Re: Save sms messages from mobile phone
On Sun, 14 Oct 2007 20:31:41 +0200
Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 14 Oct 2007 14:09:27 +0200
> Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> It seems that I managed successfully to `sync' Contacts, Calendar
> >> and Notes between the PC and my Nokia 6630, via usb cable, using
> >> opensync, but unfortunately didn't manage to read and save sms
> >> messages from phone to PC. I couldn't imagine it was such a hard
> >> matter.
> >>
> >> Please, if someone from this list has a *direct* experience about
> >> that, i.e. managed him/herself to save sms messages (and in cases
> >> also pictures and movies) from phone to PC, please be so kind to
> >> report its direct experience.
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sun, 22 Jul 2007 Nyizsnyik Ferenc <nyizsa@bluebottle.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> > I use wammu in Etch. It's able to retrieve messages (I haven't
> >> > tried sending yet) and manage contacts. I have a Sony Ericsson
> >> > D750i if that matters.
> >>
> >>
> >> I installed wammu in my Etch system but absolutely *nothing*
> >> happened. Please, Nyizsnyik, be so kind as to tell how you managed
> >> to retrieve messages.
>
>
>
>
> Nyizsnyik Ferenc <nyizsa@bluebottle.com> writes:
>
> > Connect the phone and start wammu. Choose Phone -> Connect. You
> > should now see the specs of your phone. Now you can Retrieve ->
> > Messages, then Backup -> Save messages.
> > If you have a lot of them (several hundred), wammu will be
> > irresponsive for a few minutes, don't be scared. :)
> > Hope this helps.
>
>
>
> With my phone it does not work. I did as you said:
>
> Phone -> Connect -> Retrieve -> Messages
>
> , but for ten minutes nothing happened. Then `Backup -> Save
> messages' produced an empty file. Meanwhile wammu would respond to
> other commands. When I tried to retrieve contacts, I got error
> message:
>
> Error while communicating with phone
>
> Description: Unknown error.
> Function: GetNextMemory
> Error code: 27
>
>
> Did you perhaps need any special configuration with your Sony
> Ericsson?
>
> Thanks, anyway
> Rodolfo
>
>
No, it worked immediately. Are you sure that your phone is recognized
by the system? Try lsusb after you connect it, and if it's listed, try
starting wammu, then select Wammu -> Search phone!
If this doesn't help, you should also try gnokii, I've heard that it's
a good tool for Nokia phones.
--
Szia:
Nyizsa.
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