[fprint] Using fprintd on the Lenovo T460P

[Kayvan Sylvan]

Thanks for the quick reply.

On Wednesday, July 13, 2016, Vasily Khoruzhick <anarsoul at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Kayvan,
>
> On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 7:20 PM, Kayvan Sylvan
> <kayvan.sylvan+fprint at gmail.com <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > Looks like the fingerprint reader on the Lenovo T460P is not in the
> > supported list:
> >
> https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/fprint/libfprint/Supported_devices/
> >
> > I'm running Fedora 24, with the latest updates, and I have this
> installed:
> >
> > $ rpm -qa | grep fprint
> > fprintd-pam-0.6.0-4.fc24.x86_64
> > fprintd-0.6.0-4.fc24.x86_64
> > libfprint-0.6.0-3.fc24.x86_64
> >
> > And lsusb shows this info:
> >
> > $ lsusb
> > Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation
> > Bus 001 Device 006: ID 058f:9540 Alcor Micro Corp. AU9540 Smartcard
> Reader
> > Bus 001 Device 005: ID 04f2:b541 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd
> > Bus 001 Device 004: ID 8087:0a2b Intel Corp.
> > Bus 001 Device 003: ID 138a:0090 Validity Sensors, Inc.
> > Bus 001 Device 002: ID 17ef:6039 Lenovo
> > Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation
> >
> > I'm guessing that the "Validity Sensors, Inc." device is the correct one.
> >
> > What do I need to do to make the fingerprint reader on this laptop work?
>
> Your device is not supported at the moment, and prospects are unclear.
> Synaptics (they acquired Validity a while ago) hasn't responded to my
> inquiry about device datasheet.
>
> > Thanks!
>
> Regards,
> Vasiliy
>
> >
> > ---Kayvan
> >
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