Hi, the latest versions of Libchipcard don't use HAL (or any other hardware- related library) at all since it now uses the service provided by pcsc.
So this problem is fixed upstream already. Regards Martin On Samstag 03 Juli 2010, Sascha Silbe wrote: > Package: libchipcard-tools > Version: 4.2.9-2 > Severity: normal > > > At least for using USB smartcard "readers" chipcardd still requires HAL > which has been deprecated by upstream [1]. See also [2] for efforts on > removing HAL from Debian. > > > [1] http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/hal/2008-May/011560.html > [2] https://wiki.debian.org/HALRemoval > > -- Package-specific info: > Available chipcard readers (output of "chipcard-tool list"): > Readers: > - auto1-ccid_scm_3310 (ccid_scm_3310, port 0) > Status of package pcscd (): unknown ok not-installed and apparently stopped > > -- System Information: > Debian Release: squeeze/sid > APT prefers testing > APT policy: (500, 'testing') > Architecture: i386 (i686) > > Kernel: Linux 2.6.31.6-xo1.5-2-00377-g7f5e423 (PREEMPT) > Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash > > Versions of packages libchipcard-tools depends on: > ii adduser 3.112 add and remove users and > groups ii libc6 2.11.1-3 Embedded GNU C > Library: Shared lib ii libchipcard-data 4.2.9-2 > configuration files for libchipcar ii libchipcardc2 > 4.2.9-2 library for accessing smartcards ii libdbus-1-3 > 1.2.24-1 simple interprocess messaging syst ii libgcc1 > 1:4.4.4-5 GCC support library > ii libgwenhywfar47 3.11.3-1 OS abstraction layer > ii libhal1 0.5.14-2 Hardware Abstraction Layer - > share ii libstdc++6 4.4.4-5 The GNU Standard C++ > Library v3 ii procps 1:3.2.8-9 /proc file system > utilities > > Versions of packages libchipcard-tools recommends: > ii hal 0.5.14-2 Hardware Abstraction Layer > > Versions of packages libchipcard-tools suggests: > ii libccid 1.3.11-1 PC/SC driver for USB CCID > smart ca pn libtowitoko2 <none> (no description > available) > > -- no debconf information > -- "Things are only impossible until they're not" Martin Preuss - http://www2.aquamaniac.de/ AqBanking - http://www.aqbanking.de/ LibChipcard - http://www.libchipcard.de/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org