I know rite. 
It’s not like Broadcom has been a member of the Linux foundation for about 8 of 
those 10 years. 🙃

> On 23 Sep 2020, at 18:09, Jan Pichrt <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Seriously... 10 years and nothing? This device (BCM58200, 0a5c:5843) is
> working with Fedora without any issues.
> 
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> 
> Title:
>  [0a5c:5801] Broadcom fingerprint reader not working
> 
> Status in libfprint:
>  Won't Fix
> Status in libfprint package in Ubuntu:
>  Triaged
> 
> Bug description:
>  Dell precision m6500 with internal swipe fingerprint reader - broadcom ush
>  ubuntu 10.04 32-bits
> 
>  neither thinkfinger nor fprint find device.
> 
>  sudo lsusb gives:
>  Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0a5c:5801 Broadcom Corp. BCM5880 Secure Applications 
> Processor with fingerprint swipe sensor
> 
>  As per upstream, this device is not on the supported device list:
>  http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/fprint/libfprint/Supported%20devices
> 
>  ---
>  AlsaVersion:
>   Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
>   Compiled on Jun 14 2010 for kernel 2.6.32-23-generic-pae (SMP).
>  Architecture: i386
>  ArecordDevices:
>   **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
>   card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: STAC92xx Analog [STAC92xx Analog]
>     Subdevices: 2/2
>     Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
>     Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
>  AudioDevicesInUse:
>   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
>   /dev/snd/controlC0:  pnoterda   1170 F.... pulseaudio
>  CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
>  Card0.Amixer.info:
>   Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf6ffc000 irq 39'
>     Mixer name    : 'IDT 92HD81B1C5'
>     Components    : 'HDA:111d76d5,102802ef,00100104'
>     Controls      : 23
>     Simple ctrls  : 14
>  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
>  Frequency: I don't know.
>  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
>  MachineType: Dell Inc. Precision M6500
>  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia wl
>  Package: linux (not installed)
>  PccardctlIdent:
>   Socket 0:
>     no product info available
>  PccardctlStatus:
>   Socket 0:
>     no card
>  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-23-generic-pae 
> root=UUID=7c30bc95-d155-45f1-bf47-d2f250b8d6a8 ro quiet splash
>  ProcEnviron:
>   LANGUAGE=en
>   PATH=(custom, user)
>   LANG=en_IE.utf8
>   SHELL=/bin/bash
>  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-23.37-generic-pae 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
>  Regression: No
>  RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.34.1
>  Reproducible: No
>  Tags: lucid  needs-upstream-testing
>  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-23-generic-pae i686
>  UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
>  dmi.bios.date: 02/03/2010
>  dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
>  dmi.bios.version: A02
>  dmi.board.name: 0R1203
>  dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
>  dmi.chassis.type: 8
>  dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
>  dmi.modalias: 
> dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA02:bd02/03/2010:svnDellInc.:pnPrecisionM6500:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0R1203:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
>  dmi.product.name: Precision M6500
>  dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
> 
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