Install Gnokii

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If you want to use default gateway module (gnokii), then you must install gnokii on the

same server where playSMS installed.

There are 2 choices how to install gnokii, first using apt-get and secondly by downloading

the source and compile it. Choose one easiest.

I. Gnokii installation in Ubuntu (and Debian) using apt-get:

1. Install gnokii using apt-get:

# apt-get install gnokii gnokii-smsd

2. Edit /etc/gnokiirc

# mcedit /etc/gnokiirc

# vi /etc/gnokiirc

Note: usually you only need to edit the port and model part only

3. Test your gnokii, plug in your cellphone/gsm modem cable to the computer, or

connect via IrDA, and then type:

# gnokii --identify

Note: you should see gnokii identified your cellphone/gsm modem, if you dont

see it, update your ~/.gnokiirc to suit your need

4. Back to playSMS source directory, enter bin directory and copy gnokii_smsd_checker,

gnokii_smsd_incoming and gnokii_smsd_start to default directory

# cd /usr/local/src/playsms-x.x.x/bin

# cp gnokii_smsd_checker gnokii_smsd_incoming gnokii_smsd_start /usr/local/bin/

5. Look for rc.local on /etc and its subdirectories (usualy /etc, /etc/init.d or /etc/rc.d/init.d)

Edit rc.local and put:

"/usr/local/bin/gnokii_smsd_start" (without quotes)

on the bottom of the file (before exit if theres exit command). This way gnokii_smsd_start

will start automatically on boot.

Note: you need 'root' access to do this

II Gnokii installation from source:

1. Extract gnokii source package somewhere (eg: /usr/local/src)

2. Configure it to make sure installation path is in /usr/local

# ./configure --prefix=/usr/local

3. Make and make install, these actions will install gnokii to /usr/local

# make

# make install

4. Enter directory named 'smsd' in gnokii source directory, compile and install smsd

Note: if you use gnokii version < 0.6.0 you'll have to make libfile.so not libfile.la

# cd smsd

# make

# make libfile.la

# make install

# ln -s /usr/local/bin/smsd /usr/sbin/smsd

Note: for those whose having trouble compiling smsd will have to edit the

Makefile file manually, insert comments mark on libmysql.so and libpq.so part,

another important note is to link (ln -s) /usr/local/bin/smsd to /usr/sbin/smsd

5. Copy Docs/gnokiirc to /etc/gnokiirc, and edit it:

# cd ../Docs/

# cp gnokiirc /etc/gnokiirc