PCSC doesn't work with VMware Fusion

[jeremyherbert]

(I am just reporting this fix in case anyone else comes across it)

Versions

• USB (Identiv uTrust 3720 F)
• 1.9.9 (compiled from release tarball)
• the output of the command /usr/sbin/pcscd --version:

pcsc-lite version 1.9.9.
Copyright (C) 1999-2002 by David Corcoran <[email protected]>.
Copyright (C) 2001-2022 by Ludovic Rousseau <[email protected]>.
Copyright (C) 2003-2004 by Damien Sauveron <[email protected]>.
Report bugs to <[email protected]>.
Enabled features: Linux x86_64-pc-linux-gnu libsystemd serial usb libusb usbdropdir=/usr/local/lib/pcsc/drivers ipcdir=/run/pcscd filter configdir=/usr/local/etc/reader.conf.d
MAX_READERNAME: 128, PCSCLITE_MAX_READERS_CONTEXTS: 16

Platform

• Xubuntu 22.04 (running on VMware Fusion 12.2.4)
• Identiv uTrust 3720 F

Issue

• I have built and installed pcscd 1.9.9 and ccid 1.5.0 on a clean OS install (in a VM). I used ./configure --disable-libudev --enable-libusb for pcscd and just ./configure for ccid. Then make && sudo make install for both. I also copied src/92_pcscd_ccid.rules to /etc/udev/rules.d.
• PCSC returns a LIBUSB_ERROR_IO error on startup.

Log

00000000 debuglog.c:390:DebugLogSetLevel() debug level=debug
00000021 debuglog.c:411:DebugLogSetCategory() Debug options: APDU
00000002 [140524405483456] pcscdaemon.c:356:main() Force colored logs
00000045 [140524405483456] utils.c:82:GetDaemonPid() Can't open /run/pcscd/pcscd.pid: No such file or directory
00001224 [140524405483456] configfile.l:369:DBGetReaderList() Parsing conf file: /usr/local/etc/reader.conf.d
00000125 [140524405483456] pcscdaemon.c:666:main() pcsc-lite 1.9.9 daemon ready.
00004396 [140524397086272] hotplug_libusb.c:621:HPAddHotPluggable() Adding USB device: 2:5:0
13554119 [140524397086272] hotplug_libusb.c:667:HPAddHotPluggable() libusb_open failed: LIBUSB_ERROR_IO
00000011 [140524397086272] readerfactory.c:1093:RFInitializeReader() Attempting startup of Identiv uTrust 3720 Contactless Reader 00 00 using /usr/local/lib/pcsc/drivers/ifd-ccid.bundle/Contents/Linux/libccid.so
00002258 [140524397086272] readerfactory.c:968:RFBindFunctions() Loading IFD Handler 3.0
00000015 [140524397086272] ifdhandler.c:2071:init_driver() Driver version: 1.5.0
00000454 [140524397086272] ifdhandler.c:2088:init_driver() LogLevel: 0x0003
00000002 [140524397086272] ifdhandler.c:2099:init_driver() DriverOptions: 0x0000
00000151 [140524397086272] ifdhandler.c:2112:init_driver() LogLevel from LIBCCID_ifdLogLevel: 0x000F
00000002 [140524397086272] ifdhandler.c:110:CreateChannelByNameOrChannel() Lun: 0, device: usb:04e6/5612:libusb-1.0:2:5:0
00000002 [140524397086272] ccid_usb.c:252:OpenUSBByName() Reader index: 0, Device: usb:04e6/5612:libusb-1.0:2:5:0
00000004 [140524397086272] ccid_usb.c:297:OpenUSBByName() interface_number: 0
00000001 [140524397086272] ccid_usb.c:298:OpenUSBByName() usb bus/device: 2/5
00000001 [140524397086272] ccid_usb.c:317:OpenUSBByName() Using: /usr/local/lib/pcsc/drivers/ifd-ccid.bundle/Contents/Info.plist
00000427 [140524397086272] ccid_usb.c:335:OpenUSBByName() ifdManufacturerString: Ludovic Rousseau ([email protected])
00000001 [140524397086272] ccid_usb.c:336:OpenUSBByName() ifdProductString: Generic CCID driver
00000001 [140524397086272] ccid_usb.c:337:OpenUSBByName() Copyright: This driver is protected by terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1, or (at your option) any later version.
09992180 [140524397086272] ccid_usb.c:421:OpenUSBByName() Try device: 2/5
00000009 [140524397086272] ccid_usb.c:431:OpenUSBByName() vid/pid : 04E6/5612
00000001 [140524397086272] ccid_usb.c:502:OpenUSBByName() Checking device: 2/5
00000001 [140524397086272] ccid_usb.c:573:OpenUSBByName() Trying to open USB bus/device: 2/5
00000011 [140524397086272] ccid_usb.c:579:OpenUSBByName() Can't libusb_open(2/5): LIBUSB_ERROR_IO
00000442 [140524397086272] ccid_usb.c:204:close_libusb_if_needed() libusb_exit
00000013 [140524397086272] ccid_usb.c:822:OpenUSBByName() Device not found?
00000001 [140524397086272] ifdhandler.c:155:CreateChannelByNameOrChannel() failed
00000003 [140524397086272] readerfactory.c:1134:RFInitializeReader() Open Port 0x200000 Failed (usb:04e6/5612:libusb-1.0:2:5:0)
00000001 [140524397086272] readerfactory.c:378:RFAddReader() Identiv uTrust 3720 Contactless Reader init failed.
00000001 [140524397086272] readerfactory.c:628:RFRemoveReader() UnrefReader() count was: 1
00000001 [140524397086272] readerfactory.c:1147:RFUnInitializeReader() Attempting shutdown of Identiv uTrust 3720 Contactless Reader 00 00.
00000001 [140524397086272] readerfactory.c:1005:RFUnloadReader() Unloading reader driver.
00000097 [140524397086272] hotplug_libusb.c:507:HPEstablishUSBNotifications() Driver ifd-ccid.bundle does not support IFD_GENERATE_HOTPLUG. Using active polling instead.
00000002 [140524397086272] hotplug_libusb.c:517:HPEstablishUSBNotifications() Polling forced every 1 second(s)

log.txt

I also see this in dmesg:

[  490.462023] hub 2-2:1.0: hub_ext_port_status failed (err = -110)
[  494.462683] usb 2-2-port2: cannot disable (err = -110)
[  504.467382] hub 2-2:1.0: hub_ext_port_status failed (err = -110)

[jeremyherbert]

The fix for this is to change the USB Compatibility type from USB2.0 (the default) to USB3.1 for the VM. (Settings => USB & Bluetooth => Advanced USB options => USB Compatibility)

[LudovicRousseau]

Why do you need to rebuild pcsc-lite with --disable-libudev --enable-libusb?
Why not just use the Ubuntu/Xubuntu 22.04 packages?

[jeremyherbert]

I just wanted to make sure that I was running the most up to date version. Also, it defaulted to udev if both libudev and libusb was installed.