On Sun, 2016-11-27 at 21:14 +0100, Cedric Viou wrote: > Hi, > > My HP ZBook provides a Validity fingerprint reader that is not yet > supported by fprintlib: > Bus 003 Device 003: ID 138a:003f Validity Sensors, Inc. VFS495 > Fingerprint Reader > > I run libfprint 1:0.6.0-git20160719-1-0ppa1~xenial1 with Ubuntu > 16.04.1 LTS. > > A few weeks ago, I managed to get the VFS495 to work (enrole and > authenticate) with the following tutorials: > - https://balintbanyasz.wordpress.com/2015/03/27/get-validity-vfs-495 > -fingerprint-reader-working-in-ubuntu-14-04/ > - http://blog.pasqualefiorillo.it/post/hp-probook-4540s-validity-sens > ors-driver-su-linux-mintdebian/ > > However, I had to get rid of it because it broke the lib dependencies > on my system and I'm not knowledgeable enough to handle such > situation. > > I can't write a driver, but I'd be happy to help with testing the > VFS495 if its support is considered.
As for all the other support, we'd need access to discrete hardware (not built into a laptop, and not a loaner) and specifications. Failing that, it will be mostly handled by volunteers who both have the hardware and the patience to reverse-engineer the protocol used. Cheers _______________________________________________ fprint mailing list fprint@lists.freedesktop.org https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/fprint
