Unable to set alternate setting on USB interface (Connection timed out) #535

alexandredubois · 2019-03-28T06:52:45Z

Hello,

I get the following message using my ACR_122U

$ sudo nfc-scan-device -v
nfc-scan-device uses libnfc 1.7.1
1 NFC device(s) found:
error   libnfc.driver.acr122_usb        Unable to set alternate setting on USB interface (Connection timed out)
nfc_open failed for acr122_usb:003:005

Is someone familiar with this problem ? Any idea of what i can look for to troubleshoot this ?

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mondonc · 2019-04-04T22:58:58Z

I have the same problem too.

With debian stretch, libnfc and pkg-config installed for compilation from source :
dpkg -l | grep nfc
ii libnfc-bin 1.7.1-4+b1
ii libnfc-dev:amd64 1.7.1-4+b1
ii libnfc5:amd64 1.7.1-4+b1

cat /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-libnfc.conf
blacklist nfc
blacklist pn533

not enough after rebbot, I have to manually run
modprobe -r pn533_usb
modprobe -r pn533
modprobe -r nfc

But it still does not work.

Not any pcscd service on my system.

I have not ideas, anybody ?

dragonlost · 2019-04-05T07:51:14Z

i have exact same problem !

$ nfc-list
nfc-list uses libnfc 1.7.1
error	libnfc.driver.acr122_usb	Unable to set alternate setting on USB interface (Connection timed out)
nfc-list: ERROR: Unable to open NFC device: acr122_usb:001:003
$ LIBNFC_LOG_LEVEL=3 nfc-list -v
debug	libnfc.config	Unable to open directory: /etc/nfc/devices.d
debug	libnfc.general	log_level is set to 3
debug	libnfc.general	allow_autoscan is set to true
debug	libnfc.general	allow_intrusive_scan is set to false
debug	libnfc.general	0 device(s) defined by user
nfc-list uses libnfc 1.7.1
debug	libnfc.driver.acr122_usb	device found: Bus 001 Device 003 Name ACS ACR122
debug	libnfc.general	1 device(s) found using acr122_usb driver
debug	libnfc.general	0 device(s) found using pn53x_usb driver
debug	libnfc.driver.acr122_usb	3 element(s) have been decoded from "acr122_usb:001:003"
error	libnfc.driver.acr122_usb	Unable to set alternate setting on USB interface (Connection timed out)
debug	libnfc.general	Unable to open "acr122_usb:001:003".
nfc-list: ERROR: Unable to open NFC device: acr122_usb:001:003

i have install rules --> no effect
i have install pcscd --> no effect
i have add pn533_usb in blacklist --> no effect

my config : Ubuntu Mate 18.04.2 LTS Amd64 and 4.15.0-45-generic

dragonlost · 2019-04-05T07:54:01Z

But if I run the service pcscd so, the player work and biip on my nfc tags.

rosslev · 2019-04-16T16:40:05Z

same problem

filsif · 2019-04-25T11:31:52Z

I have the same problem.

Ubuntu 18.04 , and I tried debian 9.8.0 liveCD.

There is a kernel message after calling nfc-scan-device -v :

usbfs : process 3206 ( pcscd ) did not claim interface 0 before use

Maybe a wrong version of library ? I can use any linux distrib, which version is easy to use acr122 ?

Najihel · 2019-05-09T08:48:52Z

Hello,

I have the same problem too

sublimz · 2019-05-12T15:36:16Z

Hello,
same problem for me on fresh Kali live

blafois · 2019-05-13T14:19:59Z

Commenting line 433 of acr122_usb.c, replacing it by "res = 0;" seems to fix the issue on my machine.

sublimz · 2019-05-13T16:37:58Z

Yes !,
Commenting line 433 of acr122_usb.c, replacing it by "res = 0;"
resolve my problem too ;
thanks @blafois

Greg270 · 2019-05-14T19:04:08Z

Hello,

I'm a novice.
How you can edit the line 433 in acr122_usb.c ? what command do you use ? thanks !

Greg270 · 2019-05-20T10:50:21Z

Up Please, what is the steps to edit the line ?

blafois · 2019-05-20T11:54:32Z

Up Please, what is the steps to edit the line ?

You need to clone the repo, edit the file aforementionned, recompile the lib.

sublimz · 2019-05-20T18:15:53Z

Edit : for me, the fix works in read but i can't write, I try it with nfc-mfclassic. I try another new acr122u device and i can read and write without fix ! Le lun. 20 mai 2019 13:54, Benjamin Lafois <notifications@github.com> a écrit :

…

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thecat666 · 2019-05-21T15:29:42Z

@sublimz entonces que camino hay que tomar? por mi parte he probado en distintas distribuciones, hasta con la version 1.7.0 de libnfc y mismo error, estoy sospechando que el problema sea el propio lector, a lo cual no le encuentro explicacion, alguna sugerencia o alternativa para poder darle paso de una vez por todas a mfcuk?

Kerberos73 · 2019-05-25T23:45:21Z

Hi! Have tried to change the value in the file, now I still get the error, but it has changed:

error libnfc.driver.acr122_usb Unable to set alternate setting on USB interface (Success)
mfcuk: ERROR: connecting to NFC reader

Any clues?

martinayotte · 2019-06-05T22:23:08Z

I'm facing the same issue ...
I've try commenting line 433 where there is "usb_close(data.pudh);" and replacing it with "res = 0;" but also commenting the "goto free_mem;" since it doesn't make sense to leave that there, but no success :
It is now showing the following error :

# /usr/local/bin/nfc-scan-device -v
/usr/local/bin/nfc-scan-device uses libnfc libnfc-1.7.1-215-gc42e250
1 NFC device(s) found:
error	libnfc.driver.acr122_usb	Unable to set alternate setting on USB interface (Connection timed out)
error	libnfc.driver.acr122_usb	Unable to write to USB (No such file or directory)
nfc_open failed for acr122_usb:008:004

StephanCandA · 2019-06-12T19:45:54Z

I also have the same issue. I tried it on a Raspberry (Raspian) and on a PC (Debian) both with a 4.19 + kernel.

my log from the pc:

sudo LIBNFC_LOG_LEVEL=3 nfc-list
debug libnfc.config key: [allow_autoscan], value: [true]
debug libnfc.config Unable to open directory: /etc/nfc/devices.d
debug libnfc.general log_level is set to 3
debug libnfc.general allow_autoscan is set to true
debug libnfc.general allow_intrusive_scan is set to false
debug libnfc.general 0 device(s) defined by user
nfc-list uses libnfc 1.7.1
debug libnfc.driver.acr122_usb device found: Bus 006 Device 002 Name ACS ACR122
debug libnfc.general 1 device(s) found using acr122_usb driver
debug libnfc.general 0 device(s) found using pn53x_usb driver
debug libnfc.driver.acr122_usb 3 element(s) have been decoded from "acr122_usb:006:002"
error libnfc.driver.acr122_usb Unable to set alternate setting on USB interface (Connection timed out)
debug libnfc.general Unable to open "acr122_usb:006:002".
nfc-list: ERROR: Unable to open NFC device: acr122_usb:006:002

during this log the pcscd service is stopped but I get the same result with the service started.

Slon4564556 · 2019-07-20T18:45:00Z

Hi,
The previous answers did not work with my acr122u, in kali live or ubuntu 18.04.2. New ways to solve this problem?

RCTORONTO · 2019-07-23T18:07:24Z

I also have this issue, using a acr122u-a9, Ubuntu 18.04, tried the current libnfc and the previous release, I can get the pcsc driver to work, but following the instructions to recompile with acr122_usb, and blacklisting the modules, and stopping pcscd results in the connection time out error - is this a problem with just the A9 variant of the device, if so I will order an older version. Has anyone found a solution?

poolochon · 2019-08-16T17:03:51Z

Same problem with ACR122U-A9.

lelkluk · 2019-08-20T11:24:32Z

The same here with Kali, no matter the version, with pn533_usb and pn533 blacklisted :(

arall · 2019-08-23T13:45:23Z

Same problem here

harriperhana · 2019-08-29T19:33:52Z

I'm having the same issue, is there going to be fix for this?

CDaut · 2019-08-30T13:39:31Z

I got the same issue

Quick and dirty fix for nfc-tools#535

alexandredubois · 2019-09-10T11:42:24Z

A small update 6 months later :

The fix provided by @jpwidera seems to solve the problem... if you are able to compile the sourcecode yourself.
After discovering this issue, i choosed to buy my new ACR122U-A9 units directly from ACS and i did not notice this faulty behaviour anymore !

lelkluk · 2019-09-10T14:56:01Z

Here is the fastest workaround I managed to do with a live USB key
https://debian-facile.org/viewtopic.php?pid=310787#p310787 msg#37

CDaut · 2019-10-02T20:30:58Z

Here is the fastest workaround I managed to do with a live USB key
https://debian-facile.org/viewtopic.php?pid=310787#p310787 msg#37

This workaround does actually work for me. Thanks a lot!

alexandredubois · 2019-10-03T08:44:10Z

For french readers, i wrote a blog post about the full "Unable to set alternate setting on USB interface" story with a solution to make this ACR122U to work on Kali latest version.

For non-french readers, i guess you will be able to pick the right commands :)

https://www.latelierdugeek.fr/2019/09/30/acr122u-resoudre-lerreur-unable-to-set-alternate-setting-on-usb-interface/

sublimz · 2019-10-03T11:02:56Z

Thanks Alexandre, i read your post. Are you trying to write NFC device with the fix? I can read but not write. Le jeu. 3 oct. 2019 à 10:44, alexandredubois <notifications@github.com> a écrit :

…

For french readers, i wrote a blog post about the full "Unable to set alternate setting on USB interface" story with a solution to make this ACR122U to work on Kali latest version. For non-french readers, i guess you will be able to pick the right commands :) https://www.latelierdugeek.fr/2019/09/30/acr122u-resoudre-lerreur-unable-to-set-alternate-setting-on-usb-interface/ — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#535?email_source=notifications&email_token=AE36BBGHE6R2MTTWOTACS4DQMWWGBA5CNFSM4HB5WOB2YY3PNVWWK3TUL52HS4DFVREXG43VMVBW63LNMVXHJKTDN5WW2ZLOORPWSZGOEAHO52Y#issuecomment-537849579>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AE36BBGHWDHAZAHL66KPWU3QMWWGBANCNFSM4HB5WOBQ> .

alexandredubois · 2019-10-03T11:26:37Z

I wrote and read various tags with the fix. Can you share the error you encountered?

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On Thu, Oct 3, 2019 at 1:03 PM sublimz ***@***.***> wrote: Thanks Alexandre, i read your post. Are you trying to write NFC device with the fix? I can read but not write. Le jeu. 3 oct. 2019 à 10:44, alexandredubois ***@***.***> a écrit : > For french readers, i wrote a blog post about the full "Unable to set > alternate setting on USB interface" story with a solution to make this > ACR122U to work on Kali latest version. > > For non-french readers, i guess you will be able to pick the right > commands :) > > > https://www.latelierdugeek.fr/2019/09/30/acr122u-resoudre-lerreur-unable-to-set-alternate-setting-on-usb-interface/ > > — > You are receiving this because you were mentioned. > Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub > < #535?email_source=notifications&email_token=AE36BBGHE6R2MTTWOTACS4DQMWWGBA5CNFSM4HB5WOB2YY3PNVWWK3TUL52HS4DFVREXG43VMVBW63LNMVXHJKTDN5WW2ZLOORPWSZGOEAHO52Y#issuecomment-537849579 >, > or mute the thread > < https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AE36BBGHWDHAZAHL66KPWU3QMWWGBANCNFSM4HB5WOBQ > > . > — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#535?email_source=notifications&email_token=AAHBFWE3A54BIP55VJFMG53QMXGOLA5CNFSM4HB5WOB2YY3PNVWWK3TUL52HS4DFVREXG43VMVBW63LNMVXHJKTDN5WW2ZLOORPWSZGOEAH2SFQ#issuecomment-537897238>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAHBFWBX2UDAZZHKM3DMUGTQMXGOLANCNFSM4HB5WOBQ> .

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qutorial · 2019-11-10T22:35:07Z

Hi, if you haven't bothered to read the explanations in French.
This fix works: https://github.com/jpwidera/libnfc/
jpwidera@a77a2a8
For me it was a clone from there and a recompile:

./configure --with-drivers=acr122s,acr122_pcsc,acr122_usb  --sysconfdir=/etc --prefix=/usr
make
sudo make install

5trohm · 2020-01-04T12:23:50Z

building the drivers new without the alternative USB setting case wouldn't work for me...
got the same wrong behavior as before. seems like it timed out and then got a connection right after setting the error message... :(

`root@kali:~# nfc-list
nfc-list uses libnfc 1.7.1
error libnfc.driver.acr122_usb Unable to set alternate setting on USB interface (Connection timed out)
nfc-list: ERROR: Unable to open NFC device: acr122_usb:002:003
NFC device: ACS ACR122U 00 00 / ACR122U215 opened
1 ISO14443A passive target(s) found:
ISO/IEC 14443A (106 kbps) target:
ATQA (SENS_RES): 00 04
UID (NFCID1): 8e 53 c9 ab
SAK (SEL_RES): 08

`

thekix · 2020-01-04T12:44:09Z

building the drivers new without the alternative USB setting case wouldn't work for me...
got the same wrong behavior as before. seems like it timed out and then got a connection right after setting the error message... :(

`root@kali:~# nfc-list
nfc-list uses libnfc 1.7.1
error libnfc.driver.acr122_usb Unable to set alternate setting on USB interface (Connection timed out)
nfc-list: ERROR: Unable to open NFC device: acr122_usb:002:003
NFC device: ACS ACR122U 00 00 / ACR122U215 opened
1 ISO14443A passive target(s) found:
ISO/IEC 14443A (106 kbps) target:
ATQA (SENS_RES): 00 04
UID (NFCID1): 8e 53 c9 ab
SAK (SEL_RES): 08

Hi,

are you using the compiled libraries? Perhaps old libraries are in the system. (type and ldd may help)

Regards,
kix

ganzgustav22 · 2020-03-27T11:25:54Z

I just experienced the issue on a Raspberry Pi with Raspbian (based on Debian 10 Buster) and libnfc 1.7.1.

Tomorrow, this issue will be one year old. Is the fix by jpwidera here: jpwidera@a77a2a8 still the way to go?

SpyroTEQ · 2020-06-19T14:32:30Z

Hi,
Fix seems already shipped with release 1.8.0 (thanks contributors !)

Since my apt repositories does not have the up-to-date version of libnfc (only 1.7.1), then I took the release 1.8.0 from github, extracted it, and ./configure ; make ; make install (no source code change needed)

Now nfc-list uses the 1.8.0 version, and the "Unable to set..." issue disappeared (@alexandredubois c'est un RR171-430687 que j'ai, donc ça concerne aussi certains RR171-4* [au moins] )

AlexeyAV87 · 2020-10-08T23:30:02Z

Hi frends, i resolve this question !!!!

put packages, the seller sent from aliexpress.com package list (I buy ACR122U-A9 from aliexpress.com )
apt-get install pcsc-tools
apt-get install pcscd
apt-get install libacsccid1
apt-get install --reinstall libpcsclite1
Download official site binary source, Unpack the libnfc-1.7.1.tar archive to the root of the disk /
Install the libusb-dev package from the distribution repositories
We edit the file /libnfc-1.7.1/libnfc/drivers/acr122_usb.c, find and comment on this line, there should be line 430:

/*
res = usb_set_altinterface(data.pudh, 0);
if (res < 0) {
log_put(LOG_GROUP, LOG_CATEGORY, NFC_LOG_PRIORITY_ERROR, "Unable to set alternate setting on USB interface (%s)", _usb_strerror(res));
usb_close(data.pudh);
// we failed to use the specified device
goto free_mem;
}
*/

Excecute
./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc --with-drivers=acr122_pcsc,acr122_usb,acr122s,arygon
Making sure the configuration is correct

Selected drivers:
acr122_pcsc...... yes
acr122_usb....... yes
acr122s.......... yes
arygon........... yes
pn53x_usb........ no
pn532_uart....... no
pn532_spi....... no
pn532_i2c........ no

If everything is fine, do
make
If everything is fine, do
make install
We can specify an explicit path for the location of libnfc.so
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib
Editing file:

/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-libnfc.conf

should be the following, add / change

#blacklist nfc
blacklist pn533
blacklist pn533_usb

Excecute

modprobe nfc

pcscd - should be off
killall -9 pcscd
if there is something in the output of lsmod | grep pn
bang, modprobe pn533_usb -r, should be empty lsmod | grep pn

marcin-chwedczuk · 2020-11-28T17:18:25Z

It's actually a huge pain to compile from sources.
I needed to install libusb-dev package (you may also need to install libusb-0.1 depending on your sys config), then I executed cmake and make and make install.

After make install the lib was put into /usr/lib/local and was not on my LD_LIBRARY_PATH.
I have to set it up at hoc:

$ sudo -i
root@darkness:~# export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib/
root@darkness:~# nfc-list
nfc-list uses libnfc 1.8.0
NFC device: ACS / ACR122U PICC Interface opened
root@darkness:~# nfc-poll 
nfc-poll uses libnfc 1.8.0
NFC reader: ACS / ACR122U PICC Interface opened
NFC device will poll during 36000 ms (20 pollings of 300 ms for 6 modulations)
ISO/IEC 14443A (106 kbps) target:
    ATQA (SENS_RES): 00  04  
       UID (NFCID1): 8b  3f  d6  3d  
      SAK (SEL_RES): 08

After that the device worked but the LED and Sound where not generated while reading cards...
Probably I need to spend more time on it...

melchips mentioned this issue Jul 25, 2019

Unable to set alternate setting on USB interface (Numerical result out of range) #542

Open

This was referenced Aug 9, 2019

Unable to open directory: /etc/nfc/devices.d #533

Closed

New ACR122U-A9 do not work with libnfc, report different PICC interface. #547

Open

jpwidera pushed a commit to jpwidera/libnfc that referenced this issue Sep 5, 2019

Removed USB alternate setting.

a77a2a8

Quick and dirty fix for nfc-tools#535

jpwidera mentioned this issue Sep 5, 2019

Added check for USB alternate settings #561

Merged

thekix mentioned this issue Sep 25, 2019

Remove call to usb_set_altinterface #563

Closed

This was referenced Sep 28, 2019

ACR122U-A9 Unable to write to USB (Result too large) #562

Closed

Writing to a card is only partially successfull #564

Open

AdamLaurie closed this as completed in #561 Apr 5, 2020

Unable to set alternate setting on USB interface (Connection timed out) #535

Unable to set alternate setting on USB interface (Connection timed out) #535

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