[TRACKING] Fingerprint scanner compatibility with linux (ubuntu, fedora, etc)

Hi everyone,

I have submitted a patch to libfprint that might help a little bit with the dual boot situation. I am not sure how to get things reliably working with both Linux and Windows at the same time, but I think the patch I’ve submitted will at least make it possible to reset the device so it works again.

If anyone is interested in testing it I can put together a guide on how to compile it and make it work. And here’s a python script that will invoke the clear_storage() function (won’t work without this patch, though)

#! /usr/bin/python3

import gi
gi.require_version('FPrint', '2.0')
from gi.repository import FPrint

ctx = FPrint.Context()

for dev in ctx.get_devices():
    print(dev)
    print(dev.get_driver())
    print(dev.props.device_id);

    dev.open_sync()

    dev.clear_storage_sync()
    print("All prints deleted.")

    dev.close_sync()
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