FS#12820 - fingerprint scanner no longer works with kernel26 2.6.28-3

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by none given (hoban) - Friday, 16 January 2009, 18:57 GMT
Last edited by Tobias Powalowski (tpowa) - Tuesday, 20 January 2009, 06:13 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Core
Status Closed
Assigned To Tobias Powalowski (tpowa)
Architecture x86_64
Severity Medium
Priority Normal
Reported Version None
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 2
Private No

Details

Description:
fingerprint scanner no longer works with new kernel
When you try to access the fingerprint reader, the following error is produced:
"Could not acquire fingerprint (USB error)."

Additional info:
* package version(s)
thinkfinger 0.3-2
kernel26 2.6.28-3

* config and/or log files etc.
See attached kernel patch for the fix that worked for me.

Steps to reproduce:
root ~ # lsmod | grep uinput
uinput 10752 0
root ~ # tf-tool --acquire

ThinkFinger 0.3 (http://thinkfinger.sourceforge.net/)
Copyright (C) 2006, 2007 Timo Hoenig <thoenig@suse.de>

Initializing... done.
Could not acquire fingerprint (USB error).
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Closed by  Tobias Powalowski (tpowa)
Tuesday, 20 January 2009, 06:13 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Comment by Aaron Griffin (phrakture) - Friday, 16 January 2009, 22:46 GMT
Please attach the patch you mentioned.

Is this a kernel patch, or a patch to thinkfinger. Any way to fix this at the thinkfinger level rather than the kernel level?
Comment by none given (hoban) - Saturday, 17 January 2009, 00:13 GMT
Here is the patch.
AFAIK this is a kernel bug in 2.6.28.0 and is supposed to be patched into one of the -stable releases.
   thinkfinger.patch (5.6 KiB)
Comment by Greg (dolby) - Sunday, 18 January 2009, 22:11 GMT
What is the source of the patch? If it is upstream, mailing lists etc, please post a link to it.
Comment by none given (hoban) - Sunday, 18 January 2009, 22:25 GMT
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=2caf7fcdb8532045680f06b67b9e63f0c9613aaa;hp=df718962bf91c7bd345060aadaa24b03f6140b07

http://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=19550&action=view

Let me know if you need anything else.
Comment by Greg (dolby) - Monday, 19 January 2009, 00:13 GMT
Seems that 2.6.28.1 fixes this. http://www.archlinux.org/pipermail/arch-general/2009-January/003286.html
Comment by none given (hoban) - Monday, 19 January 2009, 06:13 GMT
Great, thanks!
Another timely fix for the Arch devs, and another happy user. :)
Comment by pcxz (pcxz) - Monday, 19 January 2009, 09:04 GMT
Hi, i apply this patch to my vanilla kernel 2.6.28.1 (kernel is not already patched), and solve my problem:
http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/12640

..thx.

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