Oops, it seems to be evident the "problem" is not in kernel but in devices which do not comply with the USB specification. Workaround found here, as mentioned by Danilo Шеган : https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.20/+bug/85488 Well, also Dell seems to be shipping such devices in their laptops: SGS Thomson Microelectronics Fingerprint Reader in my Latitude D820 has the problem.
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