Comment 33 for bug 432215

Hello

Here is a step by step workaround for André Barmasse and other swiss users - like me - who cannot use their Kobil M-Identity USB device on Ubuntu since Karmic. Please note : I have NOT tested this on Lucid. However it works on Karmic.

First, make sure your Kobil device is not plugged in.

Step 1 : Create a rule file suitable for the Kobil M-IDentity device

The Migros Bank suggest on their website to change the default udev rule.
Although this would probably work, I find it pretty risky as it will grant read/write priviledges to everyone for devices matching the default rule.
Instead I suggest to create a specific rule for the Kobil device and insert it in /etc/udev/user.rules as shown below

-> sudo gedit /etc/udev/user.rules

Then in the editor, copy and paste the following lines :

#######################################################
BUS!="usb", ACTION!="add", SUBSYSTEM!="usb_device", GOTO="user_rules_end"

# Kobil mIDentity XL USB
SYSFS{idVendor}=="0d46", SYSFS{idProduct}=="4081", MODE="666", GROUP="plugdev"

LABEL="user_rules_end"
#######################################################

Save the file and close gedit

Restart udev (-> sudo service udev restart) or simply reboot your computer.

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Step 2 - Create a valid persistent mount point for the Kobil device
In a terminal, type :

-> sudo mkdir /media/M-IDentity

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Step 3 - Check if the device is "seen" by Ubuntu
Plug the Kobil device and wait a few seconds.
If a window containing the Kobil files pops up after pluging the device, just close it.
In a terminal, type :

-> dmesg

You should see something like :

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[ 4919.751556] generic-usb 0003:0D46:4081.0009: hiddev96,hidraw2: USB HID v1.00 Device [KOBIL Systems mIDentity XL] on usb-0000:00:04.0-1/input1
[ 4924.742426] usb-storage: device scan complete
[ 4924.749361] scsi 15:0:0:0: CD-ROM KOBIL mIDentity 0001 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0
[ 4925.085346] sr1: scsi3-mmc drive: 11x/59x writer cd/rw caddy
[ 4925.085590] sr 15:0:0:0: Attached scsi CD-ROM sr1
[ 4925.085724] sr 15:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 5
[ 4925.751348] ISO 9660 Extensions: Microsoft Joliet Level 3
[ 4925.786328] ISO 9660 Extensions: RRIP_1991A
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Note the device name assigned by the system to the Kobil device. In this example : sr1

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Step 4 - The Kobil device should have been mounted automatically. Check this and unmount it.

In a terminal type :

-> mount | grep '/dev/srX'
(where srX should be replaced by the device name found at step 2)

You should get something like :
/dev/srX on /media/M-IDentity type iso9660 (ro,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=devkit,uid=1000,gid=1000,iocharset=utf8,mode=0400,dmode=0500)

Unmount the device by typing :
-> sudo unmount /dev/srX

Finally mount the device on the mountpoint created at step 2 above :
-> mount /dev/srX /media/M-IDentity

You should now be able to open the shortcut "M-IDentity" and double-click on the executable "Start_M-IDentity_Linux" to run the M-Bancnet utility.

When you're finished, unmount the kobil device before removing it :
-> sudo umount /dev/srX

That's it !

In the future you only need to repeat steps 3 and 4.

Bear in mind that this is ONLY a workaround, and by the way, not a very clean one. This issue should really be handled some day. Anyway, I hope this could help.

Cheers