beid-pkcs11-tool shows no slots

[Peter Dedecker]

Binary package hint: belpic

Using Ubuntu Karmic, opensc 0.11.8-1ubuntu1, libopensc2 0.11.8-1ubuntu1, beid-tools 2.6.0-7ubuntu1, libbeid2 2.6.0-7ubuntu1, libbeidlibopensc2 2.6.0-7ubuntu1, libbeid2 2.6.0-7ubuntu1, pcscd 1.5.3-1ubuntu1

With a BE-IDcard in the SC-slot, I get following output:

$ beid-pkcs11-tool -L
No slots found
No slots...
$ pkcs11-tool -L
[opensc-pkcs11] reader-pcsc.c:1015:pcsc_detect_readers: returning with: No readers found
[opensc-pkcs11] reader-pcsc.c:1015:pcsc_detect_readers: returning with: No readers found
Available slots:
Slot 0 CCID Compatible
  token label: BELPIC (Basic PIN)
  token manuf: (unknown)
  token model: PKCS#15
  token flags: rng, login required, PIN initialized, token initialized
  serial num : 6CFF2598C2111504
Slot 1 (empty)
(...)

beid-pkcs11-tool should at least list my card reader (and card) in order to allow usage in other beid tools and gui.

[Dominique Ramaekers (dominique-ramaekers)]

The gui gives me an error: "An unknown error code" when I want to read my ID-card. I couldn't find such a bug rapport but this one affects me too.

I can't invoke the 'pkcs-tool -L' command...

I'm currently using Ubuntu Lucid but I had the same problem with Karmic...

[Dominique Ramaekers (dominique-ramaekers)]

Sorry, I've got a Omnikey cardreader. I had to install pcsc-omnikey package...
Everything works fine.

[Toon Verstraelen (toon-verstraelen)]

There is a missing dependency. This is how to fix it in ubuntu 10.4:

sudo apt-get install libacr38u

I have the impression the beid packages are still a mess though. The beid daemon is not required to get the beidgui and beid-tool to work. It is the pcscd that must be running. You also have to replug the card reader after libacr38u is installed. I guess libacr38u should become a dependency of the beid-tool and beidgui since everyone in Belgium uses this hardware for their electronic ID.

[Toon Verstraelen (toon-verstraelen)]

One more comment: the beid software in the ubuntu repository is completely outdated with respect to the upstream releases. Just don't use it. Follow the instructions on http://eid.belgium.be/ instead.