Can't get `pcscd` to start in Ubuntu 12.10
I'm trying to get a smart card reader (SCR3310) to work under Ubuntu 12.10. I have used this same card reader with Linux Mint and Previous versions of Ubuntu. I have installed pcsc-tools,pcscd libccid, libnss3-tools, and coolkey. The driver for the card reader is included in libccid.
When I run pcsc_scan the terminal returns the error, SCardEstablishContext: Service not available. If I understand this correctly, the error is indicating that it can't contact the pcscddaemon/service.
When I check service pcscd status it returns * pcscd is not running. If I try sudo service pcscd start, I get no error but the service doesn't start. I also tried the force-reload option, it returns * Restarting PCSC Lite resource manager pcscd [failed]
For what it's worth, the card reader and supporting software currently work under my Mint partition. So far I haven't seen where I'm missing anything under the Ubuntu install that is present under Mint. Also, I have tried un-installing/re-installing pcscd.
Is it likely that there is another service that pcscd depends on that may not be present?
Operating System: Ubuntu 12.10 32-bit
System: Dell Latitude E6500
Card Reader: SCR 3310
12.10 pcscd
edited Jul 1 '14 at 10:30
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I'm trying to get a smart card reader (SCR3310) to work under Ubuntu 12.10. I have used this same card reader with Linux Mint and Previous versions of Ubuntu. I have installed pcsc-tools,pcscd libccid, libnss3-tools, and coolkey. The driver for the card reader is included in libccid.
When I run pcsc_scan the terminal returns the error, SCardEstablishContext: Service not available. If I understand this correctly, the error is indicating that it can't contact the pcscddaemon/service.
When I check service pcscd status it returns * pcscd is not running. If I try sudo service pcscd start, I get no error but the service doesn't start. I also tried the force-reload option, it returns * Restarting PCSC Lite resource manager pcscd [failed]
For what it's worth, the card reader and supporting software currently work under my Mint partition. So far I haven't seen where I'm missing anything under the Ubuntu install that is present under Mint. Also, I have tried un-installing/re-installing pcscd.
Is it likely that there is another service that pcscd depends on that may not be present?
Operating System: Ubuntu 12.10 32-bit
System: Dell Latitude E6500
Card Reader: SCR 3310
12.10 pcscd
edited Jul 1 '14 at 10:30
phunehehe
2161316
asked Feb 12 '13 at 17:33
Argusvision
1,44031027
FTR, i had to update the smartcard reader's firmware in my dell laptop to make the reader work under linux. i started out from this: natisbad.org/E4300 and i remember struggling to make a bootable USB to update it with the fw extracted from this: DELL_CONTROLPOINT-SECURITY-M_A18_R276445.exe that i found here ftp.ins.dell.com/Control%20Point
– Attila Lendvai
Oct 31 '15 at 23:09
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I'm trying to get a smart card reader (SCR3310) to work under Ubuntu 12.10. I have used this same card reader with Linux Mint and Previous versions of Ubuntu. I have installed pcsc-tools,pcscd libccid, libnss3-tools, and coolkey. The driver for the card reader is included in libccid.
When I run pcsc_scan the terminal returns the error, SCardEstablishContext: Service not available. If I understand this correctly, the error is indicating that it can't contact the pcscddaemon/service.
When I check service pcscd status it returns * pcscd is not running. If I try sudo service pcscd start, I get no error but the service doesn't start. I also tried the force-reload option, it returns * Restarting PCSC Lite resource manager pcscd [failed]
For what it's worth, the card reader and supporting software currently work under my Mint partition. So far I haven't seen where I'm missing anything under the Ubuntu install that is present under Mint. Also, I have tried un-installing/re-installing pcscd.
Is it likely that there is another service that pcscd depends on that may not be present?
Operating System: Ubuntu 12.10 32-bit
System: Dell Latitude E6500
Card Reader: SCR 3310
12.10 pcscd
edited Jul 1 '14 at 10:30
phunehehe
2161316
asked Feb 12 '13 at 17:33
Argusvision
1,44031027
I'm trying to get a smart card reader (SCR3310) to work under Ubuntu 12.10. I have used this same card reader with Linux Mint and Previous versions of Ubuntu. I have installed pcsc-tools,pcscd libccid, libnss3-tools, and coolkey. The driver for the card reader is included in libccid.
When I run pcsc_scan the terminal returns the error, SCardEstablishContext: Service not available. If I understand this correctly, the error is indicating that it can't contact the pcscddaemon/service.
When I check service pcscd status it returns * pcscd is not running. If I try sudo service pcscd start, I get no error but the service doesn't start. I also tried the force-reload option, it returns * Restarting PCSC Lite resource manager pcscd [failed]
For what it's worth, the card reader and supporting software currently work under my Mint partition. So far I haven't seen where I'm missing anything under the Ubuntu install that is present under Mint. Also, I have tried un-installing/re-installing pcscd.
Is it likely that there is another service that pcscd depends on that may not be present?
Operating System: Ubuntu 12.10 32-bit
System: Dell Latitude E6500
Card Reader: SCR 3310
12.10 pcscd
12.10 pcscd
edited Jul 1 '14 at 10:30
phunehehe
2161316
asked Feb 12 '13 at 17:33
Argusvision
1,44031027
edited Jul 1 '14 at 10:30
phunehehe
2161316
asked Feb 12 '13 at 17:33
Argusvision
1,44031027
edited Jul 1 '14 at 10:30
phunehehe
2161316
edited Jul 1 '14 at 10:30
phunehehe
2161316
edited Jul 1 '14 at 10:30
phunehehe
2161316
2161316
asked Feb 12 '13 at 17:33
Argusvision
1,44031027
asked Feb 12 '13 at 17:33
Argusvision
1,44031027
asked Feb 12 '13 at 17:33
Argusvision
1,44031027
1,44031027
FTR, i had to update the smartcard reader's firmware in my dell laptop to make the reader work under linux. i started out from this: natisbad.org/E4300 and i remember struggling to make a bootable USB to update it with the fw extracted from this: DELL_CONTROLPOINT-SECURITY-M_A18_R276445.exe that i found here ftp.ins.dell.com/Control%20Point
– Attila Lendvai
Oct 31 '15 at 23:09
add a comment |
FTR, i had to update the smartcard reader's firmware in my dell laptop to make the reader work under linux. i started out from this: natisbad.org/E4300 and i remember struggling to make a bootable USB to update it with the fw extracted from this: DELL_CONTROLPOINT-SECURITY-M_A18_R276445.exe that i found here ftp.ins.dell.com/Control%20Point
– Attila Lendvai
Oct 31 '15 at 23:09
FTR, i had to update the smartcard reader's firmware in my dell laptop to make the reader work under linux. i started out from this: natisbad.org/E4300 and i remember struggling to make a bootable USB to update it with the fw extracted from this: DELL_CONTROLPOINT-SECURITY-M_A18_R276445.exe that i found here ftp.ins.dell.com/Control%20Point
– Attila Lendvai
Oct 31 '15 at 23:09
FTR, i had to update the smartcard reader's firmware in my dell laptop to make the reader work under linux. i started out from this: natisbad.org/E4300 and i remember struggling to make a bootable USB to update it with the fw extracted from this: DELL_CONTROLPOINT-SECURITY-M_A18_R276445.exe that i found here ftp.ins.dell.com/Control%20Point
– Attila Lendvai
Oct 31 '15 at 23:09
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Finally got back to tinkering with the card reader again today. The good news is I got it working. The bad news is, I'm not sure which step fixed it...
- Removed
Coolkey
- Installed
CacKey(available at SourceForge.mil). Tested but still couldn't restart pcscd - Looked through the README.gz file and found a reference to
libusb. I didn't havelibusbin my/libdirectory on Ubuntu but I did on Mint. So I sym-linked to the/lib/libusbon my Mint partition. (Yes, I realize that would not be an option for everyone, but it's what I did.) Still couldn't getpcscdto restart. - Removed and Re-installed
pcscd. I was then able to contact the reader withpcsc_scan. Keep in mind I had already un-installed/re-installedpcscdbefore. - Added Security device in Firefox and pointed to
/usr/lib/libcackey.so. Worked as expected
I'm going to continue to tinker and see if I can Isolate the step that worked. (Have a second laptop running 12.10 with the same problem.)
This is not my answer, I copied it from the answer part @Argusvision put in the question.
– phunehehe
Jul 1 '14 at 10:06
1
I believe step 4. was the solution as that would have restarted thepcscdservice. Probably all that was needed wassudo service pcscd restart.
– Jim Parker
Jan 17 '15 at 17:44
if you have both pcscd and scdaemon installed, then they may be stepping on each other's toes when trying to acquire exclusive access to the reader. either uninstall scdaemon or configure it to use pcscd (my card+reader doesn't work with scdaemon but does work with pcscd): wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GnuPG#GnuPG_together_with_OpenSC you may need to find the exact path on your system using '$ locate libpcsclite.so'
– Attila Lendvai
Oct 31 '15 at 23:07
add a comment |
In my case:
First I install the original drivers (OMNIKEY-3021), but it doesn't work immediately. sudo service pcscd status show:
~$ sudo service pcscd status
pcscd is not running
Then I just purge and then reinstall again pcscd and now it works.
If it still doesn't work, just try:
sudo service pcscd start
edited Apr 22 '16 at 2:03
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answered Apr 21 '16 at 23:30
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Finally got back to tinkering with the card reader again today. The good news is I got it working. The bad news is, I'm not sure which step fixed it...
- Removed
Coolkey
- Installed
CacKey(available at SourceForge.mil). Tested but still couldn't restart pcscd - Looked through the README.gz file and found a reference to
libusb. I didn't havelibusbin my/libdirectory on Ubuntu but I did on Mint. So I sym-linked to the/lib/libusbon my Mint partition. (Yes, I realize that would not be an option for everyone, but it's what I did.) Still couldn't getpcscdto restart. - Removed and Re-installed
pcscd. I was then able to contact the reader withpcsc_scan. Keep in mind I had already un-installed/re-installedpcscdbefore. - Added Security device in Firefox and pointed to
/usr/lib/libcackey.so. Worked as expected
I'm going to continue to tinker and see if I can Isolate the step that worked. (Have a second laptop running 12.10 with the same problem.)
This is not my answer, I copied it from the answer part @Argusvision put in the question.
– phunehehe
Jul 1 '14 at 10:06
1
I believe step 4. was the solution as that would have restarted thepcscdservice. Probably all that was needed wassudo service pcscd restart.
– Jim Parker
Jan 17 '15 at 17:44
if you have both pcscd and scdaemon installed, then they may be stepping on each other's toes when trying to acquire exclusive access to the reader. either uninstall scdaemon or configure it to use pcscd (my card+reader doesn't work with scdaemon but does work with pcscd): wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GnuPG#GnuPG_together_with_OpenSC you may need to find the exact path on your system using '$ locate libpcsclite.so'
– Attila Lendvai
Oct 31 '15 at 23:07
add a comment |
Finally got back to tinkering with the card reader again today. The good news is I got it working. The bad news is, I'm not sure which step fixed it...
- Removed
Coolkey
- Installed
CacKey(available at SourceForge.mil). Tested but still couldn't restart pcscd - Looked through the README.gz file and found a reference to
libusb. I didn't havelibusbin my/libdirectory on Ubuntu but I did on Mint. So I sym-linked to the/lib/libusbon my Mint partition. (Yes, I realize that would not be an option for everyone, but it's what I did.) Still couldn't getpcscdto restart. - Removed and Re-installed
pcscd. I was then able to contact the reader withpcsc_scan. Keep in mind I had already un-installed/re-installedpcscdbefore. - Added Security device in Firefox and pointed to
/usr/lib/libcackey.so. Worked as expected
I'm going to continue to tinker and see if I can Isolate the step that worked. (Have a second laptop running 12.10 with the same problem.)
This is not my answer, I copied it from the answer part @Argusvision put in the question.
– phunehehe
Jul 1 '14 at 10:06
1
I believe step 4. was the solution as that would have restarted thepcscdservice. Probably all that was needed wassudo service pcscd restart.
– Jim Parker
Jan 17 '15 at 17:44
if you have both pcscd and scdaemon installed, then they may be stepping on each other's toes when trying to acquire exclusive access to the reader. either uninstall scdaemon or configure it to use pcscd (my card+reader doesn't work with scdaemon but does work with pcscd): wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GnuPG#GnuPG_together_with_OpenSC you may need to find the exact path on your system using '$ locate libpcsclite.so'
– Attila Lendvai
Oct 31 '15 at 23:07
add a comment |
Finally got back to tinkering with the card reader again today. The good news is I got it working. The bad news is, I'm not sure which step fixed it...
- Removed
Coolkey
- Installed
CacKey(available at SourceForge.mil). Tested but still couldn't restart pcscd - Looked through the README.gz file and found a reference to
libusb. I didn't havelibusbin my/libdirectory on Ubuntu but I did on Mint. So I sym-linked to the/lib/libusbon my Mint partition. (Yes, I realize that would not be an option for everyone, but it's what I did.) Still couldn't getpcscdto restart. - Removed and Re-installed
pcscd. I was then able to contact the reader withpcsc_scan. Keep in mind I had already un-installed/re-installedpcscdbefore. - Added Security device in Firefox and pointed to
/usr/lib/libcackey.so. Worked as expected
I'm going to continue to tinker and see if I can Isolate the step that worked. (Have a second laptop running 12.10 with the same problem.)
Finally got back to tinkering with the card reader again today. The good news is I got it working. The bad news is, I'm not sure which step fixed it...
- Removed
Coolkey
- Installed
CacKey(available at SourceForge.mil). Tested but still couldn't restart pcscd - Looked through the README.gz file and found a reference to
libusb. I didn't havelibusbin my/libdirectory on Ubuntu but I did on Mint. So I sym-linked to the/lib/libusbon my Mint partition. (Yes, I realize that would not be an option for everyone, but it's what I did.) Still couldn't getpcscdto restart. - Removed and Re-installed
pcscd. I was then able to contact the reader withpcsc_scan. Keep in mind I had already un-installed/re-installedpcscdbefore. - Added Security device in Firefox and pointed to
/usr/lib/libcackey.so. Worked as expected
I'm going to continue to tinker and see if I can Isolate the step that worked. (Have a second laptop running 12.10 with the same problem.)
answered Jul 1 '14 at 10:06
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phunehehe
This is not my answer, I copied it from the answer part @Argusvision put in the question.
– phunehehe
Jul 1 '14 at 10:06
1
I believe step 4. was the solution as that would have restarted thepcscdservice. Probably all that was needed wassudo service pcscd restart.
– Jim Parker
Jan 17 '15 at 17:44
if you have both pcscd and scdaemon installed, then they may be stepping on each other's toes when trying to acquire exclusive access to the reader. either uninstall scdaemon or configure it to use pcscd (my card+reader doesn't work with scdaemon but does work with pcscd): wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GnuPG#GnuPG_together_with_OpenSC you may need to find the exact path on your system using '$ locate libpcsclite.so'
– Attila Lendvai
Oct 31 '15 at 23:07
add a comment |
This is not my answer, I copied it from the answer part @Argusvision put in the question.
– phunehehe
Jul 1 '14 at 10:06
1
I believe step 4. was the solution as that would have restarted thepcscdservice. Probably all that was needed wassudo service pcscd restart.
– Jim Parker
Jan 17 '15 at 17:44
if you have both pcscd and scdaemon installed, then they may be stepping on each other's toes when trying to acquire exclusive access to the reader. either uninstall scdaemon or configure it to use pcscd (my card+reader doesn't work with scdaemon but does work with pcscd): wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GnuPG#GnuPG_together_with_OpenSC you may need to find the exact path on your system using '$ locate libpcsclite.so'
– Attila Lendvai
Oct 31 '15 at 23:07
This is not my answer, I copied it from the answer part @Argusvision put in the question.
– phunehehe
Jul 1 '14 at 10:06
This is not my answer, I copied it from the answer part @Argusvision put in the question.
– phunehehe
Jul 1 '14 at 10:06
1
1
I believe step 4. was the solution as that would have restarted the
pcscd service. Probably all that was needed was sudo service pcscd restart.– Jim Parker
Jan 17 '15 at 17:44
I believe step 4. was the solution as that would have restarted the
pcscd service. Probably all that was needed was sudo service pcscd restart.– Jim Parker
Jan 17 '15 at 17:44
if you have both pcscd and scdaemon installed, then they may be stepping on each other's toes when trying to acquire exclusive access to the reader. either uninstall scdaemon or configure it to use pcscd (my card+reader doesn't work with scdaemon but does work with pcscd): wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GnuPG#GnuPG_together_with_OpenSC you may need to find the exact path on your system using '$ locate libpcsclite.so'
– Attila Lendvai
Oct 31 '15 at 23:07
if you have both pcscd and scdaemon installed, then they may be stepping on each other's toes when trying to acquire exclusive access to the reader. either uninstall scdaemon or configure it to use pcscd (my card+reader doesn't work with scdaemon but does work with pcscd): wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GnuPG#GnuPG_together_with_OpenSC you may need to find the exact path on your system using '$ locate libpcsclite.so'
– Attila Lendvai
Oct 31 '15 at 23:07
add a comment |
In my case:
First I install the original drivers (OMNIKEY-3021), but it doesn't work immediately. sudo service pcscd status show:
~$ sudo service pcscd status
pcscd is not running
Then I just purge and then reinstall again pcscd and now it works.
If it still doesn't work, just try:
sudo service pcscd start
edited Apr 22 '16 at 2:03
techraf
2,75092035
answered Apr 21 '16 at 23:30
tedy58-user1045284
6317
add a comment |
In my case:
First I install the original drivers (OMNIKEY-3021), but it doesn't work immediately. sudo service pcscd status show:
~$ sudo service pcscd status
pcscd is not running
Then I just purge and then reinstall again pcscd and now it works.
If it still doesn't work, just try:
sudo service pcscd start
edited Apr 22 '16 at 2:03
techraf
2,75092035
answered Apr 21 '16 at 23:30
tedy58-user1045284
6317
add a comment |
In my case:
First I install the original drivers (OMNIKEY-3021), but it doesn't work immediately. sudo service pcscd status show:
~$ sudo service pcscd status
pcscd is not running
Then I just purge and then reinstall again pcscd and now it works.
If it still doesn't work, just try:
sudo service pcscd start
edited Apr 22 '16 at 2:03
techraf
2,75092035
answered Apr 21 '16 at 23:30
tedy58-user1045284
6317
In my case:
First I install the original drivers (OMNIKEY-3021), but it doesn't work immediately. sudo service pcscd status show:
~$ sudo service pcscd status
pcscd is not running
Then I just purge and then reinstall again pcscd and now it works.
If it still doesn't work, just try:
sudo service pcscd start
edited Apr 22 '16 at 2:03
techraf
2,75092035
answered Apr 21 '16 at 23:30
tedy58-user1045284
6317
edited Apr 22 '16 at 2:03
techraf
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edited Apr 22 '16 at 2:03
techraf
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edited Apr 22 '16 at 2:03
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answered Apr 21 '16 at 23:30
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FTR, i had to update the smartcard reader's firmware in my dell laptop to make the reader work under linux. i started out from this: natisbad.org/E4300 and i remember struggling to make a bootable USB to update it with the fw extracted from this: DELL_CONTROLPOINT-SECURITY-M_A18_R276445.exe that i found here ftp.ins.dell.com/Control%20Point
– Attila Lendvai
Oct 31 '15 at 23:09