Re: SMS-based stolen phone locator
 

My GPS icon appears. it's flashing, but no solid connection after 1 minute

Re: SMS-based stolen phone locator
 

Sometimes, you'll have to wait 5-10 min. But it's good that the GPS is flashing -- we know the python script is working. We just need to get the banana script running properly on all devices, which Sonny is working on.

Re: SMS-based stolen phone locator
 

They have something like this in Firefox https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/51329/ Who wants to try and report back if its any good. I will try it in Minefield or Fennec mobile if they have for it.

Re: SMS-based stolen phone locator
 

I made a two part Python script for the CLI (control app & background daemon) which does just the same and more...

Control app:

It also creates a log file:

I can send specific SMS messages to my phone and so can control my phone with it.

The current functions are: reboot, shutdown, show remaining battery charge, send current gps coordinates, send frontcam picture to my own server, set up ssh connection with available connection (WLAN/GPRS) to my own server)

Re: SMS-based stolen phone locator
 

No, not yet. I'll let you know when it does

Don't take this the wrong way, but why are you using .zip files? The better way to do it would be with tar:

tar cvjf thief-be-found.tar.gz /etc/event.d/banana /usr/sbin/sms*

Which would package them all up in a friendly manner so a user can unpack with this:

tar xvjf thief-be-found.tar.gz -C /

No need for changing directories or chmod.

@digitalvoid:
Yeah, well I drive a ferrari and shag a supermodel, fancy sharing your code or what?

Re: SMS-based stolen phone locator
 

The positive and negative side of having an N900..

Most people can't use it. Especially if they're looking for the user friendliness of an iPhone or Android device. I keep forgetting how to reflash my device myself once in a while.

Heck install openssh, create a reverse tunnel and you'll be able to mess with the thief's head by using command line commands to make the device do what you want. =P

Re: SMS-based stolen phone locator
 

perhaps ik would be good to combine your programs? sounds like you could help each other allot!

Re: SMS-based stolen phone locator
 

You are far, far more likely to have a cell connection than a wifi connection if the phone is stolen, so it's best to use the GSM side rather than relying on the thief to connect to the internet.

Re: SMS-based stolen phone locator
 

That works great. Maybe archiving it this way will fix the possible file formatting issues. I've updated the OP with the new file.

Re: SMS-based stolen phone locator
 

There's other issues as well, like you don't need the tmp file. Here is what I have at the moment:

#!/bin/sh
VALID_IMSI=
SEND_TEXT_INTERVAL=120.0
HOME_PHONE=
TIME_WAIT_TO_CALL=60
ALERT_CODE=""
imsiNum=`dbus-send --system --type=method_call --print-reply --dest=com.nokia.phone.SIM /com/nokia/phone/SIM Phone.Sim.get_imsi | grep string | cut -f 2 -d '"'`
echo $imsiNum
if [ $imsiNum -ne $VALID_IMSI ]; then
python /usr/sbin/sms.py --sendinfo $HOME_PHONE $SEND_TEXT_INTERVAL $imsiNum $ALERT_CODE
python /usr/sbin/sms.py --listen 0 $SEND_TEXT_INTERVAL $imsiNum $ALERT_CODE &
sleep $TIME_WAIT_TO_CALL
run-standalone.sh dbus-send --system --type=method_call --print-reply --dest=com.nokia.csd.Call /com/nokia/csd/call com.nokia.csd.Call.CreateWith string:"$HOME_PHONE" uint32:0
else
python /usr/sbin/sms.py --listen 0 $SEND_TEXT_INTERVAL $imsiNum $ALERT_CODE &
fi


Notice that you don't need to write/read a tmpfile, you can just use a backtick. But for some really annoying reason it still isn't working,

p.s You didn't just copy and paste my tar command? I think you might have picked up sms-manager with the wildcard if you did.