Comment 3 for bug 278668

Hi I have a very similar problem on my newly installed Ubuntu Intrepid 8.10

My reader is an Omnikey 5321 USB pcscd output:

steve@steve-laptop:~$ Nov 1 12:09:56 steve-laptop kernel: [ 1349.096133] usb 6-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 7
Nov 1 12:09:56 steve-laptop kernel: [ 1349.304852] usb 6-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Nov 1 12:09:56 steve-laptop pcscd: hotplug_libhal.c:342:HPAddDevice() Adding USB device: usb_device_76b_5321_noserial_if0
Nov 1 12:09:57 steve-laptop pcscd: readerfactory.c:1082:RFInitializeReader() Attempting startup of OMNIKEY CardMan 5x21 00 00 using /usr/lib/pcsc/drivers/ifdokrfid_lnx-2.6.0.bundle/Contents/Linux/ifdokrfid.so
Nov 1 12:09:57 steve-laptop pcscd: readerfactory.c:949:RFBindFunctions() Loading IFD Handler 3.0
Nov 1 12:09:57 steve-laptop pcscd: readerfactory.c:1121:RFInitializeReader() Open Port 200000 Failed (usb:076b/5321:libhal:/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_76b_5321_noserial_if0)
Nov 1 12:09:57 steve-laptop pcscd: readerfactory.c:994:RFUnloadReader() Unloading reader driver.
Nov 1 12:09:57 steve-laptop pcscd: readerfactory.c:249:RFAddReader() OMNIKEY CardMan 5x21 init failed.
Nov 1 12:09:57 steve-laptop pcscd: hotplug_libhal.c:395:HPAddDevice() Failed adding USB device: usb_device_76b_5321_noserial_if0

steve@steve-laptop:~$ uname -a
Linux steve-laptop 2.6.27-7-generic #1 SMP Thu Oct 30 04:18:38 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux

I suppose something is having an exclusive lock on my reader and that's why it wouldn't correctly load the driver.

Shall I open a new bug?

cheers, Steve