Cannot verify fingerprint if the storage is empty (Synaptics)

[Andy Chi]

This patch is upstreamed:

- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/libfprint/libfprint/-/merge_requests/433

[Impact]

 * HP laptops provide clear fingerprint from BIOS, user can enroll finger on Synaptics device after clear from BIOS.

[Test Plan]

 * Enroll one random finger

 * Reboot and enter BIOS to reset fingerprint device (HP laptops)

 * Boot into system and re-enroll the finger

 * Login system with enrolled finger

[Where problems could occur]

 * The patch only fix the issue with clear fingerprint from BIOS on Synaptics device, won't impact other vendor.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package libfprint - 1:1.94.6+tod1-0ubuntu3

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libfprint (1:1.94.6+tod1-0ubuntu3) mantic; urgency=medium

  [ Marco Trevisan (Treviño) ]
  * Update changelog
  * Merge with debian changes
  * debian/patches: Remove execution bit from test asset

  [ Debian Janitor ]
  * Apply multi-arch hints. + libfprint-2-2: Drop Multi-Arch: same.
  * Trim trailing whitespace.
  * Set upstream metadata fields: Bug-Database, Bug-Submit, Repository-Browse.
  * Update standards version to 4.6.1, no changes needed.
  * Remove constraints unnecessary since buster (oldstable)

  [ Andy Chi ]
  * d/p/synaptics-fix-enroll_identify-problem-after-user-reset-da.patch
    (LP: #2034481)

 -- Marco Trevisan (Treviño) <email address hidden> Thu, 07 Sep 2023 17:59:33 +0200

[Steve Langasek (vorlon)]

An upload of libfprint to jammy-proposed has been rejected from the upload queue for the following reason: "upload includes debian/patches not documented in changelog".

[Andy Chi (andch)]

Hi @vorlon,
Checked the changelog, debian/patches record there. Can you help to check again? Thanks.

libfprint (1:1.94.3+tod1-0ubuntu2~22.04.06) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium

  [ Dirk Su ]
  * d/p/goodixmoc-Add-PID-0x633C.patch (LP: #2034121)

  [ Andy Chi ]
  * d/p/synaptics-fix-enroll_identify-problem-after-user-reset-da.patch
    (LP: #2034481)

[Steve Langasek (vorlon)]

Hello Andy, or anyone else affected,

Accepted libfprint into jammy-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libfprint/1:1.94.3+tod1-0ubuntu2~22.04.06 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation on how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, what testing has been performed on the package and change the tag from verification-needed-jammy to verification-done-jammy. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed-jammy. In either case, without details of your testing we will not be able to proceed.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance for helping!

N.B. The updated package will be released to -updates after the bug(s) fixed by this package have been verified and the package has been in -proposed for a minimum of 7 days.

[Andy Chi (andch)]

Enable -proposed on a HP laptop equip with Synaptics [06cb:00f0] fingerprint device and install libfprint version 1:1.94.3+tod1-0ubuntu2~22.04.06. Followed the steps to verify on it.

[test]
 * Enroll one random finger

 * Reboot and enter BIOS to reset fingerprint device (HP laptops)

 * Boot into system and re-enroll the finger

 * Login system with enrolled finger

I can login the system with re-enrolled finger.

[Andreas Hasenack (ahasenack)]

Why is lunar marked as invalid? I see the fix is not there[1], but it is in mantic[2].

1. https://git.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libfprint/tree/libfprint/drivers/synaptics/synaptics.c?h=applied/ubuntu/lunar-devel#n107
2. https://git.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libfprint/tree/libfprint/drivers/synaptics/synaptics.c?h=applied/ubuntu/mantic-devel#n107

[Andy Chi (andch)]

Hi @ahasenack,
Sorry, I made the mistake of the release cycle.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package libfprint - 1:1.94.3+tod1-0ubuntu2~22.04.06

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libfprint (1:1.94.3+tod1-0ubuntu2~22.04.06) jammy; urgency=medium

  [ Dirk Su ]
  * d/p/goodixmoc-Add-PID-0x633C.patch (LP: #2034121)

  [ Andy Chi ]
  * d/p/synaptics-fix-enroll_identify-problem-after-user-reset-da.patch
    (LP: #2034481)

  [ Marco Trevisan (Treviño) ]
  * debian/patches: Refresh

libfprint (1:1.94.3+tod1-0ubuntu2~22.04.05) jammy; urgency=medium

  [ Yao Wei (魏銘廷) ]
  * d/p/elanmoc-add-PID-0x0c99.patch, d/p/elanmoc-enroll-time-update.patch:
    - Add support for PID 0c99 elan fingerprint device (LP: #2031872)

 -- Marco Trevisan (Treviño) <email address hidden> Thu, 07 Sep 2023 17:20:37 +0200

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

The verification of the Stable Release Update for libfprint has completed successfully and the package is now being released to -updates. Subsequently, the Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team is being unsubscribed and will not receive messages about this bug report. In the event that you encounter a regression using the package from -updates please report a new bug using ubuntu-bug and tag the bug report regression-update so we can easily find any regressions.

[Graham Inggs (ginggs)]

Hi Andy, the patch in comment #7 conflicts with the patch in
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libfprint/+bug/2034121/comments/5

Should they be rolled into one?

[Andy Chi (andch)]

Re-upload debdiff for lunar to include Bug #2034121 and Bug #2031872

[Sergio Durigan Junior (sergiodj)]

This has been uploaded to Lunar. Unsubscribing ubuntu-sponsors.

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

Hello Andy, or anyone else affected,

Accepted libfprint into lunar-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libfprint/1:1.94.5+tod1-0ubuntu2.1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation on how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, what testing has been performed on the package and change the tag from verification-needed-lunar to verification-done-lunar. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed-lunar. In either case, without details of your testing we will not be able to proceed.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance for helping!

N.B. The updated package will be released to -updates after the bug(s) fixed by this package have been verified and the package has been in -proposed for a minimum of 7 days.

[Andy Chi (andch)]

Enable -proposed and install libfprint-2-2 (1:1.94.5+tod1-0ubuntu2.1), followed the steps below

[test]
 * Enroll one random finger

 * Reboot and enter BIOS to reset fingerprint device (HP laptops)

 * Boot into system and re-enroll the finger

 * Login system with enrolled finger

I can login the system with re-enrolled finger.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package libfprint - 1:1.94.5+tod1-0ubuntu2.1

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libfprint (1:1.94.5+tod1-0ubuntu2.1) lunar; urgency=medium

  * debian/patches/elanmoc-add-PID-0x0c99.patch:
    - Add support for PID 0c99 elan fingerprint device (LP: #2031872)

  * debian/patches/goodixmoc-Add-PID-0x633C.patch
    - Add support for PID 633c goodix fingerprint device (LP: #2034121)

  * debian/patches/synaptics-fix-enroll_identify-problem-after-user-res.patch
    - Fix re-enroll fail after reset fingerprint device from BIOS (HP laptop).
      (LP: #2034481)

 -- Yao Wei (魏銘廷) <email address hidden> Thu, 28 Sep 2023 18:58:56 +0200