Operating system name and version: Debian 6 amd64
Version of smsd: 3.1.11-1 (Debian package)
Smsd installed from: package repository
Name and model of a modem / phone: Huawei K3715
Interface: ttyUSB0


I can't receive SMS, sending works fine. Whichever mode I set I get error 500 on checking memory

Here is the full log:

2011-07-13 10:24:06,2, smsd: Smsd v3.1.11 started. 2011-07-13 10:24:06,2, smsd: Running as smsd:dialout. 2011-07-13 10:24:06,7, smsd: Running startup_check (shell): /tmp/smsd_script.2iHVGY /tmp/smsd_data.stDTST 2011-07-13 10:24:06,7, smsd: Done: startup_check (shell), execution time 0 sec., status: 0 (0) 2011-07-13 10:24:06,4, smsd: File mode creation mask: 022 (0644, rw-r--r--). 2011-07-13 10:24:06,5, smsd: Outgoing file checker has started. PID: 21782. 2011-07-13 10:24:06,5, GSM1: Modem handler 0 has started. PID: 21783. 2011-07-13 10:24:06,5, GSM1: Using check_memory_method 3: CMGL is used. 2011-07-13 10:24:06,6, GSM1: Checking device for incoming SMS 2011-07-13 10:24:06,6, GSM1: Checking if modem is ready 2011-07-13 10:24:06,7, GSM1: -> AT 2011-07-13 10:24:06,7, GSM1: Command is sent, waiting for the answer 2011-07-13 10:24:06,7, GSM1: <- OK 2011-07-13 10:24:06,6, GSM1: Pre-initializing modem 2011-07-13 10:24:06,7, GSM1: -> ATE0+CMEE=1 2011-07-13 10:24:06,7, GSM1: Command is sent, waiting for the answer 2011-07-13 10:24:07,7, GSM1: <- OK 2011-07-13 10:24:07,6, GSM1: Checking if modem needs PIN 2011-07-13 10:24:07,7, GSM1: -> AT+CPIN? 2011-07-13 10:24:07,7, GSM1: Command is sent, waiting for the answer 2011-07-13 10:24:07,7, GSM1: <- +CPIN: READY OK 2011-07-13 10:24:07,6, GSM1: Initializing modem 2011-07-13 10:24:07,7, GSM1: -> AT^CURC=0 2011-07-13 10:24:07,7, GSM1: Command is sent, waiting for the answer 2011-07-13 10:24:08,7, GSM1: <- OK 2011-07-13 10:24:08,7, GSM1: -> AT+CSQ 2011-07-13 10:24:08,7, GSM1: Command is sent, waiting for the answer 2011-07-13 10:24:08,7, GSM1: <- +CSQ: 31,99 OK 2011-07-13 10:24:08,6, GSM1: Signal Strength Indicator: (31,99) -51 dBm, Bit Error Rate: not known or not detectable 2011-07-13 10:24:08,6, GSM1: Checking if Modem is registered to the network 2011-07-13 10:24:08,7, GSM1: -> AT+CREG? 2011-07-13 10:24:08,7, GSM1: Command is sent, waiting for the answer 2011-07-13 10:24:09,7, GSM1: <- +CREG: 0,1 OK 2011-07-13 10:24:09,6, GSM1: Modem is registered to the network 2011-07-13 10:24:09,6, GSM1: Selecting PDU mode 2011-07-13 10:24:09,7, GSM1: -> AT+CMGF=0 2011-07-13 10:24:09,7, GSM1: Command is sent, waiting for the answer 2011-07-13 10:24:09,7, GSM1: <- OK 2011-07-13 10:24:09,7, GSM1: -> AT+CIMI 2011-07-13 10:24:09,7, GSM1: Command is sent, waiting for the answer 2011-07-13 10:24:10,7, GSM1: <- ....................... OK 2011-07-13 10:24:10,7, GSM1: -> AT+CGSN 2011-07-13 10:24:10,7, GSM1: Command is sent, waiting for the answer 2011-07-13 10:24:10,7, GSM1: <- ...................... OK 2011-07-13 10:24:10,5, GSM1: CGSN: ..................... 2011-07-13 10:24:10,5, GSM1: IMSI: ........................... 2011-07-13 10:24:10,6, GSM1: Checking if reading of messages is supported 2011-07-13 10:24:10,7, GSM1: -> AT+CPMS? 2011-07-13 10:24:10,7, GSM1: Command is sent, waiting for the answer 2011-07-13 10:24:11,7, GSM1: <- +CMS ERROR: 500 (Unknown error) 2011-07-13 10:24:11,7, GSM1: ## Start of device details 2011-07-13 10:24:11,7, GSM1: # Manufacturer identification: 2011-07-13 10:24:11,7, GSM1: -> AT+CGMI 2011-07-13 10:24:11,7, GSM1: <- huawei OK 2011-07-13 10:24:11,7, GSM1: # Model identification: 2011-07-13 10:24:12,7, GSM1: -> AT+CGMM 2011-07-13 10:24:12,7, GSM1: <- K3715 OK 2011-07-13 10:24:12,7, GSM1: # Revision identification: 2011-07-13 10:24:12,7, GSM1: -> AT+CGMR 2011-07-13 10:24:12,7, GSM1: <- 11.104.05.00.00 OK 2011-07-13 10:24:12,7, GSM1: # New message indications, list of supported modes: 2011-07-13 10:24:13,7, GSM1: -> AT+CNMI=? 2011-07-13 10:24:13,7, GSM1: <- +CNMI: (0,1,2),(0,1,2,3),(0,2),(0,2),(0,1) OK 2011-07-13 10:24:13,7, GSM1: # New message indications, current settings: 2011-07-13 10:24:13,7, GSM1: -> AT+CNMI? 2011-07-13 10:24:13,7, GSM1: <- +CNMI: 0,0,0,0,0 OK 2011-07-13 10:24:13,7, GSM1: # Preferred message storage, list of supported mem's: 2011-07-13 10:24:14,7, GSM1: -> AT+CPMS=? 2011-07-13 10:24:14,7, GSM1: <- +CPMS: ("SM"),("SM"),("SM") OK 2011-07-13 10:24:14,7, GSM1: # Phonebook storage, available mem's: 2011-07-13 10:24:14,7, GSM1: -> AT+CPBS=? 2011-07-13 10:24:14,7, GSM1: <- +CPBS: ("SM","EN","ON") OK 2011-07-13 10:24:14,7, GSM1: # List messages, list of supported stat's: 2011-07-13 10:24:15,7, GSM1: -> AT+CMGL=? 2011-07-13 10:24:15,7, GSM1: <- +CMGL: (0-4) OK 2011-07-13 10:24:15,7, GSM1: # Delete message, list of supported values: 2011-07-13 10:24:15,7, GSM1: -> AT+CMGD=? 2011-07-13 10:24:15,7, GSM1: <- +CMS ERROR: 500 (Unknown error) 2011-07-13 10:24:15,7, GSM1: # Phone activity status, list of supported stat's: 2011-07-13 10:24:16,7, GSM1: -> AT+CPAS=? 2011-07-13 10:24:16,7, GSM1: <- +CPAS: (0,3,4) OK 2011-07-13 10:24:16,7, GSM1: # TE character set, list of supported charset's: 2011-07-13 10:24:16,7, GSM1: -> AT+CSCS=? 2011-07-13 10:24:16,7, GSM1: <- +CSCS: ("IRA","GSM","UCS2") OK 2011-07-13 10:24:16,7, GSM1: # TE character set, current setting: 2011-07-13 10:24:17,7, GSM1: -> AT+CSCS? 2011-07-13 10:24:17,7, GSM1: <- +CSCS: "IRA" OK 2011-07-13 10:24:17,7, GSM1: ## End of device details 2011-07-13 10:24:17,6, GSM1: Checking memory size 2011-07-13 10:24:17,7, GSM1: -> AT+CMGL=4 2011-07-13 10:24:17,7, GSM1: Command is sent, waiting for the answer 2011-07-13 10:24:17,7, GSM1: <- +CMS ERROR: 500 (Unknown error) 2011-07-13 10:24:17,6, GSM1: Used memory is 0 2011-07-13 10:24:17,6, GSM1: No SMS received 2011-07-13 10:24:27,6, GSM1: Checking device for incoming SMS 2011-07-13 10:24:27,6, GSM1: Checking if modem is ready 2011-07-13 10:24:28,7, GSM1: -> AT 2011-07-13 10:24:28,7, GSM1: Command is sent, waiting for the answer 2011-07-13 10:24:28,7, GSM1: <- OK 2011-07-13 10:24:28,6, GSM1: Pre-initializing modem 2011-07-13 10:24:28,7, GSM1: -> ATE0+CMEE=1 2011-07-13 10:24:28,7, GSM1: Command is sent, waiting for the answer 2011-07-13 10:24:28,7, GSM1: <- OK 2011-07-13 10:24:28,6, GSM1: Initializing modem 2011-07-13 10:24:29,7, GSM1: -> AT^CURC=0 2011-07-13 10:24:29,7, GSM1: Command is sent, waiting for the answer 2011-07-13 10:24:29,7, GSM1: <- OK 2011-07-13 10:24:29,7, GSM1: -> AT+CSQ 2011-07-13 10:24:29,7, GSM1: Command is sent, waiting for the answer 2011-07-13 10:24:29,7, GSM1: <- +CSQ: 31,99 OK 2011-07-13 10:24:29,6, GSM1: Signal Strength Indicator: (31,99) -51 dBm, Bit Error Rate: not known or not detectable 2011-07-13 10:24:29,6, GSM1: Checking if Modem is registered to the network 2011-07-13 10:24:30,7, GSM1: -> AT+CREG? 2011-07-13 10:24:30,7, GSM1: Command is sent, waiting for the answer 2011-07-13 10:24:30,7, GSM1: <- +CREG: 0,1 OK 2011-07-13 10:24:30,6, GSM1: Modem is registered to the network 2011-07-13 10:24:30,6, GSM1: Selecting PDU mode 2011-07-13 10:24:30,7, GSM1: -> AT+CMGF=0 2011-07-13 10:24:30,7, GSM1: Command is sent, waiting for the answer 2011-07-13 10:24:31,7, GSM1: <- OK 2011-07-13 10:24:31,6, GSM1: Checking memory size 2011-07-13 10:24:31,7, GSM1: -> AT+CMGL=4 2011-07-13 10:24:31,7, GSM1: Command is sent, waiting for the answer 2011-07-13 10:24:31,7, GSM1: <- +CMS ERROR: 500 (Unknown error) 2011-07-13 10:24:31,6, GSM1: Used memory is 0 2011-07-13 10:24:31,6, GSM1: No SMS received

Any clues ?

Try with init2 = AT+CPMS="SM","SM","SM".

If you still get CMS 500 for CPMS? and CMGL=4, try to replace the SIM, or replace the modem.