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Any success with fingerprint scanner/fprintd for Gnome login?
From: |
Ben Sturmfels |
Subject: |
Any success with fingerprint scanner/fprintd for Gnome login? |
Date: |
Sun, 24 Mar 2024 12:08:37 +1100 |
User-agent: |
mu4e 1.10.8; emacs 29.1 |
Hi Folks,
Has anyone had success using a fingerprint scanner for Gnome login? I'm
currently
on a ThinkPad X230, but did have the fingerprint scanner working on an X60
working under Trisquel about 8 years ago.
I added "(service fprintd-service-type)" to my Guix System services list and
"fprintd" to my packages. I also added myself to the "input" group, which I
suspect might be required to enroll fingerprints as regular user. After a
reboot
I can run "fprintd-enrol" and "fprintd-verify" to add fingerprints.
I was initially unable to log in to Gnome at all (no password prompt), getting
the error:
"Sorry, fingerprint authentication didn't work. Please try again."
After another reboot, I did get a password prompt and can login by password, but
that error message flashes rapidly below. The fingerprint scanner also doesn't
light up, so I assume it's not being activated for some reason.
Any suggestions or thoughts on how to troubleshoot this?
Regards,
Ben
- Any success with fingerprint scanner/fprintd for Gnome login?,
Ben Sturmfels <=