Fingerprint Login

[Oblaci]

Hello,

I'm currently using Linux Mint 20.3 on a HP Laptop and was wondering if I could enable fingerprint login.

Has anyone tried this and has some tips?

Thanks.

[Kendoori]

In my experience, not all fingerprint hardware will work or work right of the box the same way it works with Windows. The first step is going to be to find out what fingerprint hardware you have. If you post that, perhaps others here can chime in. I got mine working (sort of), but I found it very flakey (worked much better in Windows).

Here's what I have: 06cb:009a Synaptics, Inc. is my fingerprint reader. I figured that out from doing lsusb

This page may help you: https://fprint.freedesktop.org

Also: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/libfprin ... %20Devices
Also: https://fprint.freedesktop.org/supported-devices.html

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kenny@kenny-ThinkPad-T480:~$ lsusb
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 0763:410e M-Audio AIR 192 14
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 005: ID 0451:8140 Texas Instruments, Inc. TUSB8041 4-Port Hub
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0bda:0316 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. USB3.0-CRW
Bus 002 Device 006: ID 090c:1000 Silicon Motion, Inc. - Taiwan (formerly Feiya Technology Corp.) Flash Drive
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 2109:0813 VIA Labs, Inc. 
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 2109:0813 VIA Labs, Inc. USB3.0 Hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 010: ID 06cb:009a Synaptics, Inc. 
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 5986:2113 Acer, Inc Integrated Camera
Bus 001 Device 013: ID 2109:d101 VIA Labs, Inc. USB2.0 Hub
Bus 001 Device 012: ID 05e3:0608 Genesys Logic, Inc. Hub
Bus 001 Device 011: ID 0930:6544 Toshiba Corp. TransMemory-Mini / Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 Stick
Bus 001 Device 007: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0451:8142 Texas Instruments, Inc. TUSB8041 4-Port Hub
Bus 001 Device 008: ID 258a:0016 VIA Labs, Inc. USB2.0 Hub
Bus 001 Device 015: ID 04f9:60e0 Brother Industries, Ltd 
Bus 001 Device 014: ID 0c76:161e JMTek, LLC. 
Bus 001 Device 009: ID 046d:082d Logitech, Inc. HD Pro Webcam C920
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 2109:2813 VIA Labs, Inc. BCM20702A0
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 2109:2813 VIA Labs, Inc. USB2.0 Hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0a5c:21e8 Broadcom Corp. BCM20702A0 Bluetooth 4.0
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

[Hoser Rob]

.... I got mine working (sort of), but I found it very flakey (worked much better in Windows)....

I've looked at this topic before and that seems pretty typical. Everything I could find seems a bit flaky, Logging in is pretty important IMO so I'm not willing to put up with any flakiness there.

My new/old HP laptop has a fingerprint reader. I just went into the BIOS settings and disabled it. There's my solution.

[Kendoori]

My new/old HP laptop has a fingerprint reader. I just went into the BIOS settings and disabled it. There's my solution.

I essentially did the same. I liked the puzzle of getting it working, but in my case, it rarely properly responded at login without multiple tries. I do wish that there was a super reliable external method of 2nd-factor hardware authentication that "just worked." I have yet to find that.

[Hoser Rob]

FWIW, I know of some cases HP and Dell business style laptops with fingerprint readers were sold with Linux preinstalled. Everything worked OOTB except the fingerprint reader.

[Oblaci]

In my experience, not all fingerprint hardware will work or work right of the box the same way it works with Windows. The first step is going to be to find out what fingerprint hardware you have. If you post that, perhaps others here can chime in. I got mine working (sort of), but I found it very flakey (worked much better in Windows).

Here's what I have: 06cb:009a Synaptics, Inc. is my fingerprint reader. I figured that out from doing lsusb

This page may help you: https://fprint.freedesktop.org

Also: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/libfprin ... %20Devices
Also: https://fprint.freedesktop.org/supported-devices.html

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kenny@kenny-ThinkPad-T480:~$ lsusb
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 0763:410e M-Audio AIR 192 14
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 005: ID 0451:8140 Texas Instruments, Inc. TUSB8041 4-Port Hub
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0bda:0316 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. USB3.0-CRW
Bus 002 Device 006: ID 090c:1000 Silicon Motion, Inc. - Taiwan (formerly Feiya Technology Corp.) Flash Drive
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 2109:0813 VIA Labs, Inc. 
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 2109:0813 VIA Labs, Inc. USB3.0 Hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 010: ID 06cb:009a Synaptics, Inc. 
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 5986:2113 Acer, Inc Integrated Camera
Bus 001 Device 013: ID 2109:d101 VIA Labs, Inc. USB2.0 Hub
Bus 001 Device 012: ID 05e3:0608 Genesys Logic, Inc. Hub
Bus 001 Device 011: ID 0930:6544 Toshiba Corp. TransMemory-Mini / Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 Stick
Bus 001 Device 007: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0451:8142 Texas Instruments, Inc. TUSB8041 4-Port Hub
Bus 001 Device 008: ID 258a:0016 VIA Labs, Inc. USB2.0 Hub
Bus 001 Device 015: ID 04f9:60e0 Brother Industries, Ltd 
Bus 001 Device 014: ID 0c76:161e JMTek, LLC. 
Bus 001 Device 009: ID 046d:082d Logitech, Inc. HD Pro Webcam C920
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 2109:2813 VIA Labs, Inc. BCM20702A0
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 2109:2813 VIA Labs, Inc. USB2.0 Hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0a5c:21e8 Broadcom Corp. BCM20702A0 Bluetooth 4.0
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

So apparently, I have the "Bus 001 Device 002: ID 06cb:00bb Synaptics, Inc. " What should the next step be?

[Kendoori]

Best I can tell your device is not currently supported.

[Lampe2020]

Does pkexec support fingerprint authentication if enabled in some config?