Re: Gnokii beginner deeply discouraged

[Cameron Laird]

On Sat, May 28, 2005 at 12:56:33AM +0000, Cameron Laird wrote:
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> I'm getting (nearly) nowhere.
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> I'm trying to access a 6610 from a WinXP host.  I have both a DKU-5
> and "Prolific USB-to_Serial Comm Port".  I've loaded drivers for both,
>     ...
> sort.  I would happily do this, but I haven't been able to find a logfile
> with such contents, nor does assigning {logfile = "\mylog"} in the
> _gnokiirc seem to have any effect.  I am using
>   model = 6610
>   connection = serial
> and essentially all other defaults.
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> I'm open to suggestions.  Will 0.6.7 solve problems of 0.6.3 (I didn't
> notice anything pertinent in the release notes, but it's likely I missed
> a lot there)?  Should I try a Bluetooth connection instead?  Is there a
> good way I can verify I'm actually holding a 6610?  Are MacOS or Linux
> hosts likely to give me significantly easier results than WinXP?  Is
> there someone who'd take a modest bounty to help me through my confusion?
> Should I use gammu instead?  Should I give up on intelligent use of 
> libraries and try instead to sniff packets on the USB port?
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Gammu's doing great for me.

Beginners need to read to the end of the FAQ to find

    [logging]
    debug = on

I'd still welcome understanding of how Gnokii and Gammu relate to each other.