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Gianfilippo980

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Registered: 2025-10-25

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ThinkPad P14s Gen3 AMD - NFC

Note: the ThinkPad P14s gen3 AMD has the same hardware of the ThinkPad T14 gen4 AMD

As I moved my laptop to Arch, I wanted to use its NFC interface (specifically to read the Italian ID card used as an authentication factor for some public services).
I used the reader and related software (surprisingly, the ID card software officially supports Linux) recently in Endeavour OS without problems, but I can't get the reader to work in Arch.
Reading the Wiki https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Lenovo … _Gen_4#NFC, I downloaded the neard package and enabled its service with systemctl, but I don't really know how to go further.

croyleje

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Registered: 2020-05-05

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Re: ThinkPad P14s Gen3 AMD - NFC

Take a look at this I think this is what you where looking for https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/NFC I have a ThinkPad also and this got me working.

Gianfilippo980

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Registered: 2025-10-25

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Re: ThinkPad P14s Gen3 AMD - NFC

I have tried following that guide, and installed all the listed packages + enabled 'pcscd' but 'pcsc_scan' only detects the smart card reader that my laptop has (and that can't be used with the ID card) while the NFC is not detected.