Re: Gemplus ExpressCard Smart Card Reader?

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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