You need to add your reader to /usr/local/etc/readers.conf. The following is an example of a suitable entry: FRIENDLYNAME "GemPC410" DEVICENAME GEMCORE LIBPATH /usr/local/lib/libGemPC410.so CHANNELID 1 You will have to adjust the CHANNELID to match the actual port that your reader is connected to (0 for /dev/cuaa0, 1 for /dev/cuaa1 etc.)