http://antoine.ginies.free.fr/syncnokiae70/syncnokia.html
is an excellent guide for Bluetooth sync with the E70.
We adapt it here for our machines.
+ Download and install:
- libsyncml
- libsyncml-tools
- libopensync
- libopensync-plugin:
-evolution2
--file
-gnokii
-kdepim
-syncml
-python-module
- libopensync-tools
libopensync-plugin-kdepim is problematic as it no longer seems to exist.
The multisync-gui is nothing more than a text editor for the configuration files.
+ First create a group to sync your nokia:
msynctool --addgroup sync_nokia2file
+ List all plugins available to sync your phone:
msynctool --listplugins
This returns:
Available plugins:
syncml-obex-client
evo2-sync
gnokii-sync
file-sync
+ Now add three members to the group sync_nokia2file:
msynctool --addmember sync_nokia2file file-sync
msynctool --addmember sync_nokia2file syncml-obex-client
msynctool --addmember sync_nokia2file evo2-sync
Clearly this command is in the form of
msynctool -addmember $groupname $plugin-name
+ Create a directory to store your files:
mkdir ~/files_from_nokia
+ Set up the phone to sync. My N8 uses
Settings
> Connectivity
> USB > Nokia Ovi Suite
> Data Transfer
> Sync
x Contacts
x Calendar
x Notes
x Bookmarks
+ Detect your phone
hcitool scan This returns
Scanning ...
E0:A6:70:FE:9B:DC Andy's N8
+ Now get all services available on this phone:
sdptool browse E0:A6:70:FE:9B:DC | less
This returns a very long list (253 lines in my case) of services, listed in the sub-tab Services. The |less pipe lets you scroll up and down the list using up and down arrows.
Of particular interest are:
Service Name: SyncMLClient
Channel: 6
The author states:
Some interesting Nokia code to retrieve information about MAC address:
#2820#: get the Bluetooth MAC adress
#62209526#: get the WLAN Mac address
But at present I do not know how to apply that information.
The service name "SyncMLClient" is the service used for file transfer. It's channel 6 in my case.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=705103is also helpful in reaffirming that this is the channel of interest:
Scroll through until you come to the section referring to "SyncMLClient" (NOT the "Nokia SyncML Server" or "SyncML DM Client"). Note down the Channel shown.
+ Now we have to configure all members of the group sync_nokia2file.
+ First is the configuration file that describe the path to future files. Do
msynctool --configure sync_nokia2file 1
This should open the vi text editor, where you can enter the configuration data for the member.
vi isn't very difficult, just arcane.
http://www.cs.colostate.edu/helpdocs/vi.html
is just one of zillions of vi howto URLs. These are the key commands needed to process this:
i Insert text
Esc Exit insert mode
u undo whatever you just did
← → Left, Up, Right, Down moves in those directions
:wq The colon indicates a command, so write quit return
If you'd rather not use vi then this file can be opened with kate or any other text editor at /home/$user/.opensync/group1/1/file-sync.conf
where $user is your username.
+ Next is to define the channels for a number of services, obviously more difficult.
First, find the available USB services (as root):
syncml-obex-client -u This returns:
Superuser privileges are required to access complete USB information.
Found 4 USB OBEX interfaces
Interface 0:
Manufacturer: Nokia
Product: N8-00
Interface description: SYNCML-SYNC
Interface 1:
Manufacturer: Nokia
Product: N8-00
Interface description: PC Suite Services
Interface 2:
Manufacturer: Nokia
Product: N8-00
Interface description: SYNCML-DM
Interface 3:
Manufacturer: Nokia
Product: N8-00
Interface description: Haptics Bridge
Use '-u interface_number' to connect
Then configure the obex client.
msynctool --configure sync_nokia2file 2
This step is necessary to create the file, but again, you can avoid vi by exiting and with a text editor modifying
/home/$user/.opensync/group1/2/syncml-obex-client.conf
This has a large number of parameters. Mine are available on request. Read and follow the prompts in this file. I left most things as the default.
Next configure the evolution client.
msynctool --configure sync_nokia2file 3
Again, this is necessary to create the file, but you can avoid vi with a text editor modifying
/home/$user/.opensync/group1/3/evo2-sync.conf
+ To get a resume of your configuration just do a:
msynctool --showgroup sync_nokia2file
+ Now all is configured: just sync your date from your phone to your computer:
msynctool --sync sync_nokia2file
Oops. No joy:
Clients 1 and 3 connect, Client 2 does not.
So tomorrow is another day.
:-(
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