this is what i use to dump the messages from my sim card to a text file. then i delete the messages on the sim card so i have room for new messages.
a limit of 30 messages is entirely impractical. that gets filled up before noon arrives unless i constantly delete messages. r...@nibbly-bits:~# cat backup_messages.sh #!/bin/sh d=$(date +%Y.%m.%d-%H%M) mdbus -s org.freesmartphone.ogsmd /org/freesmartphone/GSM/Device org.freesmartphone.GSM.SIM.RetrieveMessagebook 'all' > messages-$d.txt On 04/26/09 19:06, Daniel.Li wrote: > I don't know about current status. But it seems impossible, if u are > using openmoko-message, see below > http://lists.openmoko.org/nabble.html#nabble-td2619250 > > On Sun, 2009-04-26 at 20:13 +0200, Bram Mertens wrote: > >> Hi >> >> I've succesfully flashed my GSM firmware with the provided uSD image >> so now I'm able to use my FreeRunner as a phone. >> >> My old phone has several SMS messages stored in it's internal memory >> and allowed receiving messages to this memory even though the space on >> the SIM for storing SMS messages is full. >> >> Now off course only those messages on the SIM card are available on >> the FreeRunner and the messages application immediately complained >> that there is no space for new messages. Doesn't the FreeRunner allow >> storing SMS messages other than on the SIM? >> >> And in any case: is there a way to "extract" or backup SMS messages to >> a clear text file? I couldn't find anyhting on the wiki about this. >> >> Regards >> >> Bram >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Openmoko community mailing list >> community@lists.openmoko.org >> http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community >> _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community