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    thinkpad w500 ubuntu and fingerprint reader?

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by Bashar, Dec 7, 2008.

  1. Bashar

    Bashar Notebook Evangelist

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    anyone knows if it works with ubuntu 8.10 ?

    i dont see it in lsusb output list:
    root@bashar-laptop:/etc/apt# lsusb
    Bus 005 Device 002: ID 045e:0040 Microsoft Corp. Wheel Mouse Optical
    Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
    Bus 008 Device 003: ID 0bdb:1900 Ericsson Business Mobile Networks BV
    Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
    Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
    Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
    Bus 004 Device 004: ID 17ef:4807 Lenovo
    Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
    Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
    Bus 002 Device 005: ID 0a5c:2145 Broadcom Corp.
    Bus 002 Device 004: ID 08ff:2810 AuthenTec, Inc.
    Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
    Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
    root@bashar-laptop:/etc/apt#
     
    Bashar, Dec 7, 2008
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  2. The Fire Snake

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    I have not tried messing with the fingerprint reader in Linux, but I hear there is a project out there called Thinkfinger that might work with it. Have you looked into that?
     
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    yes i did but it stopped during the configuration step at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ThinkFinger i get this error
    Code: 
    bashar@bashar-laptop:/etc/hal/fdi/policy$ sudo tf-tool --acquire

ThinkFinger 0.3 (http://thinkfinger.sourceforge.net/)
Copyright (C) 2006, 2007 Timo Hoenig <[email protected]>

Initializing...USB device not found.
    seems the device is not detected at all
     
    Bashar, Dec 7, 2008
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