Hi there, So here is what we know:
1) The id 138a:0005 is the VFS301 Validity Inc. sensor encrypted. The Digital Persona is the software. I submitted a bug to indicate that is wrong detected by linux kernel to the kernel.org team and I got this answer: "That string either comes from the lsusb usb.ids database, which isn't in te kernel, or from the device itself. Either way, there's nothing that the kernel can do about it, sorry. Also, odds are the device is manufactured by a different vendor, so the old device id is being used, but as the device works fine, I wouldn't worry about it." And I can confirm that is a Validity hardware because the driver for device in windows 7 from the hp official website is named VFS301 and I got an email from validity inc. that confirms the id 138a:0005 as a VFS301. 2) As Lukáš point out Validity supposed to release a driver for the VFS101. Well it has not been release and the fprint dev already released a working driver for VFS101. Beside, several people tried (including me) the VFS101 driver (changing the id on the patch) on other Validity hardware and it has not worked in other device that is not the VFS101. We know that the VFS101 driver for linux adapted (changing the id) doesn't work for the VFS301 (and neither VFS451 and VFS471) 3) As Lukáš said they supposed to be working with HP to develop a driver. But they are really taking long, I really doubt that they are working on a driver for linux. I asked for support to the Validty Inc. and is they are working on a driver and got a reply the on the 01.04.2011 (just one month ago) that the VFS101 driver may work. But it doesnt. I asked for more info about the device but no reply. So as I got no answer regarding their work on the development for a linux driver, I assume that they are not doing it. So basically we are at this point, I will send another email to Validity asking for the specs and capabilities of the chip(s)or other info that could help for a linux-driver for the VFS301 and see what we can get from them.
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