Beta support: MMS on chatty/mmsd on Modem Manager - help/testing wanted!

[kop316]

Hi,

I've setup mmsd as per Mobian's wiki (https://wiki.mobian-project.org/doku.php?id=mms), but the example modemmanager settings don't show exactly how to use the APN's proxy. I understand I put the proxy's IPORT, but my provider also need username and password.

So "CarrierMMSProxy=" is the option for proxy, what are the ones for username and password ?

I've looked on internet and modemmanager man pages, but I cannot find this information...

Thanks

My intuition tells me that if you are logged in properly on your mobile data (i.e. phosh has all of that information), you will be fine (i.e. mmsd does not need this information).

If you find that is incorrect, please let me know!

Thank you for your answer.

Indeed 4G is working fine. So should I remove the content of ModemManagerSettings altogether, leave it how it is with the proxy's ip:port, or replace this information with NULL ?

As an educational purpose, do Phosh gather all necessary information from my provider at the moment I get mobile data connection, or does it have a database with all settings from all providers ?

Thank you for all this work btw, this is very very appreciated !

You will need to set up the "ModemManagerSettings" as described in the wiki (or the mmsd README). You just don't have to worry about a username nor a password.

>As an educational purpose, do Phosh gather all necessary information from my provider at the moment I get mobile data connection, or does it have a database with all settings from all providers ?

Yes, they use an upstream package: https://github.com/GNOME/mobile-broadband-provider-info . My goal is to have the OS directly control the mmsd settings so when this is more mature, it should be filled out in the OS's settings (it can be controlled over the dbus, so it is DE neutral. Phosh would have it done in their settings app)

>Thank you for all this work btw, this is very very appreciated !

Thank you for the kind words. It has been a lot of work but a lot of fun too! I am hoping it will be mature sooner than later.