+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #504399 +++ Description of problem: I have an Lenovo Thinkpad [previous bug - eikon] fingerprint reader that identifies itself in lsusb as: # lsusb | grep -i Upek Bus 001 Device 003: ID 147e:2016 Upek Biometric Touchchip/Touchstrip Fingerprint Sensor -- same id here When using the Gnome About dialog to set it up it doesn't recognize the finger touch. When using fprintd-enroll it returns this error: [bcl@lister /]$ fprintd-enroll Using device /net/reactivated/Fprint/Device/0 Enrolling right index finger. Enroll result: enroll-stage-passed Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): # rpm -qa | grep fprint libfprint-0.5.0-1.fc18.x86_64 fprintd-pam-0.4.1-4.fc18.x86_64 fprintd-0.4.1-4.fc18.x86_64 fprint_demo-0.4-10.fc18.1.x86_64 How reproducible: I initially configured the fingerprint reader at BIOS boot time instead of BIOS password, under Windows 7 and it still works at Boot time. I enrolled 6 fingers and that works fine, but not under Linux. Always I ran the fprint_demo, which seemed to work but it could not register the result after the 5 swipes of the finge. > see those errors logged to either dmesg or /var/log/messages. May 10 20:16:35 naipaulpc dbus[955]: [system] Activating service name='net.reactivated.Fprint' (using servicehelper) May 10 20:16:35 naipaulpc dbus-daemon[955]: dbus[955]: [system] Successfully activated service 'net.reactivated.Fprint' May 10 20:16:35 naipaulpc dbus[955]: [system] Successfully activated service 'net.reactivated.Fprint' May 10 20:16:35 naipaulpc dbus-daemon[955]: Launching FprintObject May 10 20:16:35 naipaulpc dbus-daemon[955]: ** Message: D-Bus service launched with name: net.reactivated.Fprint May 10 20:16:35 naipaulpc dbus-daemon[955]: ** Message: entering main loop May 10 20:16:35 naipaulpc dbus-daemon[955]: ** Message: user 'root' claiming the device: 0 May 10 20:16:35 naipaulpc dbus-daemon[955]: ** Message: now monitoring fd 10 May 10 20:16:35 naipaulpc dbus-daemon[955]: ** Message: device 0 claim status 0 May 10 20:16:36 naipaulpc dbus-daemon[955]: ** Message: start enrollment device 0 finger 7 May 10 20:16:44 naipaulpc dbus-daemon[955]: ** Message: enroll_stage_cb: result 3 May 10 20:17:45 naipaulpc dbus-daemon[955]: ** Message: no longer monitoring fd 10 May 10 20:17:49 naipaulpc dbus-daemon[955]: ** Message: user 'root' claiming the device: 0 May 10 20:17:49 naipaulpc dbus-daemon[955]: ** Message: now monitoring fd 10 May 10 20:17:49 naipaulpc dbus-daemon[955]: ** Message: device 0 claim status 0 May 10 20:17:49 naipaulpc dbus-daemon[955]: ** Message: start enrollment device 0 finger 7 May 10 20:17:53 naipaulpc dbus-daemon[955]: ** Message: enroll_stage_cb: result 3 May 10 20:19:25 naipaulpc dbus-daemon[955]: ** Message: no longer monitoring fd 10 May 10 20:19:55 naipaulpc dbus-daemon[955]: ** Message: No devices in use, exit > How do I switch on debug output for fprintd? It dosn't have a manpage. as root: killall fprintd /usr/libexec/fprintd -t And use it. --- Additional comment from Brian C. Lane on 2009-06-25 01:24:29 EDT --- Sorry it took so long. Output from fprintd -t while user bcl tries running fprintd-enroll (same as the output when root tries to run fprintd-enroll) [root@lister ~]# /usr/libexec/fprintd -t /usr/libexec/fprintd -t Launching FprintObject ** Message: D-Bus service launched with name: net.reactivated.Fprint ** Message: entering main loop ** Message: user 'root' claiming the device: 0 ** Message: now monitoring fd 10 ** Message: device 0 claim status 0 ** Message: start enrollment device 0 finger 7 ** Message: enroll_stage_cb: result 3 # fprintd-enroll Using device /net/reactivated/Fprint/Device/0 Enrolling right index finger. Enroll result: enroll-stage-passed ..... --> hang until I force an exit. There are posts to be found which state that 147e:2016 is working using upeksonly: http://www.reactivated.net/weblog/archives/2008/07/upek-touchstrip-sensor-only-147e2016-on-linux/ http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Integrated_Fingerprint_Reader fprintd-0.2.0-1.fc14, libfprint-0.2.0-1.fc14, control-center-2.31.90-1.fc14 has been pushed to the Fedora 14 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
I guess this is probably solved by now. I had a similar problem but the solution was simple. The finger needs to be scanned multiple (5) times before the scan is registered. The prompts weren't exactly informative. Still can't get it to enroll any other finger but that's a start.
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