reader.conf8
Configuration file for pcscd readers' drivers
Usage
FRIENDLYNAME TEXT_STRING
DEVICENAME FILENAME
LIBPATH FILENAME
CHANNELID NUMBER
Overview
The /etc/reader.conf file contains configuration information for serial and (some) PCMCIA smart card readers.
USB readers SHALL NOT be configured using this file. pcscd uses another mechanism to automatically load USB drivers.
Examples
# Gemplus GemPCTwin reader with serial communication
# connected to the first serial port
FRIENDLYNAME "GemPCTwin serial"
DEVICENAME /dev/ttyS0
LIBPATH /usr/lib/pcsc/drivers/serial/libccidtwin.so.0.4.1
CHANNELID 1
Debugging
In order to set up your /etc/reader.conf file correctly you may want to have debug messages from pcscd. I recommend you to start pscsd in the foreground using:
# pcscd --foreground
If everything seems OK you can use the pcsc_scan command to print the list of correctly detected readers and try to get the ATR of your smart cards.