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[http://fcron.free.fr fcron] is standard Linux scheduler used to schedule any command at any time. So this means that it doesn't have any limits and you can schedule just about anything. It is run as daemon in the background so you don't need to worry about it. You set it up with a config file which contains schedule.

=Alternatives=

'''cron'''

Why not: cron is older than fcron and doesn't sleep between events.

'''anacron'''

Why not: anacron is used to schedule daily jobs, fcron can schedule to minutes.

[http://maemo.org/packages/view/ses/ '''ses''']

Why not: ses is buggy, buggy and buggy. It doesn't even uninstall properly.

[http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=46594 '''Alarmed''']

Alarmed is the best alternative which has a GUI, but doesn't have CLI. You can use custom command so you can schedule anything, but you can't schedule it anytime like with fcron, because alarmd daemon doesn't provide an option for every possible time. The GUI also needs python, which consumes disk space.

=Current issues=

1. Current version for Maemo is not the latest available ''(although the difference is minor)''.

2. When you edit fcrontab it wants to execute vi from /scratchbox ''(editor variable has to be defined manually each time fcrontab is run)''.

3. Some stuff has to be done manually after the installation ''(with proper packaging the whole "Installation" chapter from this wiki would be unnecessary)''.

4. It needs to be added to official maemo.org repositories so it can be used by anyone ''(it is currently availible in user ruskie's repository)''.

But these are not major things and as you can see it can be used already - current solutions and workarounds are in ''(brackets)''. Otherwise it's stable, does not have important bugs and does not affect battery life at all. It's a mature software which just needs some manual work.

=Installation=

Everything should be done from [[root access|root terminal]]. First you need to download the .deb from [https://repo.codemages.net/opt/fcron_3.0.1-2_armel_opt.deb ruskie's repository]. Put it somewhere on the device and execute the following commands, one by one:

dpkg -i /path/to/deb/fcron_3.0.1-2_armel_opt.deb
 apt-get install adduser
 adduser fcron
 apt-get purge adduser
 rm -r /home/fcron
 chown root:fcron /etc/fcron.*
 chmod 644 /etc/fcron.*
 chown -R fcron:fcron /var/spool/fcron
 /etc/init.d/fcron start

Now fcron has to be set to start on boot. This is done by editing/creating a proper event.d script. If you don't know how to write one and you have a script here which modifies overclocking parameters, you can add this line at the last but one line.

/etc/init.d/fcron start

If you don't have this script, you can also add this to rcS-late script. Open it with:

vi /etc/event.d/rcS-late

Last command opens rcS-late in vi text editor. You can use other text editor if you wish. After the line 38, which contains "initctl emit MOUNTS_OK" insert in a new line:

/etc/init.d/fcron start

And save this file. This makes fcron run at startup.

=Configuration=

fcrontab is a program which parses config file so fcron daemon can use it. It is used to modify schedule. From the root terminal first define the editor. This has to be done every time fcrontab is used.

export EDITOR=vi

Again, you can use another editor. Next, fcrontab must be executed in edit mode:

fcrontab -e

The config file opens and it is empty first time we open it. Now we will enter commands we would like to schedule. An example config file looks like:

!nolog(true)
 
 # COMMENT
 0 9 * * 1-5 run-standalone.sh /path/to/script/silent_profile.sh
 <more scheduled scripts>
 
 !bootrun(true)
 0 0 1 * * /path/to/script/reset_gprs_data_counter.sh
 <a backup script also suits here if you have one>

''!nolog(true)'' is the first line and specifies that successful executions aren't logged (we really don't need or want that). Also, if we use a script with dbus call, ''run-standalone.sh'' must be in front of it. It sets up environment variables correctly for sending dbus calls as root. ''!bootrun(true)'' specifies that commands after this line are executed at next boot if system wasn't on when they should be executed. This is useful only for clearing the GPRS counter or backup scripts, for example if you switch the phone off every night the GPRS counter will still be reset every first of the month when you turn the phone on in the morning.

The first five fields are separated by a space:

'''MINUTE''' space '''HOUR''' space '''DAY_OF_MONTH''' space '''MONTH''' space '''DAY_OF_WEEK''' space '''/path/script.sh'''

To interpret the two example lines: GPRS data counter is reset every 1st of the month at 00:00. Silent profile is set every Monday to Friday at 9:00. Possible values for fields are:

'''Minute''': 0-59

'''Hour''': 0-23

'''Day of month''': 1-31

'''Month''': 1-12

'''Day of week''': 0-7 (0 and 7 are both Sunday)

Asterisk (*) means "any", or to put it differently: it means that this value does not define when the command is run.

After saving the edited config file, fcrontab will install it automatically and it will work from that moment on. Also don't forget that commenting out lines is useful for temporarily disabling a command. Just put an # in front of the line.

=Scripts=

So we have fcron now executing scripts at defined time. But we still need to provide scripts that are executed. Here is a collection of them, but you can easily make new ones based on the example scripts here and [[Phone control]] wiki page. Don't forget to add them here though. And keep in mind that they have to be marked executable (chmod +x script.sh) to work. The second dbus call in some scripts is a notification and can me modified, removed or added.

===Profiles===

====Silent====

#!/bin/sh
 dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.profiled /com/nokia/profiled com.nokia.profiled.set_profile string:"silent"
 dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=org.freedesktop.Notifications /org/freedesktop/Notifications org.freedesktop.Notifications.SystemNoteInfoprint string:"Profile is set to Silent"

====General====

#!/bin/sh
 dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.profiled /com/nokia/profiled com.nokia.profiled.set_profile string:"general"
 dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=org.freedesktop.Notifications /org/freedesktop/Notifications org.freedesktop.Notifications.SystemNoteInfoprint string:"Profile is set to General"

===Radio mode===

====2G====

#!/bin/sh
 dbus-send --system --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.phone.net /com/nokia/phone/net Phone.Net.set_selected_radio_access_technology byte:1
 dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=org.freedesktop.Notifications /org/freedesktop/Notifications org.freedesktop.Notifications.SystemNoteInfoprint string:"Network mode is set to 2G"

====3G====

#!/bin/sh
 dbus-send --system --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.phone.net /com/nokia/phone/net Phone.Net.set_selected_radio_access_technology byte:2
 dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=org.freedesktop.Notifications /org/freedesktop/Notifications org.freedesktop.Notifications.SystemNoteInfoprint string:"Network mode is set to 3G"

====Dual====

#!/bin/sh
 dbus-send --system --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.phone.net /com/nokia/phone/net Phone.Net.set_selected_radio_access_technology byte:0
 dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=org.freedesktop.Notifications /org/freedesktop/Notifications org.freedesktop.Notifications.SystemNoteInfoprint string:"Network mode is set to Dual"

===Networking===

====Disconnect internet connection====

#!/bin/sh
 dbus-send --system --dest=com.nokia.icd /com/nokia/icd_ui com.nokia.icd_ui.disconnect boolean:true
 dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=org.freedesktop.Notifications /org/freedesktop/Notifications org.freedesktop.Notifications.SystemNoteInfoprint string:"Internet connection is disconnected"

===Connect to any saved internet connection===

dbus-send --system --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.icd /com/nokia/icd com.nokia.icd.connect string:"[ANY]" uint32:0

====Disconnect mobile network====

#!/bin/sh
 dbus-send --system --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.phone.SSC /com/nokia/phone/SSC com.nokia.phone.SSC.set_radio boolean:false
 dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=org.freedesktop.Notifications /org/freedesktop/Notifications org.freedesktop.Notifications.SystemNoteInfoprint string:"Mobile network is disconnected"

====Connect mobile network====

#!/bin/sh
 dbus-send --system --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.phone.SSC /com/nokia/phone/SSC com.nokia.phone.SSC.set_radio boolean:true
 dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=org.freedesktop.Notifications /org/freedesktop/Notifications org.freedesktop.Notifications.SystemNoteInfoprint string:"Mobile network is connected"

====Disable Wi-Fi====

#!/bin/sh
 run-standalone.sh dbus-send --system --dest=com.nokia.icd /com/nokia/icd_ui com.nokia.icd_ui.disconnect boolean:true
 ifconfig wlan0 down
 rmmod wl12xx
 run-standalone.sh dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=org.freedesktop.Notifications /org/freedesktop/Notifications org.freedesktop.Notifications.SystemNoteInfoprint string:'Wi-Fi disabled'

====Enable Wi-Fi====

#!/bin/sh
 modprobe wl12xx
 wl1251-cal
 stop wlancond
 start wlancond
 ifconfig wlan0 up
 run-standalone.sh dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=org.freedesktop.Notifications /org/freedesktop/Notifications org.freedesktop.Notifications.SystemNoteInfoprint string:'Wi-Fi enabled'

===Securing device===

====Lock====

#!/bin/sh
 dbus-send --system --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.system_ui /com/nokia/system_ui/request com.nokia.system_ui.request.devlock_open string:"com.nokia.mce" string:"/com/nokia/mce/request" string:"com.nokia.mce.request" string:"devlock_callback" uint32:'3'

====Unlock====

#!/bin/sh
 dbus-send --system --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.system_ui /com/nokia/system_ui/request com.nokia.system_ui.request.devlock_close string:"com.nokia.mce" string:"/com/nokia/mce/request" string:"com.nokia.mce.request" string:"devlock_callback" uint32:'0'

===Reset GPRS data counter===

#!/bin/sh
 gconftool-2 -u /system/osso/connectivity/network_type/GPRS/gprs_rx_bytes
 gconftool-2 -u /system/osso/connectivity/network_type/GPRS/gprs_tx_bytes
 gconftool-2 -s /system/osso/connectivity/network_type/GPRS/gprs_reset_time --type=string $(date +%s)

===Update e-mail===

This script has already necessary run-standalone.sh prefixes so the whole script does not need to be run through run-standalone.sh in fcrontab. But you need to insert proper IAP_ID in the script.

What it does is that it checks whether the phone is connected to the internet and if it is, send and receive is performed and if it is not, the defined connection (IAP_ID) is used to connect, then send and receive is performed and script waits about minute and a half (Modest e-mail client which N900 uses is slow in this aspect) and then disconnects internet.

#!/bin/sh
 get=`route | awk '/au/ {print $1}'`
 if [ `echo $get` = default ]; then
 run-standalone.sh dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.modest /com/nokia/modest com.nokia.modest.SendReceive
 else
 run-standalone.sh dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=org.freedesktop.Notifications /org/freedesktop/Notifications org.freedesktop.Notifications.SystemNoteInfoprint string:"Updating e-mail"
 run-standalone.sh dbus-send --system --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.icd /com/nokia/icd com.nokia.icd.connect string:"IAP_ID" uint32:0
 sleep 10
 run-standalone.sh dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.modest /com/nokia/modest com.nokia.modest.SendReceive
 sleep 90
 run-standalone.sh dbus-send --system --dest=com.nokia.icd /com/nokia/icd_ui com.nokia.icd_ui.disconnect boolean:true
 run-standalone.sh dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=org.freedesktop.Notifications /org/freedesktop/Notifications org.freedesktop.Notifications.SystemNoteInfoprint string:"E-mail updated"
 fi

===Backup===

The scripts used for backing up can be found on [[Manual backup and restore]] wiki page. They overlap with scripts needed here, so they should be collected there.

===Reboot===

Just put it directly in fcrontab:

0 0 * * * reboot

Warning 1: Never put it after ''!bootrun(true)'' line in fcrontab! It could result in an endless reboot loop.

Warning 2: Think twice before making a wrong time entry in fcrontab! The example here should suffice for most (it reboots device every midnight). Change the two zeroes in other numbers if you want, but don't put asterisks or ranges in those two fields!

Also remember that PIN has to be entered after a reboot. There is another way with sending reboot call via D-Bus which doesn't request to reenter PIN, but that is a forced reboot (no filesystem synchronization, etc.) and thus not the proper way of doing it.

===Tweakr profiles===

This script is not tested yet. Also you must replace both "tweakrprofile" instances with the name of your profile (which should not be general or silent and should not be capitalized).

#!/bin/sh
 
 DBUSSET="dbus-send --print-reply --dest='com.nokia.profiled' /com/nokia/profiled com.nokia.profiled.set_value string:general string:\'%s\' string:\'%s\'"
 
 dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.profiled /com/nokia/profiled com.nokia.profiled.set_profile string:"general"
 
 gconftool-2 -s /system/tweakr/current-preset --type=string "tweakrprofile"
 gconftool-2 -a /system/tweakr/tweakrprofile|sed 's/^ //'|sed 's/ = /=/'|awk -F'=' "{cmd=sprintf(\"${DBUSSET}\", \$1, \$2);system(cmd)}"

===Auto 2G with Wi-Fi===

#!/bin/sh
 #
 # auto2g by J.LeFebvre
 #
 # Automatically sets 2G cellular mode when a valid Wi-Fi connection is running
 # This helps conserve battery life
 #
 # If an automatic connection to 3G is required when not on Wi-Fi then uncomment the two dbus commands under "set to 3G" line
 #
 if `/sbin/ifconfig wlan0 2>/dev/null | grep -q RUNNING`; then
    if `dbus-send --system --print-reply --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.phone.net /com/nokia/phone/net Phone.Net.get_selected_radio_access_technology | grep -q 'byte 2'`; then
       if (/bin/ping -c 1 www.google.com > /dev/null); then
          # set to 2G
          dbus-send --system --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.phone.net /com/nokia/phone/net Phone.Net.set_selected_radio_access_technology byte:1
          dbus-send --system --type=method_call --dest=org.freedesktop.Notifications /org/freedesktop/Notifications org.freedesktop.Notifications.SystemNoteInfoprint string:'2G (GSM) cellular mode set'
       fi
    fi;
 else
    if `dbus-send --system --print-reply --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.phone.net /com/nokia/phone/net Phone.Net.get_selected_radio_access_technology | grep -q 'byte 1'`; then
       # set to 3G
       # dbus-send --system --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.phone.net /com/nokia/phone/net Phone.Net.set_selected_radio_access_technology byte:2
       # dbus-send --system --type=method_call --dest=org.freedesktop.Notifications /org/freedesktop/Notifications org.freedesktop.Notifications.SystemNoteInfoprint string:'3G cellular mode set'
       echo '' > /dev/null
    fi
 fi

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 [http://fcron.free.fr fcron] is standard Linux scheduler used to schedule any command at any time. So this means that it doesn't have any limits and you can schedule just about anything. It is run as daemon in the background so you don't need to worry about it. You set it up with a config file which contains schedule.
-==Alternatives==
+=Alternatives=
 '''cron'''
@@ Line 20: / Line 21: @@
 [http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=46594 '''Alarmed''']
-Alarmed uses the Nokia's (non-standard) "alarmd" daemon which is already part of Maemo 5 and uses Python/Qt for GUI. You can use custom commands and set single and/or recurring events.
+Alarmed is the best alternative which has a GUI, but doesn't have CLI. You can use custom command so you can schedule anything, but you can't schedule it anytime like with fcron, because alarmd daemon doesn't provide an option for every possible time. The GUI also needs python, which consumes disk space.
+=Current issues=
+. Current version for Maemo is not the latest available ''(although the difference is minor)''.
+. When you edit fcrontab it wants to execute vi from /scratchbox ''(editor variable has to be defined manually each time fcrontab is run)''.
+. Some stuff has to be done manually after the installation ''(with proper packaging the whole "Installation" chapter from this wiki would be unnecessary)''.
-==Current issues==
+. It needs to be added to official maemo.org repositories so it can be used by anyone ''(it is currently availible in user ruskie's repository)''.
-# Current version for Maemo is not the latest available ''(although the difference is minor)''.
-# When you edit fcrontab it wants to execute vi from /scratchbox ''(editor variable has to be defined manually each time fcrontab is run)''.
-# Some stuff has to be done manually after the installation ''(with proper packaging the whole "Installation" chapter from this wiki would be unnecessary)''.
-# It needs to be added to official maemo.org repositories so it can be used by anyone ''(it is currently availible in user ruskie's repository)''.
 But these are not major things and as you can see it can be used already - current solutions and workarounds are in ''(brackets)''. Otherwise it's stable, does not have important bugs and does not affect battery life at all. It's a mature software which just needs some manual work.
-==Installation==
+=Installation=
 Everything should be done from [[root access|root terminal]]. First you need to download the .deb from [https://repo.codemages.net/opt/fcron_3.0.1-2_armel_opt.deb ruskie's repository]. Put it somewhere on the device and execute the following commands, one by one:
   dpkg -i /path/to/deb/fcron_3.0.1-2_armel_opt.deb
-  useradd fcron
+  apt-get install adduser
+ adduser fcron
+ apt-get purge adduser
+ rm -r /home/fcron
   chown root:fcron /etc/fcron.*
   chmod 644 /etc/fcron.*
@@ Line 42: / Line 52: @@
   /etc/init.d/fcron start
-Now fcron has to be set to start on boot. This is done by creating a proper [[startup script]]. If you don't already have a custom one, then you need to create an empty file in /etc/event.d/ folder named as you like ("fcron" for example). Put this into the file:
+Now fcron has to be set to start on boot. This is done by editing/creating a proper event.d script. If you don't know how to write one and you have a script here which modifies overclocking parameters, you can add this line at the last but one line.
- start on started hildon-desktop
- stop on starting shutdown
- console none
- service
- script
   /etc/init.d/fcron start
- end script
-And save it. This makes fcron run at startup.
+If you don't have this script, you can also add this to rcS-late script. Open it with:
+ vi /etc/event.d/rcS-late
+Last command opens rcS-late in vi text editor. You can use other text editor if you wish. After the line 38, which contains "initctl emit MOUNTS_OK" insert in a new line:
+ /etc/init.d/fcron start
-==Configuration==
+And save this file. This makes fcron run at startup.
-fcrontab is a program which parses config file so fcron daemon can use it. It is used to modify schedule. First edit fcron's global configuration file, which is located at /etc/fcron.conf. The last configuration entry (line) must be changed to:
- editor = /usr/bin/vi
+=Configuration=
-This will use vi as fcrontab editor. You can use another editor. If this doesn't work, you can manually define editor every time before fcrontab is run. The command is run from the root terminal:
+fcrontab is a program which parses config file so fcron daemon can use it. It is used to modify schedule. From the root terminal first define the editor. This has to be done every time fcrontab is used.
   export EDITOR=vi
-Next, fcrontab must be executed in edit mode:
+Again, you can use another editor. Next, fcrontab must be executed in edit mode:
   fcrontab -e
@@ Line 81: / Line 90: @@
 ''!nolog(true)'' is the first line and specifies that successful executions aren't logged (we really don't need or want that). Also, if we use a script with dbus call, ''run-standalone.sh'' must be in front of it. It sets up environment variables correctly for sending dbus calls as root. ''!bootrun(true)'' specifies that commands after this line are executed at next boot if system wasn't on when they should be executed. This is useful only for clearing the GPRS counter or backup scripts, for example if you switch the phone off every night the GPRS counter will still be reset every first of the month when you turn the phone on in the morning.
 The first five fields are separated by a space:
 '''MINUTE''' space '''HOUR''' space '''DAY_OF_MONTH''' space '''MONTH''' space '''DAY_OF_WEEK''' space '''/path/script.sh'''
 To interpret the two example lines: GPRS data counter is reset every 1st of the month at 00:00. Silent profile is set every Monday to Friday at 9:00. Possible values for fields are:
-* '''Minute''': 0-59
-* '''Hour''': 0-23
+'''Minute''': 0-59
-* '''Day of month''': 1-31
-* '''Month''': 1-12
+'''Hour''': 0-23
-* '''Day of week''': 0-7 (0 and 7 are both Sunday)
+'''Day of month''': 1-31
+'''Month''': 1-12
+'''Day of week''': 0-7 (0 and 7 are both Sunday)
 Asterisk (*) means "any", or to put it differently: it means that this value does not define when the command is run.
 After saving the edited config file, fcrontab will install it automatically and it will work from that moment on. Also don't forget that commenting out lines is useful for temporarily disabling a command. Just put an # in front of the line.
-==Scripts==
-So we have fcron now executing scripts at defined time. But we still need to provide scripts that are executed. Here is a collection of them, but you can easily make new ones based on the example scripts here and [[Phone control]] wiki page. Don't forget to add them here though. And keep in mind that they have to be marked executable (<code>chmod +x script.sh</code>) to work. The second D-Bus call in some scripts is a notification and can be modified, removed or added.
+=Scripts=
+So we have fcron now executing scripts at defined time. But we still need to provide scripts that are executed. Here is a collection of them, but you can easily make new ones based on the example scripts here and [[Phone control]] wiki page. Don't forget to add them here though. And keep in mind that they have to be marked executable (chmod +x script.sh) to work. The second dbus call in some scripts is a notification and can me modified, removed or added.
 ===Profiles===
@@ Line 106: / Line 127: @@
 ====Silent====
-<source lang="bash">
+ #!/bin/sh
-#!/bin/sh
+ dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.profiled /com/nokia/profiled com.nokia.profiled.set_profile string:"silent"
-dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.profiled /com/nokia/profiled com.nokia.profiled.set_profile string:"silent"
+ dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=org.freedesktop.Notifications /org/freedesktop/Notifications org.freedesktop.Notifications.SystemNoteInfoprint string:"Profile is set to Silent"
-dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=org.freedesktop.Notifications /org/freedesktop/Notifications org.freedesktop.Notifications.SystemNoteInfoprint string:"Profile is set to Silent"
-</source>
 ====General====
-<source lang="bash">
+ #!/bin/sh
-#!/bin/sh
+ dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.profiled /com/nokia/profiled com.nokia.profiled.set_profile string:"general"
-dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.profiled /com/nokia/profiled com.nokia.profiled.set_profile string:"general"
+ dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=org.freedesktop.Notifications /org/freedesktop/Notifications org.freedesktop.Notifications.SystemNoteInfoprint string:"Profile is set to General"
-dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=org.freedesktop.Notifications /org/freedesktop/Notifications org.freedesktop.Notifications.SystemNoteInfoprint string:"Profile is set to General"
-</source>
 ===Radio mode===
@@ Line 124: / Line 143: @@
 ====2G====
-<source lang="bash">
+ #!/bin/sh
-#!/bin/sh
+ dbus-send --system --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.phone.net /com/nokia/phone/net Phone.Net.set_selected_radio_access_technology byte:1
-dbus-send --system --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.phone.net /com/nokia/phone/net Phone.Net.set_selected_radio_access_technology byte:1
+ dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=org.freedesktop.Notifications /org/freedesktop/Notifications org.freedesktop.Notifications.SystemNoteInfoprint string:"Network mode is set to 2G"
-dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=org.freedesktop.Notifications /org/freedesktop/Notifications org.freedesktop.Notifications.SystemNoteInfoprint string:"Network mode is set to 2G"
-</source>
 ====3G====
-<source lang="bash">
+ #!/bin/sh
-#!/bin/sh
+ dbus-send --system --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.phone.net /com/nokia/phone/net Phone.Net.set_selected_radio_access_technology byte:2
-dbus-send --system --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.phone.net /com/nokia/phone/net Phone.Net.set_selected_radio_access_technology byte:2
+ dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=org.freedesktop.Notifications /org/freedesktop/Notifications org.freedesktop.Notifications.SystemNoteInfoprint string:"Network mode is set to 3G"
-dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=org.freedesktop.Notifications /org/freedesktop/Notifications org.freedesktop.Notifications.SystemNoteInfoprint string:"Network mode is set to 3G"
-</source>
 ====Dual====
-<source lang="bash">
+ #!/bin/sh
-#!/bin/sh
+ dbus-send --system --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.phone.net /com/nokia/phone/net Phone.Net.set_selected_radio_access_technology byte:0
-dbus-send --system --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.phone.net /com/nokia/phone/net Phone.Net.set_selected_radio_access_technology byte:0
+ dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=org.freedesktop.Notifications /org/freedesktop/Notifications org.freedesktop.Notifications.SystemNoteInfoprint string:"Network mode is set to Dual"
-dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=org.freedesktop.Notifications /org/freedesktop/Notifications org.freedesktop.Notifications.SystemNoteInfoprint string:"Network mode is set to Dual"
-</source>
 ===Networking===
@@ Line 150: / Line 166: @@
 ====Disconnect internet connection====
-<source lang="bash">
+ #!/bin/sh
-#!/bin/sh
+ dbus-send --system --dest=com.nokia.icd /com/nokia/icd_ui com.nokia.icd_ui.disconnect boolean:true
-dbus-send --system --dest=com.nokia.icd /com/nokia/icd_ui com.nokia.icd_ui.disconnect boolean:true
+ dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=org.freedesktop.Notifications /org/freedesktop/Notifications org.freedesktop.Notifications.SystemNoteInfoprint string:"Internet connection is disconnected"
-dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=org.freedesktop.Notifications /org/freedesktop/Notifications org.freedesktop.Notifications.SystemNoteInfoprint string:"Internet connection is disconnected"
-</source>
-====Connect to any saved internet connection====
-<source lang="bash">
+===Connect to any saved internet connection===
-#!/bin/sh
-dbus-send --system --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.icd /com/nokia/icd com.nokia.icd.connect string:"[ANY]" uint32:0
+ dbus-send --system --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.icd /com/nokia/icd com.nokia.icd.connect string:"[ANY]" uint32:0
-</source>
 ====Disconnect mobile network====
-<source lang="bash">
+ #!/bin/sh
-#!/bin/sh
+ dbus-send --system --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.phone.SSC /com/nokia/phone/SSC com.nokia.phone.SSC.set_radio boolean:false
-dbus-send --system --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.phone.SSC /com/nokia/phone/SSC com.nokia.phone.SSC.set_radio boolean:false
+ dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=org.freedesktop.Notifications /org/freedesktop/Notifications org.freedesktop.Notifications.SystemNoteInfoprint string:"Mobile network is disconnected"
-dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=org.freedesktop.Notifications /org/freedesktop/Notifications org.freedesktop.Notifications.SystemNoteInfoprint string:"Mobile network is disconnected"
-</source>
 ====Connect mobile network====
-<source lang="bash">
+ #!/bin/sh
-#!/bin/sh
+ dbus-send --system --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.phone.SSC /com/nokia/phone/SSC com.nokia.phone.SSC.set_radio boolean:true
-dbus-send --system --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.phone.SSC /com/nokia/phone/SSC com.nokia.phone.SSC.set_radio boolean:true
+ dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=org.freedesktop.Notifications /org/freedesktop/Notifications org.freedesktop.Notifications.SystemNoteInfoprint string:"Mobile network is connected"
-dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=org.freedesktop.Notifications /org/freedesktop/Notifications org.freedesktop.Notifications.SystemNoteInfoprint string:"Mobile network is connected"
-</source>
 ====Disable Wi-Fi====
-<source lang="bash">
+ #!/bin/sh
-#!/bin/sh
+ run-standalone.sh dbus-send --system --dest=com.nokia.icd /com/nokia/icd_ui com.nokia.icd_ui.disconnect boolean:true
-run-standalone.sh dbus-send --system --dest=com.nokia.icd /com/nokia/icd_ui com.nokia.icd_ui.disconnect boolean:true
+ ifconfig wlan0 down
-ifconfig wlan0 down
+ rmmod wl12xx
-rmmod wl12xx
+ run-standalone.sh dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=org.freedesktop.Notifications /org/freedesktop/Notifications org.freedesktop.Notifications.SystemNoteInfoprint string:'Wi-Fi disabled'
-run-standalone.sh dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=org.freedesktop.Notifications /org/freedesktop/Notifications org.freedesktop.Notifications.SystemNoteInfoprint string:'Wi-Fi disabled'
-</source>
 ====Enable Wi-Fi====
-<source lang="bash">
+ #!/bin/sh
-#!/bin/sh
+ modprobe wl12xx
-modprobe wl12xx
+ wl1251-cal
-wl1251-cal
+ stop wlancond
-stop wlancond
+ start wlancond
-start wlancond
+ ifconfig wlan0 up
-ifconfig wlan0 up
+ run-standalone.sh dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=org.freedesktop.Notifications /org/freedesktop/Notifications org.freedesktop.Notifications.SystemNoteInfoprint string:'Wi-Fi enabled'
-run-standalone.sh dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=org.freedesktop.Notifications /org/freedesktop/Notifications org.freedesktop.Notifications.SystemNoteInfoprint string:'Wi-Fi enabled'
-</source>
 ===Securing device===
@@ Line 205: / Line 214: @@
 ====Lock====
-<source lang="bash">
+ #!/bin/sh
-#!/bin/sh
+ dbus-send --system --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.system_ui /com/nokia/system_ui/request com.nokia.system_ui.request.devlock_open string:"com.nokia.mce" string:"/com/nokia/mce/request" string:"com.nokia.mce.request" string:"devlock_callback" uint32:'3'
-dbus-send --system --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.system_ui /com/nokia/system_ui/request com.nokia.system_ui.request.devlock_open string:"com.nokia.mce" string:"/com/nokia/mce/request" string:"com.nokia.mce.request" string:"devlock_callback" uint32:'3'
-</source>
 ====Unlock====
-<source lang="bash">
+ #!/bin/sh
-#!/bin/sh
+ dbus-send --system --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.system_ui /com/nokia/system_ui/request com.nokia.system_ui.request.devlock_close string:"com.nokia.mce" string:"/com/nokia/mce/request" string:"com.nokia.mce.request" string:"devlock_callback" uint32:'0'
-dbus-send --system --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.system_ui /com/nokia/system_ui/request com.nokia.system_ui.request.devlock_close string:"com.nokia.mce" string:"/com/nokia/mce/request" string:"com.nokia.mce.request" string:"devlock_callback" uint32:'0'
-</source>
 ===Reset GPRS data counter===
-This script is now PR1.2 compliant and does not work on previous versions.
+ #!/bin/sh
+ gconftool-2 -u /system/osso/connectivity/network_type/GPRS/gprs_rx_bytes
+ gconftool-2 -u /system/osso/connectivity/network_type/GPRS/gprs_tx_bytes
+ gconftool-2 -s /system/osso/connectivity/network_type/GPRS/gprs_reset_time --type=string $(date +%s)
-<source lang="bash">
-#!/bin/sh
-gconftool-2 -u /system/osso/connectivity/network_type/GPRS/gprs_home_rx_bytes
-gconftool-2 -u /system/osso/connectivity/network_type/GPRS/gprs_home_tx_bytes
-gconftool-2 -s /system/osso/connectivity/network_type/GPRS/gprs_home_reset_time --type=string $(date +%s)
-</source>
 ===Update e-mail===
-This script has already necessary <code>run-standalone.sh</code> prefixes so the whole script does not need to be run through <code>run-standalone.sh</code> in fcrontab.
+This script has already necessary run-standalone.sh prefixes so the whole script does not need to be run through run-standalone.sh in fcrontab. But you need to insert proper IAP_ID in the script.
-It checks whether the phone is connected to the internet and if it is not, connect is done, send and receive is performed and then script waits about minute and a half (Modest e-mail client which N900 uses is slow in this aspect) and if the phone is connected to a Wi-Fi, it stays connected and if it is not (is connected to GPRS), it disconnects.
+What it does is that it checks whether the phone is connected to the internet and if it is, send and receive is performed and if it is not, the defined connection (IAP_ID) is used to connect, then send and receive is performed and script waits about minute and a half (Modest e-mail client which N900 uses is slow in this aspect) and then disconnects internet.
-<source lang="bash">
+ #!/bin/sh
-#!/bin/sh
+ get=`route | awk '/au/ {print $1}'`
-#
+ if [ `echo $get` = default ]; then
-# n900 / maemo script to trigger an email fetch; connect to the internet if possible & necessary
+ run-standalone.sh dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.modest /com/nokia/modest com.nokia.modest.SendReceive
-#
+ else
-# Copyright: 2011 Martin Dengler <martin@martindengler.com>
+ run-standalone.sh dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=org.freedesktop.Notifications /org/freedesktop/Notifications org.freedesktop.Notifications.SystemNoteInfoprint string:"Updating e-mail"
-# Dual License: MIT / GPL v3+
+ run-standalone.sh dbus-send --system --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.icd /com/nokia/icd com.nokia.icd.connect string:"IAP_ID" uint32:0
-# Latest version: http://wiki.maemo.org/Fcron#Update_e-mail
+ sleep 10
+ run-standalone.sh dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.modest /com/nokia/modest com.nokia.modest.SendReceive
+ sleep 90
+ run-standalone.sh dbus-send --system --dest=com.nokia.icd /com/nokia/icd_ui com.nokia.icd_ui.disconnect boolean:true
+ run-standalone.sh dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=org.freedesktop.Notifications /org/freedesktop/Notifications org.freedesktop.Notifications.SystemNoteInfoprint string:"E-mail updated"
+ fi
-retrys=5
-while [ $retrys -gt 0 ] ; do
-    if /sbin/route | grep -q "^default " ; then
-        break  #...we are connected
-    else
-        run-standalone.sh dbus-send --system --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.icd --print-reply /com/nokia/icd com.nokia.icd.connect string:"[ANY]" uint32:0
-        retrys=`expr $retrys - 1`
-        sleep 1
-    fi
-done
-/sbin/route | grep -q "^default " || exit 1
-run-standalone.sh dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=org.freedesktop.Notifications /org/freedesktop/Notifications org.freedesktop.Notifications.SystemNoteInfoprint string:"Updating e-mail..."
-run-standalone.sh dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.modest /com/nokia/modest com.nokia.modest.SendReceive
-sleep 120
-# if we connected just for this, disconnect
-if [ $retrys -lt 5 ]; then
-  run-standalone.sh dbus-send --system --dest=com.nokia.icd /com/nokia/icd_ui com.nokia.icd_ui.disconnect boolean:true
-fi
-# no need to send another notification because we can't be sure the email updated anyway, and if you're still staring at the screen after two minutes waiting for a five-second notification to appear you need something better to do
-</source>
 ===Backup===
 The scripts used for backing up can be found on [[Manual backup and restore]] wiki page. They overlap with scripts needed here, so they should be collected there.
 ===Reboot===
@@ Line 285: / Line 269: @@
 Also remember that PIN has to be entered after a reboot. There is another way with sending reboot call via D-Bus which doesn't request to reenter PIN, but that is a forced reboot (no filesystem synchronization, etc.) and thus not the proper way of doing it.
 ===Tweakr profiles===
@@ Line 290: / Line 275: @@
 This script is not tested yet. Also you must replace both "tweakrprofile" instances with the name of your profile (which should not be general or silent and should not be capitalized).
-<source lang="bash">
+ #!/bin/sh
-#!/bin/sh
+ DBUSSET="dbus-send --print-reply --dest='com.nokia.profiled' /com/nokia/profiled com.nokia.profiled.set_value string:general string:\'%s\' string:\'%s\'"
+ dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.profiled /com/nokia/profiled com.nokia.profiled.set_profile string:"general"
+ gconftool-2 -s /system/tweakr/current-preset --type=string "tweakrprofile"
+ gconftool-2 -a /system/tweakr/tweakrprofile|sed 's/^ //'|sed 's/ = /=/'|awk -F'=' "{cmd=sprintf(\"${DBUSSET}\", \$1, \$2);system(cmd)}"
-DBUSSET="dbus-send --print-reply --dest='com.nokia.profiled' /com/nokia/profiled com.nokia.profiled.set_value string:general string:\'%s\' string:\'%s\'"
-dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.profiled /com/nokia/profiled com.nokia.profiled.set_profile string:"general"
-gconftool-2 -s /system/tweakr/current-preset --type=string "tweakrprofile"
-gconftool-2 -a /system/tweakr/tweakrprofile|sed 's/^ //'|sed 's/ = /=/'|awk -F'=' "{cmd=sprintf(\"${DBUSSET}\", \$1, \$2);system(cmd)}"
-</source>
 ===Auto 2G with Wi-Fi===
-<source lang="bash">
+ #!/bin/sh
-#!/bin/sh
+ #
-#
+ # auto2g by J.LeFebvre
-# auto2g by J.LeFebvre
+ #
-#
+ # Automatically sets 2G cellular mode when a valid Wi-Fi connection is running
-# Automatically sets 2G cellular mode when a valid Wi-Fi connection is running
+ # This helps conserve battery life
-# This helps conserve battery life
+ #
-#
+ # If an automatic connection to 3G is required when not on Wi-Fi then uncomment the two dbus commands under "set to 3G" line
-# If an automatic connection to 3G is required when not on Wi-Fi then uncomment the two dbus commands under "set to 3G" line
+ #
-#
+ if `/sbin/ifconfig wlan0 2>/dev/null | grep -q RUNNING`; then
-if `/sbin/ifconfig wlan0 2>/dev/null | grep -q RUNNING`; then
+    if `dbus-send --system --print-reply --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.phone.net /com/nokia/phone/net Phone.Net.get_selected_radio_access_technology | grep -q 'byte 2'`; then
-   if `dbus-send --system --print-reply --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.phone.net /com/nokia/phone/net Phone.Net.get_selected_radio_access_technology | grep -q 'byte 2'`; then
+       if (/bin/ping -c 1 www.google.com > /dev/null); then
-      if (/bin/ping -c 1 www.google.com > /dev/null); then
+          # set to 2G
-         # set to 2G
+          dbus-send --system --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.phone.net /com/nokia/phone/net Phone.Net.set_selected_radio_access_technology byte:1
-         dbus-send --system --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.phone.net /com/nokia/phone/net Phone.Net.set_selected_radio_access_technology byte:1
+          dbus-send --system --type=method_call --dest=org.freedesktop.Notifications /org/freedesktop/Notifications org.freedesktop.Notifications.SystemNoteInfoprint string:'2G (GSM) cellular mode set'
-         dbus-send --system --type=method_call --dest=org.freedesktop.Notifications /org/freedesktop/Notifications org.freedesktop.Notifications.SystemNoteInfoprint string:'2G (GSM) cellular mode set'
+       fi
-      fi
+    fi;
-   fi;
+ else
-else
+    if `dbus-send --system --print-reply --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.phone.net /com/nokia/phone/net Phone.Net.get_selected_radio_access_technology | grep -q 'byte 1'`; then
-   if `dbus-send --system --print-reply --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.phone.net /com/nokia/phone/net Phone.Net.get_selected_radio_access_technology | grep -q 'byte 1'`; then
+       # set to 3G
-      # set to 3G
+       # dbus-send --system --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.phone.net /com/nokia/phone/net Phone.Net.set_selected_radio_access_technology byte:2
-      # dbus-send --system --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.phone.net /com/nokia/phone/net Phone.Net.set_selected_radio_access_technology byte:2
+       # dbus-send --system --type=method_call --dest=org.freedesktop.Notifications /org/freedesktop/Notifications org.freedesktop.Notifications.SystemNoteInfoprint string:'3G cellular mode set'
-      # dbus-send --system --type=method_call --dest=org.freedesktop.Notifications /org/freedesktop/Notifications org.freedesktop.Notifications.SystemNoteInfoprint string:'3G cellular mode set'
+       echo '' > /dev/null
-      echo '' > /dev/null
+    fi
-   fi
+ fi
-fi
-</source>
-Comment: actually 3G doesn't use more energy than 2G, unless you transmit or receive data. So if your carrier doesn't expose your IP to the internet (no NAT) you won't safe any energy by switching to 2G during device connected to WLAN.
-===Gradually increase the volume===
-For an example, you can use this if you softly want to wake up to music.
-<source lang="bash">
-#!/bin/sh
-# Gradually increase the volume, by raffe
-for i in 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
-do
-  dbus-send --session --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.mafw.renderer.Mafw-Gst-Renderer-Plugin.gstrenderer /com/nokia/mafw/renderer/gstrenderer com.nokia.mafw.extension.set_extension_property string:'volume' variant:uint32:$i
-  /bin/sleep 5
-done
-</source>
-Note:tested and OK on PR1.2
 [[Category:Software]]
 [[Category:Power users]]