Bug 652170

Summary: still with FC 14 , broadcom finger reader not working.
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Mano Kumar Jha <Manoj.Kumar.Jha>
Component: fprintdAssignee: Bastien Nocera <bnocera>
Status: CLOSED WONTFIX QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 14CC: bnocera, mikie.simpson
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Description Mano Kumar Jha 2010-11-11 09:00:38 UTC 
Description of problem:
 In Dell4300,the broadcom finger reader is not working in F12,F14.

when run fingerprint-gui its says not device found.

I have even raised bug last year for fedora 12, but did not got any response.

0a5c:5801 Broadcom Corp. BCM5880 Secure Applications Processor with fingerprint swipe sensor 

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

[root@mjha yum.repos.d]# rpm -qa|grep -i fprint
libfprint-0.3.0-1.fc15.x86_64
fprintd-0.2.0-1.fc15.x86_64
fprint_demo-0.4-6.fc12.1.x86_64
fprintd-pam-0.2.0-1.fc15.x86_64
fprintd-devel-0.2.0-1.fc15.noarch
libfprint-devel-0.3.0-1.fc15.x86_64
[root@mjha yum.repos.d]# 

[root@mjha yum.repos.d]# lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 0a5c:4500 Broadcom Corp. BCM2046B1 USB 2.0 Hub (part of BCM2046 Bluetooth)
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 413c:8161 Dell Computer Corp. Integrated Keyboard
Bus 003 Device 004: ID 413c:8162 Dell Computer Corp. Integrated Touchpad [Synaptics]
Bus 003 Device 005: ID 413c:8160 Dell Computer Corp. Wireless 365 Bluetooth
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 0a5c:5801 Broadcom Corp. BCM5880 Secure Applications Processor with fingerprint swipe sensor
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub


How reproducible:

Fingerprint-Gui not detecting broadcom  fingerprint device.
The same  device works fine in windows.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. F12-f14 device  not detected
2.
3.
  
Actual results:
EVen upgrade with f15 repo for  fprint but no result.

Expected results:


Additional info:

Any further info if required please let me know.

Cheers,
MKJ
Comment 1 Bastien Nocera 2010-11-11 14:22:22 UTC 
It's not supported, because Broadcom won't give us specs for it. If you want it supported, you'll have to work upstream to get a driver written.
Comment 2 mike simpson 2011-03-23 11:08:29 UTC 
(In reply to comment #1)
> It's not supported, because Broadcom won't give us specs for it. If you want it
> supported, you'll have to work upstream to get a driver written.

Maybe now that Broadcom have joined the Linux Foundation pressure could be brought to bear to release the specs for this device as it would presumably bring added security functionality to a whole host of business laptops.