Bug 1191926

Hello, 

Same issue on HP Probook 650G1 laptop running F22(64)Mate-Compiz : 
same fingerprint reader, same result for both "fprintd-endroll" and "lsusb" commands.

note that there is a "4" missing in "How reproducible" section of initial post. The model is VFS495

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This issue still exists in F22.  Can somebody please update the Version: field?  Thanks.

This issue still exists also in F23, so like Brian J. Murell I wish the version field be updated

This issue still exists in F23 with fprintd-0.6.0-3.fc23.x86_64:

$ fprintd-list paul
No devices found

$ lsusb | grep -i finger
Bus 007 Device 002: ID 138a:003f Validity Sensors, Inc. VFS495 Fingerprint Reader

This is a request to please update the Version: field of this ticket to F23 since this still exists in F23 and my request in comment #3 back on 2015-11-04 to update to F22 was even ignored.

This ticket should not EOL just because F21 is EOLing since this issue continues to exist.  Please don't ignore this request to update the Version: field.

Exactly same problem here.. 

Fedora 23 x64
reader: VFS495

The same problem here. HP Envy Bang & Olufsen

uname -r
4.2.5-300.fc23.x86_64

fprintd-0.6.0-3.fc23.x86_64
fprintd-pam-0.6.0-3.fc23.x86_64

fprintd-enroll
list_devices failed: No devices available


Bus 001 Device 005: ID 138a:0050 Validity Sensors, Inc. Swipe Fingerprint Sensor
Device Descriptor:
  bLength                18
  bDescriptorType         1
  bcdUSB               1.10
  bDeviceClass          255 Vendor Specific Class
  bDeviceSubClass        16 
  bDeviceProtocol       255 
  bMaxPacketSize0         8
  idVendor           0x138a Validity Sensors, Inc.
  idProduct          0x0050 Swipe Fingerprint Sensor
  bcdDevice            0.60
  iManufacturer           0 
  iProduct                0 
  iSerial                 1 b716dfb07643
  bNumConfigurations      1
  Configuration Descriptor:
    bLength                 9
    bDescriptorType         2
    wTotalLength           46
    bNumInterfaces          1
    bConfigurationValue     1
    iConfiguration          0 
    bmAttributes         0xa0
      (Bus Powered)
      Remote Wakeup
    MaxPower              100mA
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        0
      bAlternateSetting       0
      bNumEndpoints           4
      bInterfaceClass       255 Vendor Specific Class
      bInterfaceSubClass      0 
      bInterfaceProtocol      0 
      iInterface              0 
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x01  EP 1 OUT
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes
        bInterval               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x81  EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes
        bInterval               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x82  EP 2 IN
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes
        bInterval               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x83  EP 3 IN
        bmAttributes            3
          Transfer Type            Interrupt
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0008  1x 8 bytes
        bInterval               4
can't get debug descriptor: Resource temporarily unavailable
Device Status:     0x0000
  (Bus Powered)

@Janis: why did you clear the needinfo flag for Bastien?  It was there for him to change the version of this ticket to 23 since that's the latest version that this is being seen in.

Although I'm about to give up on waiting for him and escalate this request to Red Hat management since he does not seem to be responding.

If you say it's valid for F23, just edit the field yourself :)

(In reply to Pierre-YvesChibon from comment #10)
> If you say it's valid for F23, just edit the field yourself :)

If only I could.  I don't have permission to.  I suspect outside of Red Hat only the reporter and the assignee can.

Apparently I can, so here it is :)

(In reply to Pierre-YvesChibon from comment #12)
> Apparently I can, so here it is :)

Awesome!  Thanks!

I wonder why you can but I cannot.

Apparently SUSE got this patched already.

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2013/suse-ru-20131363-1.html

Have exactly the same Problem , found a dirty "Workaround" by self making libfprint but could not get it to work:https://github.com/Gnate/libfprint/tree/master/libfprint/drivers/validity

Same here on Fujitsu Lifebook T935 in Fedora 23 (kernel 4.4.6-300.fc23.x86_64) with fprintd 0.6.0-3.

Bus 001 Device 008: ID 138a:0050 Validity Sensors, Inc. Swipe Fingerprint Sensor

And same here on HP EliteBook Folio 1040 G3 running Fedora 24 beta.

Bus 001 Device 003: ID 138a:003f Validity Sensors, Inc. VFS495 Fingerprint Reader

The same on HP ProBook 470. FC24.

Bus 003 Device 003: ID 138a:003f Validity Sensors, Inc. VFS495 Fingerprint Reader

The same on a HP Elitebook 850 G2. 

The guide on this page: https://balintbanyasz.wordpress.com/2015/03/27/get-validity-vfs-495-fingerprint-reader-working-in-ubuntu-14-04/ explains it for Ubuntu systems whereas afterwords it works (tested). Hopefully i can compile something togheter for Fedora 24.

Same on the HP ZBook 15 G3 on Fedora 24.

Clearing the needinfo flag, as the information has obviously been provided.

The device is not support by libfprint upstream, and the hardware maker hasn't provided any specifications, just a bunch of binary blob drivers[1].

This makes it impossible to support. Please file a bug upstream if you want this fixed, bearing in mind that nothing will happen unless specs become available.

[1]: such as the ones in https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=973461

Just a correction: the URL of the upstream bug is https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=97346