If you want to learn about phone conection take a look at http://kmobiletools.berlios.de/ You can contact the author of KMobileTools to get help or give feedback. Point your irc client to #kmobiletools on irc.freenode.net For a Bluetooth connection: type as root [root@MobileTuX]# service bluetooth start [plouf@MobileTuX]$ sdptool browse note the phone MAC adress and root@MobileTuX]# rfcomm connect 0 00:0e:07:72:05:99 1 go to to kmobiletools configuration interface and set phone mount point to /dev/rfcommO and have fun