1 Python File Server

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     4 This package implements a simple file server that makes it possible to

     5 update the files on the phone faster than by sending them over OBEX.

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     7 Disclaimer

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    10 After connecting the phone to the PC, the PC has the power to execute

    11 arbitrary code and to rewrite any file on the phone. It goes without

    12 saying that you should connect only to targets that are known to be

    13 safe.

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    15 Prerequisites

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    18 - PyS60 installed on phone. Any version should work.

    19 - Cygwin version of Python 2.4 installed on the PC

    20 - Bluetooth connectivity on the PC

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    22 Usage

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    25 1. Install fileserver.py to the phone as a library, and fsgui.py as a

    26 script.

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    28 2. Add a Bluetooth serial port to the PC. You will probably want to

    29 have _two_ BT serial ports available: one for the file server and one

    30 for the Bluetooth console.

    31 

    32 3. Edit the end of fctool so it connects to the correct serial

    33 port. /dev/ttyS4 == COM5, /dev/ttyS5 == COM6 etc.

    34 

    35 4. Place fileclient.py into /lib/python2.4/site-packages in your Cygwin

    36 environment, and fctool into your PATH.

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    38 5. Start fsgui.py, and select the serial port you want to use.

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    40 6. Run "fctool ping". If it says that the file server is alive, all is well.

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    42 7. Write a synchronization script. An example (dosync) is included.

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    44 Notes

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    47 The fsgui.py script will store the Bluetooth address and port in the file

    48 C:\system\apps\python\fileserver_conf.txt. If Python is installed on other

    49 drive than C: then this file is not automatically removed when Python is

    50 uninstalled.