Gemplus ExpressCard Smart Card Reader?

[Joachim Breitner-2]

Hi,

I’m considering to get a new laptop, and since it does not have a
PCCard-slot, I won’t be able to use my Cardman 4000 reader any more. The
shop offers this device:
http://www.notebooksandmore.net/product_info.php?info=p1124_ThinkPad-ExpressCard-Smart-Card-Reader.html

Does anyone know if libchipcard supports it?

Thanks in advance,
Joachim

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[Martin Preuss]

Hi,

On Freitag, 17. Oktober 2008, Joachim Breitner wrote:
[...]
> I’m considering to get a new laptop, and since it does not have a
> PCCard-slot, I won’t be able to use my Cardman 4000 reader any more. The
> shop offers this device:
> http://www.notebooksandmore.net/product_info.php?info=p1124_ThinkPad-Expres
>sCard-Smart-Card-Reader.html
>
> Does anyone know if libchipcard supports it?
[...]

I rather doubt it... First the bus must be supported (I don't know whether it
is), and then there must be a Linux driver for the reader.

However, if that's the case then it might be just as simple as adding a driver
description file to Libchipcard in order to get the reader supported...


Regards
Martin


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[Joachim Breitner-2]

Hi,

Am Freitag, den 17.10.2008, 23:25 +0200 schrieb Martin Preuss:

> On Freitag, 17. Oktober 2008, Joachim Breitner wrote:
> [...]
> > I’m considering to get a new laptop, and since it does not have a
> > PCCard-slot, I won’t be able to use my Cardman 4000 reader any more. The
> > shop offers this device:
> > http://www.notebooksandmore.net/product_info.php?info=p1124_ThinkPad-Expres
> >sCard-Smart-Card-Reader.html
> >
> > Does anyone know if libchipcard supports it?
> [...]
>
> I rather doubt it... First the bus must be supported (I don't know whether it
> is), and then there must be a Linux driver for the reader.
>
> However, if that's the case then it might be just as simple as adding a driver
> description file to Libchipcard in order to get the reader supported...

I’m not sure, but if I read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExpressCard
correctly, ExpressCards appear either as USB or PCI-Express cards. Given
that USB is probably cheaper, it might be possible that the card will,
technically, appear as an USB device, maybe identical to some existing
USB Gemplus reader. Are any of those supported?

Greetings and thanks,
Joachim

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[Martin Preuss]

Hi,

On Freitag, 17. Oktober 2008, Joachim Breitner wrote:
[...]
> I’m not sure, but if I read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExpressCard
> correctly, ExpressCards appear either as USB or PCI-Express cards. Given
> that USB is probably cheaper, it might be possible that the card will,
> technically, appear as an USB device, maybe identical to some existing
> USB Gemplus reader. Are any of those supported?
[...]

If the reader is listed at "http://pcsclite.alioth.debian.org/ccid.html" then
it will be supported (it might need a small change in one of the driver
description files of Libchipcard).

If it isn't listed there and there is no driver from the manufacturer then the
reader isn't supported on Linux, hence Libchipcard can't support it in such a
case, either.


Regards
Martin

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[Joachim Breitner-2]

Hi,

Am Samstag, den 18.10.2008, 08:42 +0200 schrieb Martin Preuss:

> On Freitag, 17. Oktober 2008, Joachim Breitner wrote:
> [...]
> > I’m not sure, but if I read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExpressCard
> > correctly, ExpressCards appear either as USB or PCI-Express cards. Given
> > that USB is probably cheaper, it might be possible that the card will,
> > technically, appear as an USB device, maybe identical to some existing
> > USB Gemplus reader. Are any of those supported?
> [...]
>
> If the reader is listed at "http://pcsclite.alioth.debian.org/ccid.html" then
> it will be supported (it might need a small change in one of the driver
> description files of Libchipcard).
>
> If it isn't listed there and there is no driver from the manufacturer then the
> reader isn't supported on Linux, hence Libchipcard can't support it in such a
> case, either.

Thanks for the pointer, I didn’t know that libchipcard supports all
cards supported by pcsclite. (Or is this a generic driver that just
happens to be hosted by pcsclite?)

Anyways, I see the GemPC Express card listed under „Should work but
untested by me“, which is good to know. I’ll write how it worked if I’ll
really buy that model.

Thanks,
Joachim

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