As a first step I just wanted to make a backup of all things. Gammu can do it quite well and it's the tool I trust for this purpose:

gammu backup /tmp/phonebook.vcf
gammu backup /tmp/calendar.vcs

Now it's time to play with OpenSync. We will use setup guide and SyncML guide as a starting point. As I had in past problems with both sides - both phone and Evolution failed with some random errors, I wanted to go step by step. So I started with setting up phone to files synchronisation:

msynctool --addgroup file2phone
msynctool --addmember file2phone file-sync
msynctool --addmember file2phone syncml-obex-client

Now we need to configure file storage, just tell it where it should store the data:

msynctool --configure file2phone 1

And change path in your editor to something like:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
  <!-- directory path for file-sync -->
  <path>/home/foo/phone-backup/</path>

  <!-- should care of subdirectories (TRUE or FALSE) -->
  <recursive>FALSE</recursive>
</config>

Now the more tricky part comes, we need to set up phone end:

msynctool --configure file2phone 2

Fortunately we can use example from the SyncML guide and just fill in Bluetooth address (you can get it using hcitool scan) and channel (sdptool browse 00:b0:0b:fa:ce:00):

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
  <bluetooth_address>00:b0:0b:fa:ce:00</bluetooth_address>
  <bluetooth_channel>7</bluetooth_channel>
  <identifier>Sony Ericss</identifier>
  <version>1</version>
  <wbxml>1</wbxml>
  <username></username>
  <password></password>
  <type>2</type>
  <usestringtable>0</usestringtable>
  <onlyreplace>0</onlyreplace>
  <onlyLocaltime>0</onlyLocaltime>
  <recvLimit>0</recvLimit>
  <maxObjSize>0</maxObjSize>
  <contact_db>Contacts</contact_db>
  <calendar_db>Agenda</calendar_db>
  <note_db>Notes</note_db>
</config>

And now we should be able to synchronise whole phonebook from phone to selected directory:

msynctool --sync file2phone

Okay, this works, let's try more complicated thing - include Evolution in the chain. The steps are the same, config file for phone is the same, Evolution plugin has sane defaults you usually don't have to touch:

msynctool --addgroup phone2evo
msynctool --addmember phone2evo evo2-sync
msynctool --addmember phone2evo syncml-obex-client
msynctool --configure phone2evo 1
msynctool --configure phone2evo 2

But now comes the tricky thing - Sony-Ericsson phones usually have something broken around notes (or it is broken in OpenSync, I don't care, simply synchronisation fails without this step) and we have to avoid synchronisation of them. This can be done by changing filter file in group we've created above (usually in file ~/.opensync-0.22/group2/filter.conf):

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<filter>
  <note/>
</filter>

And finally we can start the synchronisation and it should work:

msynctool --sync phone2evo

You can also GUI multisync0.90 to do the configuration and start synchronisation, but it is not much different, you also still have to edit XML files.

• Fixed freeze while searching for Bluetooth devices.
• Fixed guided configuration of Bluetooth devices (no more complains about not existing device).
• Fixed saving of backups to folder with non ASCII names.
• Validation is less strict and allows hopefully all number.

This release also comes with binary for Windows with embedded Gammu 1.20.0.

• Do not fail if phone does not support call notifications.
• Improved handling of empty config file.
• Lot of translation updates.
• Fix compatibility with some IMAP servers.

This release also comes with binary for Windows with embedded Gammu 1.20.0.

• Compatibility with current gammu.
• Improved compatibility with Python 2.5.

Download from usual place: http://cihar.com/gammu/python/

• Do not crash on EMS messages with no text (bug #612).
• Fixed reading of OBEX files (bug #614).
• Fixed decoding of Nokia messages (bug #527).
• Fix handling of UTF8 charset with some Motorola phones.
• Identify Motorola V635.
• Set again charset in Motorola phones after changing AT mode.
• Automatically enable OBEX for Motorola phones.
• Fix searching of correct Bluetooth channel.
• Improved SMSD error messages.
• Fix SMS listing when phone was in text mode (bug #584).
• Fix compilation when WCONTINUED/WIFCONTINUED is not defined.
• Fixed listing SMS messages from AT phones in text mode (bug #584).
• Added smscgi daemon by "Kamanashis Roy Shuva" kamanashisroy@gmail.com.
• Cache once read messages to avoid reading them again (bug #481).

You can download from usual place: http://cihar.com/gammu/.

• Fixed decoding of Nokia messages (bug #527).

You can download from usual place: http://cihar.com/gammu/, Debian users can get packages from experimental.

• Fix handling of UTF8 charset with some Motorola phones.
• Identify Motorola V635.
• Set again charset in Motorola phones after changing AT mode.
• Automatically enable OBEX for Motorola phones.
• Fix searching of correct Bluetooth channel.
• Improved SMSD error messages.
• Fix SMS listing when phone was in text mode (bug #584).
• Fix compilation when WCONTINUED/WIFCONTINUED is not defined.
• Fixed listing SMS messages from AT phones in text mode (bug #584).
• Added smscgi daemon by "Kamanashis Roy Shuva" kamanashisroy@gmail.com.
• Cache once read messages to avoid reading them again (bug #481).

You can download from usual place: http://cihar.com/gammu/, Debian users can get packages from experimental.

So if you wrote me something, just try to be patient, sending another emails to urge your issue won't help anybody. I will just have more unread mail to process until I get to real work.

So after year or more Windows users can finally use up to date Wammu version! Fortunately I can produce this version without even touching Windows. Thanks to tools such as MinGW and Wine, everything from compiling to generating installer can be scripted and done automatically on Linux!

So Windows users can now also download current version from http://wammu.eu/download/, enjoy it.

• Add option to disable compiled in protection.
• Fixed detection of PostgreSQL.
• Improve debug messages when connecting to phone (bug #508).
• Fixed handling of some charsets in AT engine (bug #525).
• Identify more Nokia phones (thanks to Iván Gabriel).
• Fixed regression with DKU2 cables on Windows (bug #533).
• Better compatibility with iCalendar files (bug #538).
• Do not link with irprops.lib on Windows.
• Various MSVC compilation fixes.
• Improved AT model parsing and added tests.
• Fixed possible crash in reading SMS from AT phones (bug #515).
• Proper fall back to automatic model when user enters wrong one.
• Added identification of several phones.
• Fixed reading of messages from AT phones without ME memory.
• Improve charset detection on Motorola phones (bug #522).

You can download from usual place: http://cihar.com/gammu/.