Is this 13th gen or AMD? If not, odds are you’d simply use the recommended distros we suggest (Ubuntu 22.04.3 and Fedora 38/39 - key thing is GNOME desktop with these).
I was unable to use the sensor for 1Password until running that update command to enable it.
If it’s possible, I think it could be worth making 1 document specifically for 7040 post ubuntu / fedora setup with all the common things instead of having to click into a lot of these different red notes and pages.
FWIW, the fingerprint firmware update guide needs to be updated: Secure Boot has to be turned off for fwupd to work.
For me, using Ubuntu 22.04 on a DIY AMD machine, fwupd would lock up and give me nothing using the guides linked above. When I reinstalled 22.04 with Secure Boot off, suddenly it all started acting similarly to what is shown in the guides. Still needed the reboots and I got an error message at one point, but it basically worked where it hadn’t before.
Appreciate the feedback and it’s something that when things settle down, I am actively looking into finding a happy medium to address this. If it was me, I’d do the whole thing in markdown. But that is not how our guides work, so I had to get creative.
Our Guides platform is designed for words and pictures. Code however, not so much. While we can embed gist files, it isn’t easier to follow and historically, steps were being skipped entirely.
Instead we use a step by step process that if followed, provides for a relatively smooth setup experience. That said, we have unified our fingerprint guide into one unit at Step 8 for those with 13th gen and AMD 7040 series.
Step 9 has to cater to multiple platforms, therefore, code respecting guides on Github were linked in a simply bullet point layout. Also allows folks to submit their own changes vs random comments on the guides.
We tried a single guide early on and it was a problem as there were lots of non-formatted code bits and other elements that didn’t have a clear flow. It created problems vs solving them.
So step 8 never worked and I wasted hours and hours until installing windows, all because I had secure boot on.
According to some other users who had the fwupd stuff hang indefinitely, the other user tracked it down to us having that feature on… not sure if the docs mention not being able to use secure boot, if they did it’s something I missed.
It’s too bad the platform doesn’t let you tag sections, then you could have a device selector at the top that just shows / hides relevant stuff
This was an error I have resolved in the guide today, sorry for any confusion there.
I heart markdown for just this reason. Yeah, I agree, room for improvement. It’s something I am noodling over while living within the confines of our existing platforms.
Note that updating-reader-firmware-ryzen-7040 - which I see as updated a mere 2h50m ago - has a simple typo in the cab download command (looks like a piece of markdown snuck into it) - FYI
Ugh, yes, excellent catch - going a million miles a minute, completely missed this. Corrected it: wget https://github.com/FrameworkComputer/linux-docs/raw/main/goodix-moc-609c-v01000330.cab
BTW - this updated set worked: I had to run the fwupdtool install twice before it succeeded (I’m not sure if - the 2nd time - adding “./” pathing to the front of the cab filename was significant or not, but there you go).
I’ve just scanned fingertips (I’m on Ubuntu 22.04) - about to see if it works in practice. — Yes, works great (really fast response).
I managed to resolve the issue on my machine by booting into an Ubuntu live image and updating the firmware from there. After that the fingerprint reader worked as expected
Yeah, I agree, room for improvement. It’s something I am noodling over while living within the confines of our existing platforms.