Status/Mobile Data/Dev

This page contains various dbus calls to Nokia N900 Fremantle cellular daemons, often beyond what is covered here: https://wiki.maemo.org/Phone_control

(Modem online or not)

Nokia-N900:~# dbus-send --system --print-reply --dest=com.nokia.phone.SSC /com/nokia/phone/SSC com.nokia.phone.SSC.get_modem_state
method return sender=:1.18 -> dest=:1.1112 reply_serial=2
   string "online"

(Registered to network, network operation mode - normal or GAN only, the int is unknown - probably err val)

Nokia-N900:~# dbus-send --system --print-reply --dest=com.nokia.phone.net /com/nokia/phone/net Phone.Net.get_cs_state
method return sender=:1.19 -> dest=:1.1150 reply_serial=2
   byte 1
   byte 0
   int32 0

Radio access technology

Nokia-N900:~# dbus-send --system --print-reply --dest=com.nokia.phone.net /com/nokia/phone/net Phone.Net.get_radio_access_technology
method return sender=:1.19 -> dest=:1.1247 reply_serial=2
   byte 2
   int32 0

Registration status (

Nokia-N900:~# dbus-send --system --print-reply --dest=com.nokia.phone.net /com/nokia/phone/net Phone.Net.get_registration_status
method return sender=:1.19 -> dest=:1.1271 reply_serial=2
   byte 0
   uint16 1521
   uint32 13377698
   uint32 16
   uint32 204
   byte 0
   byte 27
   int32 0

dbus_g_proxy_end_call(proxy, call_id, &error,
                      G_TYPE_UCHAR, &network_reg_status,
                      G_TYPE_UINT, &network_current_lac,
                      G_TYPE_UINT, &network_current_cell_id,
                      G_TYPE_UINT, &network_operator_code,
                      G_TYPE_UINT, &network_country_code,
                      G_TYPE_UCHAR, &network_type,
                      G_TYPE_UCHAR, &network_supported_services,
                      G_TYPE_INT, &error_value,
                      G_TYPE_INVALID);

Network selection mode (mode, errr val)

Nokia-N900:~# dbus-send --system --print-reply --dest=com.nokia.phone.net /com/nokia/phone/net Phone.Net.get_network_selection_mode
method return sender=:1.19 -> dest=:1.1319 reply_serial=2
   byte 2
   int32 0

Scan for available networks:

Nokia-N900:~# dbus-send --system --print-reply --dest=com.nokia.phone.net /com/nokia/phone/net Phone.Net.get_available_network
method return sender=:1.19 -> dest=:1.1438 reply_serial=2
   array [
      byte 2
      byte 3
      byte 3
   ]
   array [
      string "16"
      string "04"
      string "08"
   ]
   array [
      string "204"
      string "204"
      string "204"
   ]
   array [
      string "T-Mobile  NL"
      string "vodafone NL"
      string "NL KPN"
   ]
   array [
      byte 0
      byte 2
      byte 2
   ]
   array [
      byte 1
      byte 1
      byte 1
   ]
   int32 0