LTE stick mode and text messages

Installing and Using OpenWrt
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Hi,

I use a Huawei E3372 LTE stick that shows up as 12d1:14dc in lsusb and presents the network-interface eth2.

This stick can run in several modes, I think the mode I currently run it in is called hilink-mode and in this mode there is no /dev/ttyUSB* device.

The stick works (for internet access) but I would like to access text messages that are sent to the sim-card I use in the stick.

My question: Is it possible to access text-messages in this mode at all (and if so how would you do it) or would I have to use another mode if I wanted to have both internet access and access to the text messages?

Many thanks!

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No idea about Hilink, but searching the forum for "usb sms" should do answer the sms part.

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I did search the forum but could not find an answer (it probably comes as a surprise but that's why I am asking).

I know there is smstool3 for sms but it seems (at least to me) you would need the /dev/USBtty device so it seems that in this mode I cannot use it - but then maybe you can or maybe there is another tool.

I don't expect all the details to be provided, I simply don't want to waste time.

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Please see OpenWRT and Huawei E3372s - #47 by AndrewZ
You should be able to access your SMS messages through one of the tty's.

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I don't see how this answers my question...

And (for the 3rd time now): In this mode I do NOT have the /dev/ttyUSB* devices that feature in all the example configs.

I simply don't want to waste time trying to make something work that quite posssibly cannot work.

My guess is that I have to use the modem-mode (or whatever it is called) but I don't know.

So all I am asking is for is a clear yes/no statement if access to the sms is possible at all in hilink-mode or not.

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Running in Ethernet mode where the only UI for the modem is its web page, you should be able to operate SMS manually or with scripts like these:

This is not an OpenWrt package.

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The stick is currently in HiLink mode. This means that its SMS functionality should be available via http://192.168.8.1/.

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Thanks, that seems to be the way to do it (found it myself with google after posting here).

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For hilink see api: https://www.bez-kabli.pl/viewtopic.php?t=42168 (use google translator)

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This is very useful, however with my device I am getting errors no matter what I try (I get an xml-response with error-code 125002).

The link mentions that some versions require a token "to verify the session" - do you happen to know how to obtain that?

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See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/58195192/error-125002-while-trying-to-read-messages-from-huawei-modem

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Thanks a lot.

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