Installing Gammu on Raspberry Pi, Huawei E220

gistfile1.txt

# Send SMS messages using Raspberry Pi.
# Using gammu and Huawei E220

# Prepare SD card with wheezy.

# Login / complete rasp-config / reboot / login

# Set vimrc to prevent annoying ADBC arrow keys
cp /etc/vim/vimrc ~/.vimrc

# Set network (can be skipped)
vi /etc/network/interfaces

auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.1.198
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.1.254

# Set nameservers (can be skipped)
vi /etc/resolv.conf

domain lan
search lan
nameserver 8.8.8.8
nameserver 8.8.4.4

# Restart network
/etc/init.d/networking restart

# Install Gammu (python-gammu and gammu-smsd can be skipped - depending on requirements)
apt-get install gammu
apt-get install python-gammu
apt-get install gammu-smsd

# Find port USB device connected to 
dmesg | grep tty

[    7.578478] usb 1-1.2: GSM modem (1-port) converter now attached to ttyUSB0
[    7.697942] usb 1-1.2: GSM modem (1-port) converter now attached to ttyUSB1

# Config gammu
gammu-config

# Check connected
gammu --identify

Device               : /dev/ttyUSB0
Manufacturer         : Huawei
Model                : E220 (E220)
Firmware             : 11.117.03.01.156
IMEI                 : 3XX19301XXXXXX3
SIM IMSI             : 2XXXX923271XXX1


# Test with a text message
echo "some message" | gammu --sendsms TEXT 07921XXXXXX

Hi thanks for sharing your knowledge..
but I have a problem.. when I try to send the test message.. here's what I got:

pi@raspberrypi ~ $ echo "test" | sudo gammu sendsms TEXT XXXXXXXXXX
If you want break, press Ctrl+C...
Sending SMS 1/1....waiting for network answer..error 500, message reference=-1
Unknown error.

Do you know what that error 500 means ??
Thanks in advance..

by the way I'm using the same equipment.. the raspberry pi and the huawei E220

Thanks.

I experienced that one time, most likely the SIM has no credit balance or has no signal. You may check your own modem.

had the same problem with E1731 bu worked fine after i changed the network setting from 3G to auto or GSM.

When I install python-gammu using "sudo apt-get install python-gammu", then it's installed and available in Python2, but not in Python3.

When I try to install it with "sudo pip install python-gammu" (where I could use pip3 for Python3), nothing works - see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/32097420/how-to-install-python-gammu-on-raspberry-pi

Any hints for me?

Excuse me but I installed GAMMU on a Raspberry PI and I have a problem. If I give gammu --networkinfo it says always requesting network GPRS detached. SIM card is working and has credit but I cannot send with gammu.

root@raspbx:~# dmesg | grep ttyUSB
[ 6.316168] usb 1-1.3: GSM modem (1-port) converter now attached to ttyUSB0
[ 6.340965] usb 1-1.3: GSM modem (1-port) converter now attached to ttyUSB1
[ 6.376561] usb 1-1.3: GSM modem (1-port) converter now attached to ttyUSB2

Gammu identifies it:

root@raspbx:~# gammu --identify
Device : /dev/ttyUSB2
Manufacturer : Huawei
Model : E169 (E169)
Firmware : 11.314.13.51.156
IMEI : XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
SIM IMSI : YYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

But network is not working even if SIM card is active and has credit. (I tried also another one).

root@raspbx:# gammu --networkinfo
Network state : requesting network
Packet network state : requesting network
GPRS : detached
root@raspbx:# gammu --networkinfo
Network state : requesting network
Packet network state : requesting network
GPRS : detached
root@raspbx:~# gammu --networkinfo
Network state : requesting network
Packet network state : requesting network
GPRS : detached

frankge973 the response means the modem has not found a gsm network at all, no signal