On 12/13/06, Marc Balmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
* Michael wrote:
> Hi,
>
> will there be any support for the fingerprint sensor on the newer
> Thinkpads (anytime soon)?
>
> Linux:
> http://toe.ch/~tsa/ibm-fingerprint/
> http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/How_to_enable_the_fingerprint_reader
> http://www.qrivy.net/~michael/blua/
>
> Vendor SDKs:
> Linux: http://www.upek.com/support/dl_linux_bsp.asp
> FreeBSD: http://www.upek.com/support/dl_freeBSD_bsp.asp
These are binary only (BLOB) drivers w/o source code. If you can find
source code that would be better. With the current state of affairs (no
source code, only BLOB) you will never get support for this device in
OpenBSD .
If you're still curious though, there is a fairly stagnant project at
sourceforge that might offer some insight into what you're asking for
- fvs.sourceforge.net. Sometimes you can find the sensor docs - like
for authentec - but many times there are very significant errors (like
with authentec). I started hacking on an authentec driver some years
ago. I was getting data back from the sensor but then I stopped
caring.
UPEK and DigitalPersona seemed quite unwilling to release enough
register documentation to make an open, multiplatform driver a
worthwhile pursuit - even if you did buy the SDK. They're free to
build closed, windows-only software, and you're free to ignore them.
CK
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