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Seattle salutations!

Post by paparick » Sat Feb 16, 2019 10:23 am

Hello all. Finally got around to dedicating an older unit (HP Pavilion DV6) to Linux. I went with the Cinnamon edition and for a newb, I found the install process fairly easy going and I really like the end result. I'm looking forward to learning the new OS. Card reader was recognized and installing several other programs ended well (after hitting a couple of learning walls). Only thing left right now is getting the camera and fingerprint reader to work if that's possible.
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Re: Seattle salutations!

Post by WharfRat » Sat Feb 16, 2019 10:40 am

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Welcome to Linux Mint and the Linux Mint forum :)
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Re: Seattle salutations!

Post by Cyber_Ghost78 » Sat Feb 23, 2019 11:13 am

Hi welcome to the Linux Mint forum! Hope you enjoy your journey into the world of Linux Mint!
Enjoy being and make the most of this life because you never know when you will breathe your last breath!
#AttitudeOfGratitude
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Re: Seattle salutations!

Post by phd21 » Sat Feb 23, 2019 12:46 pm

Hi paparick,

Welcome to the wonderful world of Linux Mint and its excellent forum!
paparick wrote:Only thing left right now is getting the camera and fingerprint reader to work if that's possible.
It would help to know more about your system setup. If you run "inxi -Fxzd" and "lsusb" from the console terminal prompt, highlight the results, copy and paste them back here, that should provide enough information.

The webcam can be used with various webcam software if it is recognized by the Linux system. I recommend "guvcview".
Guvcview 2.0.6 Released, How to Install it in Ubuntu | UbuntuHandbook
http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/201 ... ll-ubuntu/


As for the fingerprint scanner, search for finger in the "Synaptic Package Manager (SPM)" and see what is there.

Get your fingerprint reader to work on Ubuntu using FPrint - Ubuntu Sharing
http://ubuntuguide.net/get-your-fingerp ... ing-fprint

FPrint : “Fingerprint readers integration” team
https://launchpad.net/~fingerprint/+arc ... ntu/fprint

Linux driver for fingerprint reader - HP Support Community - 6492144
https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook- ... -p/6492144


Hope this helps ...
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Re: Seattle salutations!

Post by paparick » Sat Aug 03, 2019 9:07 pm

All good! The fingerprint reader is working.
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Re: Seattle salutations!

Post by jimallyn » Mon Aug 05, 2019 12:10 am

Welcome to the Mint forums from just over the hump in Wenatchee.
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Re: Seattle salutations!

Post by bob466 » Mon Aug 05, 2019 5:02 am

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Re: Seattle salutations!

Post by Greencedar » Mon Aug 05, 2019 3:03 pm

Welcome to the forum. :)

Glad to hear that the fingerprint reader is working.
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Re: Seattle salutations!

Post by deepakdeshp » Mon Aug 05, 2019 3:32 pm

Welcome to the forum.
If I have helped you solve a problem, please add [SOLVED] to your first post title, it helps other users looking for help, and keeps the forum clean.
Regards,
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