Operating system name and version: Debian 6
Version of smsd: Version 3.1.11
Smsd installed from: Package repository (smstools 3.1.11-1)
Name and model of a modem / phone: Huawei E180 (reported by lsusb as E1552)
Interface: USB

I'm trying to receive / send SMS's, but for some reason it seems that although smstools detects the message, it doesn't do anything to deliver it – I'm not sure how to interpret the log. Can someone tell me what might be wrong in my configuration / what's going on with smstools? It seems that PIN code etc. should be correct (and actually they are, because inserting the modem in my laptop it works fine with the given PIN code – on laptop I'm not using any sms tools though, just networkmanager.)

devices = GSM1 outgoing = /var/spool/sms/outgoing checked = /var/spool/sms/checked incoming = /var/spool/sms/incoming logfile = /var/log/smstools/smsd.log infofile = /var/run/smstools/smsd.working pidfile = /var/run/smstools/smsd.pid outgoing = /var/spool/sms/outgoing checked = /var/spool/sms/checked failed = /var/spool/sms/failed incoming = /var/spool/sms/incoming sent = /var/spool/sms/sent stats = /var/log/smstools/smsd_stats loglevel = 7 receive_before_send = no autosplit = 3 [GSM1] report_device_details = yes #init = AT^CURC=0 #init = AT+CPMS="ME","ME","ME" init = AT^CURC=0 # init = ATE0+CPMS="SM"+CNMI=2,0,0,2,1 device = /dev/ttyS0 incoming = yes #queues = OTHER pin = 0000 check_memory_method=1 baudrate = 9600 report = yes

2012-05-04 00:05:11,2, smsd: Smsd v3.1.11 started. 2012-05-04 00:05:11,2, smsd: Running as smsd:dialout. 2012-05-04 00:05:11,7, smsd: Running startup_check (shell): /tmp/smsd_script.dmBK6N /tmp/smsd_data.cD6apR 2012-05-04 00:05:11,7, smsd: Done: startup_check (shell), execution time 0 sec., status: 0 (0) 2012-05-04 00:05:11,4, smsd: File mode creation mask: 022 (0644, rw-r--r--). 2012-05-04 00:05:11,5, smsd: Outgoing file checker has started. PID: 4626. 2012-05-04 00:05:11,5, GSM1: Modem handler 0 has started. PID: 4627. 2012-05-04 00:05:11,5, GSM1: Using check_memory_method 1: CPMS is used. 2012-05-04 00:05:11,6, GSM1: I have to send 1 short message for /var/spool/sms/checked/viesti.txt 2012-05-04 00:05:11,6, GSM1: Sending SMS from to 35850xxxxxxx 2012-05-04 00:05:11,6, GSM1: Checking if modem is ready 2012-05-04 00:05:11,7, GSM1: -> AT

Edit: Replaced the log text with a new one, there was another issue with the previous.

Instead of the first serial port, /dev/ttyS0, try to use USB port, like /dev/ttyUSB0. Use dmesg to see what USB ports are connected to the modem. In the case of multiple ports, try the first and if it does not work completely, try the next one.

Yeah, I was wondering about that... There are no ttyUSBx ports there, only /dev/ttyS0 and /dev/ttyS1. When I tried modprobe -v usbserial for the device, I got two more (ttyS2 and ttyS3), which give an Input/output error when I try to socat them – for the two first ports (ttyS0 and ttyS1) I can socat but they don't seem to reply anything. Am I doing something wrong here or should there be a reply when I do ”sudo socat - /dev/ttyS0” and enter ”AT[enter]” to the prompt?

Disconnect the modem, then dmesg -c, then reconnect and after about 15 seconds, what is the listing for dmesg?

The dmesg reply is

[ 2598.493019] usb 1-4: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 5 [ 2598.627349] usb 1-4: New USB device found, idVendor=12d1, idProduct=1446 [ 2598.627355] usb 1-4: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=0 [ 2598.627359] usb 1-4: Product: HUAWEI Mobile [ 2598.627363] usb 1-4: Manufacturer: HUAWEI Technology [ 2598.627524] usb 1-4: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice [ 2598.629509] scsi6 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices [ 2598.629758] usb-storage: device found at 5 [ 2598.629762] usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning [ 2598.629802] scsi7 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices [ 2598.630172] usb-storage: device found at 5 [ 2598.630176] usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning [ 2603.632528] usb-storage: device scan complete [ 2603.633126] usb-storage: device scan complete [ 2603.633392] scsi 6:0:0:0: CD-ROM HUAWEI Mass Storage 2.31 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2 [ 2603.634572] scsi 7:0:0:0: Direct-Access HUAWEI SD Storage 2.31 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2 [ 2603.637745] sr0: scsi-1 drive [ 2603.637922] sr 6:0:0:0: Attached scsi CD-ROM sr0 [ 2603.638043] sr 6:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 5 [ 2603.640412] sd 7:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg3 type 0 [ 2603.644170] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdc] Attached SCSI removable disk

Does this mean that the modem functionality isn't recognised at all?

ZeiP wrote

Does this mean that the modem functionality isn't recognised at all?

Yes, operating system does not recognize it. You need to install/adjust some hotplug, usb-modeswitch or something. I believe that instructions can be found on Debian forums. This issue is slightly off-topic here, but I have seen this kind of a problem before and fixed it. I just do not remember how it was exactly fixed, and I have no link to good instructions, sorry .

Thanks! The only thing required was installing package usb-modeswitch and then reconnecting the device, after that I got the correct device to show up.

I dumped the correct configuration on the sample setup forum, so that other people don't need to look for confirmation on functionality and exact config Keke, many thanks for the prompt and helpful replies!