Dell precision m6500 with internal swipe fingerprint reader - broadcom ush
ubuntu 10.04 32-bits
neither thinkfinger nor fprint find device.
sudo lsusb gives:
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0a5c:5801 Broadcom Corp. BCM5880 Secure Applications Processor with fingerprint swipe sensor
As per upstream, this device is not on the supported device list:
http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/fprint/libfprint/Supported%20devices
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AlsaVersion:
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
Compiled on Jun 14 2010 for kernel 2.6.32-23-generic-pae (SMP).
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: STAC92xx Analog [STAC92xx Analog]
Subdevices: 2/2
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0: pnoterda 1170 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf6ffc000 irq 39'
Mixer name : 'IDT 92HD81B1C5'
Components : 'HDA:111d76d5,102802ef,00100104'
Controls : 23
Simple ctrls : 14
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Frequency: I don't know.
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Precision M6500
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia wl
Package: linux (not installed)
PccardctlIdent:
Socket 0:
no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
Socket 0:
no card
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-23-generic-pae root=UUID=7c30bc95-d155-45f1-bf47-d2f250b8d6a8 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_IE.utf8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-23.37-generic-pae 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
Regression: No
RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.34.1
Reproducible: No
Tags: lucid needs-upstream-testing
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-23-generic-pae i686
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
dmi.bios.date: 02/03/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A02
dmi.board.name: 0R1203
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA02:bd02/03/2010:svnDellInc.:pnPrecisionM6500:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0R1203:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Precision M6500
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
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