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Tofeeq

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Registered: 2014-09-01

Posts: 24

Fingetprint-gui no devices found

Hi,

I have installed fingerpint-gui on my hp 4530s laptop and added myself to plugdev
and
chgrp -R plugdev /dev/bus/usb/

and restarted my laptop but still fingerprint-gui is not picking up my fingerprint scanner, any idea?

my lsusb details are as follow

Bus 001 Device 003: ID 138a:003c Validity Sensors, Inc. VFS471 Fingerprint Reader

Help is really appreciated

Thanks

Last edited by Tofeeq (2015-06-11 05:03:55)

Malkymder

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Registered: 2015-05-13

Posts: 258

Re: Fingetprint-gui no devices found

Did you run with the debug flag

fingerprint-gui -d

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fingerprint-gui

Tofeeq

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Registered: 2014-09-01

Posts: 24

Re: Fingetprint-gui no devices found

Yes I have run it, but don't know how to check the debug log

Did you run with the debug flag

fingerprint-gui -d

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fingerprint-gui

paulkerry

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From: Sheffield, UK

Registered: 2014-10-02

Posts: 611

Re: Fingetprint-gui no devices found

Are you sure that the VFS471 is supported by the software?
I looked into this a while ago for a "138a:003f Validity Sensors, Inc. VFS495 Fingerprint Reader" on a HP ProBook 450 G1 and that wasn't supported.

erickwill

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Registered: 2013-11-05

Posts: 137

Re: Fingetprint-gui no devices found

Are you sure that the VFS471 is supported by the software?
I looked into this a while ago for a "138a:003f Validity Sensors, Inc. VFS495 Fingerprint Reader" on a HP ProBook 450 G1 and that wasn't supported.

I wonder if any of the Validity Sensors, Inc are supported by fingerprint-gui..
I also have an HP and it has a      Bus 001 Device 006: ID 138a:0050 Validity Sensors, Inc. Swipe Fingerprint Sensor
Anyone knows if is there support for this hardware?

Tofeeq

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Registered: 2014-09-01

Posts: 24

Re: Fingetprint-gui no devices found

Well I am not sure, any suggestion what software supports vfs471?

Are you sure that the VFS471 is supported by the software?
I looked into this a while ago for a "138a:003f Validity Sensors, Inc. VFS495 Fingerprint Reader" on a HP ProBook 450 G1 and that wasn't supported.