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Zapryanov
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I have issue with smart card

Hello,

I have issue with smart card - it is electronic signature USD - miniLector S Evo by Bit4Id. I have host Ubuntu 16 64bit / VMWare PLayer 12 with Win7 32bit.

In Linux there is no problem with the card. I see it - I can use it. Unfortunately some local government agencies doesn't support Linux. So I try to install the card in Win 7. The issue is that the windows doesn't see it. The VM see it as shared devices. When I try to install it says "There is no card recognised by provider" - in normal instalation Win7 see the card.

What I did after that? I try that one, but it doesn't work http://pubs.vmware.com/player-12-linux/index.jsp#com.vmware.player.linux.using.doc/GUID-78E5618F-BD2...‌      

I try to make that one VMware Workstation 12 Player for Linux Documentation Center  with same result

When we run some test we got that result:
--- OS information ---
    Windows 7 (i386)

--- Connected known readers ---

--- Other connected USB devices ---
    USB Composite Device (0e0f:0003)
    Generic USB Hub (0e0f:0002)
    Microsoft Usbccid Smartcard Reader (WUDF) (0e0f:0004)

--- Connected smart cards ---

--- Installed smart card drivers ---
    Bit4id - miniLector (3.7)
    Bit4id - Universal MW 1.4.3.304 (1.4.3.304)
    Bit4id - Universal MW (Wrapped using MSI Wrapper from www.exemsi.com) (1.4.3.304)

--- Installed browsers ---
    Mozilla Firefox (45.0.1.5918)
    Google Chrome (51.0.2704.103)
    Internet Explorer (8.0.7601.17514)
    Opera Stable (38.0.2220.31)
    Default Host Application ()

--- Installed InfoNotary software ---
    InfoNotary Configurator for Mozilla (1.4.5)
    InfoNotary PNP Installer (1.5.2.0)
    InfoNotary Smart Card Manager (2.2.0)
    InfoNotary e-Doc Signer (1.5.8)
    InfoNotary Configurator for Mozilla (1.4.8)

--- Installed antivirus software ---

Also I try couple of times to connect and disconnect in different conditions - nothing.

Any idea what to do?

Thanks a lot.

Rumen

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scott28tt
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Zapryanov
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Guys any chance to get help before the end of the week? I need that card working ASAP.

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jjppss
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I had a very similar same issue on Ubuntu 16.10 with 64-bit Windows guest

The problem was resolved by simply changing USB version in VMware settings from 3.0 to 2.0 (and connect the usb device to guest exclusively, not shared storage). When I was using USB 3.0 mode, the device simply didn't show up in VMware removable device list, but in lsusb it's visible. After I changed to 2.0 mode it suddenly works.

PS: I'm running VMware as root since group permissions in ubuntu 16.10 are broken. Not sure if it's required for you.

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