smstools3_MT7688

This is a compiled version of SMS Server Tools 3 for the Omega2 (MediaTek MT7688).

Installing the binaries

This is the commands to create the folders and copy the files to the right place.

mkdir -p /sms/{outgoing,checked,incoming}
mkdir /usr/local/bin/
cp init.d/sms3 /etc/init.d/sms3
cp config/smsd.conf /etc/smsd.conf
cp bin/smsd /usr/local/bin/smsd
cp scripts/* /usr/local/bin/

Guide to compiling

This is the guide that i follow to compile the software when there is a update. You need a SD-card connected to your Omega2 to be able to compile the software as gcc taked some space.

1. Follow the guide to mount your SD-card as a overlay: https://docs.onion.io/omega2-docs/boot-from-external-storage.html
2. As gcc is not part of the normal repos you need to add a new repo to your /etc/opkg/distfeeds.conf. Uncomment like 2 and 5 and add the following line last in that file src/gz omega2_test http://repo.onion.io/omega2/test/packages.

   #src/gz reboot_core http://downloads.lede-project.org/releases/17.01-SNAPSHOT/targets/ramips/mt7688/packages
   src/gz reboot_base http://downloads.lede-project.org/releases/17.01-SNAPSHOT/packages/mipsel_24kc/base
   #src/gz reboot_onion http://downloads.lede-project.org/releases/17.01-SNAPSHOT/packages/mipsel_24kc/onion
   ## src/gz reboot_luci http://downloads.lede-project.org/releases/17.01-SNAPSHOT/packages/mipsel_24kc/luci
   src/gz reboot_packages http://downloads.lede-project.org/releases/17.01-SNAPSHOT/packages/mipsel_24kc/packages
   ## src/gz reboot_routing http://downloads.lede-project.org/releases/17.01-SNAPSHOT/packages/mipsel_24kc/routing
   ## src/gz reboot_telephony http://downloads.lede-project.org/releases/17.01-SNAPSHOT/packages/mipsel_24kc/telephony
   src/gz omega2_core http://repo.onion.io/omega2/packages/core
   src/gz omega2_base http://repo.onion.io/omega2/packages/base
   src/gz omega2_packages http://repo.onion.io/omega2/packages/packages
   src/gz omega2_onion http://repo.onion.io/omega2/packages/onion
   src/gz omega2_test http://repo.onion.io/omega2/test/packages
   

3. Now you have installed a repo where they store gcc as it is named test i guess it isn't stable but it worked ok for me. So lets move on to install gcc and make

   opkg update
   opkg install binutils
   opkg install gcc
   opkg install make
   

4. Lets download and unpack the source code from http://smstools3.kekekasvi.com/. At the time if writing it is smstools3-3.1.21.tar.gz.

   mkdir -p /root/src/
   cd /root/src/
   wget http://smstools3.kekekasvi.com/packages/smstools3-3.1.21.tar.gz
   tar -zxvf smstools3-3.1.21.tar.gz
   cd smstools3
   

5. Before we can build the source we need to make a small fix in the Makefile. We are going to use vim, if you need help on how to edit files with vim please read the guide File Editing on the Omega.

   vi src/Makefile
   

   On line 6 to 9 you will find some stuff for Solaris, we don't run Solaris but we are going to use one of them. Uncomment line 9 as below. This will tell make to use gcc and not cc which is not installed.

   # Uncomment for Solaris
   # CFLAGS += -D SOLARIS
   # This might be also needed for Solaris:
   CC=gcc
   

6. Compile the software and install the binaries.

   make
   make install
   

7. Now it is all compiled and installed now we just need to make a few tweaks to the init.d-script and config. Open /etc/init.d/sms3 and edit line 30 as below

   NAME=smsd
   PSOPT=""
   ECHO=echo
   

   As default smstools whats to keeps its SMS in /var/spool/sms/, but as /var is a link to /tmp which is a temp filesystem so the files we stored there would get deleted on reboot. Open /etc/smsd.conf and add the following rows to the first half of it

   outgoing = /sms/outgoing
   checked = /sms/checked
   incoming = /sms/incoming
   

   Now we need to specify which port your modem is on. If you have a Cellular Expansion Board for your Omega2 and it is the only expansion you have connected then try /dev/ttyACM0.

   [GSM1]
   device = /dev/ttyACM0
   incoming = yes
   

8. Turn the key and start the daemon!

   /etc/init.d/sms3 start