On Oct 30 2007 22:00, Frank Fiene wrote:
>On Dienstag 30 Oktober 2007, Robert Lewis wrote:
>> I recently bought a 64 bit machine and have 10.3 loaded .  It seems
>> very fast.
>>
>> I am trying to appraise if the advantages of having some software not
>> work because of driver issues is worth it.
>
>I think also that 64bit software runs better on a 64bit CPU then 32bit 
>Software.
>
>But i want to say what is not working (or what i didn't get working): 
>Moneyplex for example is still a 32bit application so drivers for 
>CardReaders hav to be compiled 32bit also.
>
>Problem is now that 32bit CardReader drivers (especially Kobil Kaan 
>Advanced USB) doesn't work with 64bit backends like pcsc-lite and 
>pcsc-ccid and i haven't found a solution yet.

Well obviously, if card reader drivers link directly into pcsc libraries,
you need 32 bit pcsc libs.
If the card reader drivers call a pcsc program as a separate process,
they may be of different "bitness".

It does not require to install a full openSUSE 32-bit.

>Funny thing: the driver connects to the backend via a socket, so this is 
>bad designed Software which depends on the architecture, like 32bit 
>mysql-client cannot connect to a 64bit mysql-server! :-(

File a bug, then. :)
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