I did exactly as you asked...

sudo update-usbids

yvan@yvan-B53J:~$ lsusb | grep 0008
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 138a:0008 Validity Sensors, Inc. VFS300 Fingeprint
Reader

What should I do next?

I ran a quick lsusb which resulted in an update from what used to be
there...


On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 9:28 PM, txomon <javier...@gmail.com> wrote:

> As always, run
>
> update-usbids
>
> And check that it is still referenced as vfs101 (I don't think it will)
>
> ** Summary changed:
>
> - [138a:0008]
> + [138a:0008] Fingerprint reader not recognished
>
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>
> Title:
>  [138a:0008] Fingerprint reader not recognished
>
> Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
>  New
>
> Bug description:
>  Validity VFS101 (?) [138a:0008].
>
>  Fprint claims "No devices found"
>
>  ProblemType: Bug
>  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
>  Package: linux-image-2.6.38-8-generic 2.6.38-8.42
>  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
>  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
>  AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
>  Architecture: amd64
>  AudioDevicesInUse:
>   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
>   /dev/snd/controlC0:  yvan       2364 F.... pulseaudio
>   /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p:   yvan       1401 F...m knotify4
>   /dev/snd/timer:      yvan       1401 f.... knotify4
>  CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
>  Card0.Amixer.info:
>   Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf1d20000 irq 46'
>     Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC269VB'
>     Components : 'HDA:10ec0269,10431143,00100100
> HDA:10573055,104310c6,00100700'
>     Controls      : 15
>     Simple ctrls  : 10
>  Card1.Amixer.info:
>   Card hw:1 'Generic'/'HD-Audio Generic at 0xf0040000 irq 47'
>     Mixer name : 'ATI R6xx HDMI'
>     Components : 'HDA:1002aa01,00aa0100,00100200'
>     Controls      : 4
>     Simple ctrls  : 1
>  Card1.Amixer.values:
>   Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
>     Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum
>     Playback channels: Mono
>     Mono: Playback [on]
>  Date: Tue May 24 21:20:29 2011
>  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=ce937a5b-e603-4f28-b97b-ae71a03fc6a8
>  InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64
> (20110427)
>  MachineType: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. B53J
>  ProcEnviron:
>   LANGUAGE=
>   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
>   SHELL=/bin/bash
>  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic
> root=UUID=038a3f6c-833d-4599-9a36-3a8c84b1b15b ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
>  RelatedPackageVersions:
>   linux-restricted-modules-2.6.38-8-generic N/A
>   linux-backports-modules-2.6.38-8-generic  N/A
>   linux-firmware                            1.52
>  SourcePackage: linux
>  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>  dmi.bios.date: 07/23/2010
>  dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
>  dmi.bios.version: 206
>  dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
>  dmi.board.name: B53J
>  dmi.board.vendor: PEGATRON CORPORATION
>  dmi.board.version: 1.0
>  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
>  dmi.chassis.type: 10
>  dmi.chassis.vendor: PEGATRON Computer Inc.
>  dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
>  dmi.modalias:
> dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr206:bd07/23/2010:svnASUSTeKComputerInc.:pnB53J:pvr1.0:rvnPEGATRONCORPORATION:rnB53J:rvr1.0:cvnPEGATRONComputerInc.:ct10:cvr1.0:
>  dmi.product.name: B53J
>  dmi.product.version: 1.0
>  dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
>
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