[Pcsclite-muscle] Problem using a "GnuPG card V2" smartcard with a "Gemalto USB Shell Token V2" reader

[Nicolas Boullis]

Hello,

On Tue, Dec 09, 2014 at 06:11:38PM +0100, Ludovic Rousseau wrote:
> 
> I had problems on USB3 with some recent Gemalto readers.
> See patch http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/pcsclite-cvs-commit/2013-June/006203.html
> 
> The patch is included since CCID driver version 1.4.11.
> 
> The patch has issues in some cases and will be removed in the next
> version of the driver.
> https://alioth.debian.org/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=314871&group_id=30105&atid=410086
> 
> Try again with a CCID driver version >= 1.4.11

I just tried to rebuild the ccid package version 1.4.7-1 after adding 
your patch from 
  http://anonscm.debian.org/viewvc/pcsclite/?view=revision&revision=6650 
and it now seems to work fine. Thanks a lot for your help!

However, I don’t really understand where the problem lies. I tried my 
reader behing a USB2 hub (with the hub connected on a USB3 port), and it 
failed. I can’t figure out how the reader "knows" that it is connected 
on a USB3 port when it is behind a USB2 hub…

Feel free to ask if you want me to perform other tests.

Moreover, if I read 
  http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/pcsclite-cvs-commit/2014-October/006576.html
correctly, that patch is unneeded with the latest firmware for the 
reader. Should I consider upgrading my reader’s firware? Do you know 
where I can find the latest firmware and upgrade instructions? I had a 
look at Gemalto Support website with no success.


Cheers,

-- 
Nicolas Boullis