HP smart card reader (EL347AA) on Ubuntu

[Micky_1 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

you can use the original driver from SCM with a simple modification.
Download the driver from SCM.
Extract the files, and find the file scr241_main.c
Search for the lines containing
PCMCIA_DEVICE_PROD_ID1("SCR243 PCMCIA",0x2054e8de),
PCMCIA_DEVICE_PROD_ID1("SCR24x PCMCIA",0x54a33665),
and add the line
PCMCIA_DEVICE_PROD_ID1("HP", 0x53cb94f9),

then use the script install to install the driver...everything should work now.

Background:
The driver from SCM detects the card by identifying the PROD_ID1 (see "pccardctl info"), but this strings has been changed by HP from "SCR243 PCMCIA" to simply "HP".....
So the driver from SCM just ignores this card, because this particular PROD_ID is not defined in the driver..

Regards
Michael

[Torbjørn Moen]

Thank you! That did the trick!