From: Ben Sturmfels <ben@sturm.com.au>
To: Help Guix <help-guix@gnu.org>
Subject: Any success with fingerprint scanner/fprintd for Gnome login?
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2024 12:08:37 +1100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87zfuocsm4.fsf@sturm.com.au> (raw)
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
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