pcsc_scan detecting nfc card on windows, but not on linux

LudovicRousseau / pcsc-tools

Some tools to be used with smart cards and PC/SC

https://pcsc-tools.apdu.fr/

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pcsc_scan detecting nfc card on windows, but not on linux #49

Closed silentzer closed 1 year ago

silentzer commented 2 years ago

it detects the reader (which is a bcm5880) but not the card on linux, works fine on windows

os: Arch Linux (5.14.12-arch1-1) reader: 0a5c:5834 Broadcom Corp. 5880

LudovicRousseau commented 2 years ago

This reader is in my "Should work but untested by me" list https://ccid.apdu.fr/ccid/shouldwork.html#0x0A5C0x5834

Maybe only the contact interface is supported by my CCID driver.

silentzer commented 2 years ago

any plans on having full support for that reader?

LudovicRousseau commented 2 years ago

No plan for now. I added a note at https://ccid.apdu.fr/ccid/shouldwork.html#0x0A5C0x5834

I contacted Broadcom to know what they plan to do.

SlavikBirgerBRCM commented 2 years ago

Hi S1lentzer,

My name is Slavik Birger. I'm a developer for the contactless reader at Broadcom.

Glad that it works fine for you on Windows. This means that the device and the card are operational.

[Updating this answer with the latest information on this topic] - After internal review, we concluded that the contactless reader currently doesn't work in Linux and cannot be enabled. Unfortunately, the logic to initialize the device is available for Windows only at this time.

Thanks, Slavik

The postings on this site are my own and don't necessarily represent Broadcom’s positions, strategies, or opinions.

LudovicRousseau commented 1 year ago

Broadcom does not want to support contactless on GNU/Linux.

I suggest you to buy a contactless reader from another manufacturer. Have a look at the list at https://ccid.apdu.fr/select_readers/index.html?features=contactless