Smart card reader support

[Member asbruff]

Hi everybody,
i’m a brand new antix user, so please be patient with me…

I’ve just tried to install opensc and connect my smart card reader, but as far as i see the card could not be seen.

“lsusb” sees the card reader:
Bus 005 Device 003: ID 072f:9000 Advanced Card Systems, Ltd ACR38 AC1038-based Smart Card Reader

but “opensc-explorer” can’t see it:

$ opensc-explorer 
OpenSC Explorer version 0.19.0
No smart card readers found.

also “pcsc_scan” gives me no results:

$ pcsc_scan 
Using reader plug'n play mechanism
Scanning present readers...
Waiting for the first reader... / 

after 30 mins it was still waiting for the first reader.

At the moment i’ve installed: pcscd pcsc-tools opensc libnss3-tools.

Any suggestion?

[Member Xecure]

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Hello, and welcome.

Based on https://wiki.debian.org/Smartcards for the device 072f:9000 you need to install ONE (only one) of these packages:

libacsccid1
libacr38u
libasedrive-usb

For antiX 17 to 21, only libacsccid1 and libasedrive-usb are available, so only install one of these two.

After installing, try rebooting. If the Smartcard is still not detected, try installing a newer antiX kernel using the package installer and rebooting. If you still experience problems, try installing a Debian kernel (at least 4.19 or newer) just in case it is a specific module only builtin Debian kernels.

Let us know how it goes.

antiX Live system enthusiast.
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[Member Wallon]

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Dear asbruff,

Welcome to the forum.
Is your smart card reader for EID Belgium?

Best regards,
Wallon

[Member asbruff]

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No… the brand on it’s box is “bit4id”. I’m going to use it to login in the public administration services in Italy (health, taxes, etc.).

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