JS ERROR: Failed to initialize fprintd service: Gio.IOErrorEnum: GDBus.Error:net.reactivated.Fprint.Error.NoSuchDevice: No devices available

[Daniel van Vugt]

This error is too noisy and also not an error. Many systems and most desktops won't have fingerprint devices.

JS ERROR: Failed to initialize fprintd service: Gio.IOErrorEnum: GDBus.Error:net.reactivated.Fprint.Error.NoSuchDevice: No devices available
                                            asyncCallback@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/core/overrides/Gio.js:114:23

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

This is still appearing in so many peoples' logs that it misleads you into thinking it's the cause of whatever crash happens after it.

[Batwam (batwam)]

can confirm. what is causing this?

[fprietog (fprietog)]

Also noticed in Ubuntu 23.10 in every boot:

nov 22 04:10:54 fpgrpi gnome-shell[2402]: JS ERROR: Gio.IOErrorEnum: GDBus.Error:net.reactivated.Fprint.Error.NoSuchDevice: No devices available
                                          asyncCallback@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/core/overrides/Gio.js:114:23
                                          @resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/init.js:21:20
...
nov 22 04:10:59 fpgrpi gnome-shell[2402]: JS ERROR: Gio.IOErrorEnum: GDBus.Error:net.reactivated.Fprint.Error.NoSuchDevice: No devices available
                                          asyncCallback@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/core/overrides/Gio.js:114:23
                                          @resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/init.js:21:20
nov 22 04:11:04 fpgrpi gdm-password][8229]: gkr-pam: unable to locate daemon control file
nov 22 04:11:04 fpgrpi gnome-shell[2402]: JS ERROR: Gio.DBusError: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Failed: Set global engine failed: Se canceló la operación
                                          _promisify/proto[asyncFunc]/</<@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/core/overrides/Gio.js:4>
                                          @resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/init.js:21:20
                                          ### Promise created here: ###
                                          _setEngine@resource:///org/gnome/shell/misc/ibusManager.js:303:30
                                          setEngine@resource:///org/gnome/shell/misc/ibusManager.js:326:24
                                          activateInputSource@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/status/keyboard.js:499:31
                                          _callHandlers@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/core/_signals.js:130:42
                                          _emit@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/core/_signals.js:119:10
                                          activate@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/status/keyboard.js:68:14
                                          _inputSourcesChanged@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/status/keyboard.js:633:33
                                          reload@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/status/keyboard.js:373:14
                                          _ibusSetContentType@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/status/keyboard.js:708:14
                                          _callHandlers@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/core/_signals.js:130:42
                                          _emit@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/core/_signals.js:119:10
                                          _setContentType@resource:///org/gnome/shell/misc/ibusManager.js:278:14
                                          @resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/init.js:21:20