[HP Pavilion dv7] Fingerprint reader doesn't work

[Darin Rucker]

i don't even know if it's a bug, but I would give my left nut to have my fingerprint reader working on my hp pavillion dv7 with software like HP has for it called SimplePass.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: xorg 1:7.6+12ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.39-generic-pae 3.2.16
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic-pae i686
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,resize,imgpng,mousepoll,place,gnomecompat,vpswitch,move,grid,regex,session,animation,wobbly,workarounds,fade,cube,rotate,unitymtgrabhandles,expo,scale,ezoom,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Thu May 24 14:19:54 2012
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0126] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:165b]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta i386 (20120413)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-24-generic-pae root=UUID=809319b8-7c33-43e4-adff-a8c973f83b2c ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 10/26/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: F.12
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 1802
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: 10.56
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Chassis Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.12:bd10/26/2011:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPaviliondv7NotebookPC:pvr0691210000204610000620100:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn1802:rvr10.56:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC
dmi.product.version: 0691210000204610000620100
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.8-0ubuntu1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.32-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.2-0ubuntu3.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.2-0ubuntu3.1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10.2
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.