We've had several customers report that the IOGEAR reader does not work properly with Mac OS X, and we've had other customers say it works fine. Here is how you can tell if your reader will work ( with Mac OS X ):
- If your card is in the reader, remove it.
- Reboot your computer.
- Open Terminal and enter the following command ( followed by return or enter ):
pcsctest
You should receive output similar to the following:
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carl:~ carl$ pcsctest
MUSCLE PC/SC Lite Test Program
Testing SCardEstablishContext : Command successful.
Testing SCardGetStatusChange
Please insert a working reader : Command successful.
Testing SCardListReaders : Command successful.
Reader 01: OmniKey CardMan 3121 00 00
Enter the reader number :
If you do not get the output above, your Mac is not recognizing the reader. This is not a feature of PKard -- this is the Mac ( using the pcscd daemon ).
If you get this output, enter the reader number ( it's likely '01' ), and then insert your card. The output should continue with text similar to the following:
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Enter the reader number : 01
Waiting for card insertion
: Command successful.
Testing SCardConnect : Command successful.
Testing SCardStatus : Command successful.
Current Reader Name : OmniKey CardMan 3121 00 00
Current Reader State : 0x34
Current Reader Protocol : 0x0
Current Reader ATR Size : 18 (0x12)
Current Reader ATR Value : 3B 7D 96 00 00 80 31 80 65 B0 83 11 13 AC 83 00 90 00
Testing SCardDisconnect : Command successful.
Testing SCardReleaseContext : Command successful.
Testing SCardEstablishContext : Command successful.
Testing SCardGetStatusChange
Please insert a working reader : Command successful.
Testing SCardListReaders : Command successful.
Reader 01: OmniKey CardMan 3121 00 00
Enter the reader number :
If you get this far, everything should be working fine. If you do not, copy the text from Terminal and email it to
support@thursby.com along with a description of the problem you're having and we'll try to find a solution.