I think bitpim is by far the best choice for linux stuff with cell
phones. Gammu is another method. It is a library with a few different
frontends but has limited support for most phones. This is mostly just
for nokia and sony.
I haven't done it personally, but I'm almost entirely sure the razr v3m
is supported by the Motorola V710m code in bitpm. The rest of the
phones I'm not too sure about. I've found that lots of phones are
supported that are either renamed in the bitpim docs or are supported
via support for a similar phone.
I personally use bitpim with my Samsung VX8300 over bluetooth in linux.
It's great for copying ringtones, mp3s, and backing up contacts and is
very user friendly with minimal config. In my case, I could (if i
choose to do so) even activate some features on my phone that were
disabled by Verizon (a not so horrible mp3 player). The one issue I ran
into with the entire solution was connecting my phone to the pc via
bluetooth for the first time, but thats just because I didn't know
anything about bluetooth in linux previously.
Your best bet may be just doing a google search for a particular phone
in regard to bitpim rather than looking strait at the docs. Ex. search
for "RAZR V3m bitpim"
Michael
Nick Cummings wrote:
I need to get a new mobile phone, and I'd really like one that will
work with Linux software. Specifically I'd like to, at minimum, be
able to back up my contacts, and preferably be able to sync contacts
and calaneder entries with some piece of software on the PC. An added
bonus would be the ability to move mp3 ringtones and such to the phone.
I'm sure that all this and more is possible with some "smart phones",
but I'm constrained by cost and carrier (Sprint) to the following
possibilities:
LG LX-160
Samsung M300
Sanyo SCP-3100
Sanyo KATANA II
Sanyo SCP-3200
Motorola MOTORAZR V3m
Samsung M510
Does anyone know anything about getting these to work with Linux or,
even better, have some personal experience? I know bitpim seems to be
popular software to interface with phones, but I can't find a definite
statement that any of these work with bitpim except the SCP-3100, and
it seems to only do limited stuff. If you don't have any info about
these specific models, can you comment on which manufacturers (if any)
are generally most likely to have phones that work with Linux?
Thanks,
Nick
