subject: Re: gnokii 0.6.23

On Sat, 16 Feb 2008, Pawel Kot wrote:

Hi.
   
> > Pawel, is detecting of first sms position in smsd fixed?
> 
> No, I'm unable to reproduce with 6230i. AT+CMGR=0 never returns OK.

Strange, maybe different firmware.
But it is good message, I hope not many phones are affected.

jan


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