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How is the fingerprint reader connected on a P1?
Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2019 10:42 am
by jayeye
My guess would have been over USB, just like the camera or the smartcard reader, but it is not showing up in the USB device list. Mine is a model 20MD (i7, the low-res screen).
Re: How is the fingerprint reader connected on a P1?
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2019 4:59 pm
by jayeye
It's a USB device; I mistakenly thought that the Synaptics device listed on `lsusb` was the touchpad; it was actually the fingerprint reader.
That said, there is no Linux driver for it, nor does Lenovo intend to release one. So much for Linux certification.
Re: How is the fingerprint reader connected on a P1?
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2019 8:59 pm
by Thinkpad4by3
jayeye wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 4:59 pm
It's a USB device; I mistakenly thought that the Synaptics device listed on `lsusb` was the touchpad; it was actually the fingerprint reader.
That said, there is no Linux driver for it, nor does Lenovo intend to release one. So much for Linux certification.
Lenovo probably suspects that Linux users are better at creating passwords and ensuring security than Windows users so they don't give you a fingerprint driver.