[ltp] fingerprint reader on T60 with Ubuntu Edgy

[Peter Matulis]

I installed tf0.3 and I did pass the initial enroll/verify phase and
also added a real user.  As well, I do get the expected prompt:

"Password of swipe finger:"

Swiping (after, say, 'sudo ls') gives no output.  It simply produces a
carriage return.

/etc/pam.d/common-auth:

auth    sufficient      pam_thinkfinger.so
auth    required        pam_unix.so nullok_secure try_first_pass

pam_thinkfinger.so resides under /lib/security

What am I missing?

Peter


--- Ian Redfern <Ian.Redfern@LogicaCMG.com> wrote:

> ThinkFinger 0.3 from http://thinkfinger.sourceforge.net/ works for me
> on
> Ubuntu Feisty for gdm, login and sudo, but not for gnome-screensaver
> or
> gksu. If you have problems installing it, the developer mailing list
> is
> very helpful.
> 
> On Thu, 2007-04-12 at 10:32 +0200, Michael Gaber wrote:
> 
> > hmm, security and a closed_source application won't match imo.
> > i'm using thinkfinger (the OSS pendant) with login without any
> problems, 
> > perhaps this is also possible with ubuntu
> > 
> > Peter Matulis schrieb:
> > > I'm running on Ubuntu Edgy on my T60 and I'm having trouble
> getting the
> > > fingerprint reader to work.  So far I'm trying with the binary
> drivers.
> > > 
> > > This is what I installed:
> > > 
> > > BIOAPI Framework
> > > http://www.qrivy.net/~michael/temp/bioapi_1.2.3_i386.deb
> > > 
> > > TFMESS BioAPI BSP for Linux
> > > http://www.upek.com/support/dl_linux_bsp.asp
> > > 
> > > For the above, I compiled the Sample binary and successfully
> enrolled
> > > and verified a print:
> > > 
> > > # gcc -o Sample main.c -L/usr/local/lib -lbioapi100 -DUNIX
> > > -DLITTLE_ENDIAN
> > > # ./Sample
> > > 
> > > I then installed a PAM for bioapi:
> > > http://www.nax.cz/pub/bioapi/pam_bioapi/pam-bioapi_0.3.0.tar.gz
> > > 
> > > This version of uses sqlite so first needed to install some more
> stuff:
> > > 
> > > apt-get install libpam0g-dev
> > > apt-get install sqlite3
> > > apt-get install libsqlite3-dev
> > > 
> > > Then I set up this pam and sqlite:
> > > 
> > > $ cat /etc/pam.d/test-pam_bioapi 
> > > auth required pam_bioapi.so
> {5550454b-2054-464d-2f45-535320425350}
> > > /etc/bioapi/pam/bioshadow.db :0
> > > 
> > > % sudo sqlite3 /etc/bioapi/pam/bioshadow.db
> > > sqlite> CREATE TABLE biodata (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,uid
> INTEGER,uuid
> > > TEXT, header BLOB,data BLOB,signature BLOB,type INTEGER,other
> BLOB);
> > > 
> > > But when I try to enroll a user I don't know what to do:
> > > 
> > > # test_enroll-pam_bioapi
> > > 
> > > ==> called pam_start()
> > >   got: `Success'
> > > Please enter username: pmatulis
> > > ==> called pam_chauthtok()
> > >   got: `User not known to the underlying authentication module'
> > > ==> called pam_end()
> > >   got: `Success'
> > > 
> > > Thanks for any pointers!
> > > 
> > > Peter
> > > 
> 
>  
> 
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