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gnupg2 fails to handle multiple card readers
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Hi,

I have both a regular tabletop reader for my v1 card and others, and an USB
keychain reader for my v2 card.

--card-status outputs

gpg: detected reader `Towitoko Chipdrive Reader 00 00'
gpg: detected reader `Gemplus GemPC Key 00 00'
gpg: pcsc_connect failed: no smartcard (0x8010000c)

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Version
2.0.12+svn20090808

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geier added a project: Bug Report.Aug 10 2009, 12:49 PM
geier set Version to 2.0.12+svn20090808.
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• werner added a subscriber: • werner.Aug 10 2009, 7:35 PM

You need to specify the reader using

--reader-port "Gemplus GemPC Key 00 00"

Unless you are unsing Windows I have doubts that these readers work with the new
card. Please take this to a mailing list

• werner closed this task as Resolved.Aug 10 2009, 7:35 PM
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geier added a comment.Sep 1 2009, 2:50 PM

Note that I am talking about gnupg2, which does not have this option, at least
it says

gpg: invalid option "--reader-port"

Also, for decryption that would be unsatisfactory, because the frontend should
not need to know that a smartcard is involved, and should not need to be
responsible for finding which reader the smartcard is in prior to invoking gnupg.

Currently I have to reconfigure pcscd to switch between my old and new smartcard.

geier reopened this task as Open.Sep 1 2009, 2:50 PM
• werner added a comment.Sep 3 2009, 12:11 PM

When using GnuPG2 you need to add the option to ~/.gnupg/scdaemon.conf.

• gniibe closed this task as Resolved.May 7 2015, 4:59 AM
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It can be specified by scdaemon's option. Now in 2.0.x and 2.1.x, it does
partial match for PC/SC.
So, this issue is now closed.