On 3 Sep 2008, at 08:45, Pavel Herrmann wrote:
> That doesn't sound good, have anyone (John?) tried to ask AuthenTec
> (or
> possibly lenovo) for a linux driver or even hardware specifications
> that
> could be used for writing a driver? I know that it is not probable but
> why not try the easiest way first.
>
Someone should try, but in the past I have tried to gets specs and
drivers for devices their website claimed *had* Linux support (the
AES1610) and met with a resounding wall of "No", even though this was
a commercial venture and my client was perfectly prepared to do this
under an NDA. My overall impression is that you have to be an OEM
with a direct business relationship with them to get any joy :(
> According to the specs, it looks like upekts, with hardware matching
> features and probably optional image output ("Supports 3rd Party
> Matchers").
Authentec devices mostly support image output, right?
>
> Pavel
>
> PS: I just hope that "SuSe certified" laptop (HP 6730b) will have a
> fprint supported device :)
>
Most HP laptops I have seen use the Authentec 2501 device, this works
very nicely with libfprint (it's the best I've used).
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