Fingerprint reader ASUS VivoBook X507UAR

[Hieu Bui]

can't use fingerprint

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.10
Package: linux-image-5.8.0-44-generic 5.8.0-44.50
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-44.50-generic 5.8.18
Uname: Linux 5.8.0-44-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu50.5
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: sigma1413 1693 F.... pulseaudio
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Tue Mar 16 09:16:54 2021
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-02-22 (21 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Release amd64 (20201022)
Lsusb:
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 004: ID 04ca:3018 Lite-On Technology Corp.
 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 13d3:5a11 IMC Networks USB2.0 VGA UVC WebCam
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. VivoBook 15_ASUS Laptop X507UAR
ProcFB: 0 i915drmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.8.0-44-generic root=UUID=d2f833e3-a267-4389-b9c3-ba4a60076d8e ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-5.8.0-44-generic N/A
 linux-backports-modules-5.8.0-44-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.190.3
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 05/21/2019
dmi.bios.release: 5.12
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: X507UAR.303
dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
dmi.board.name: X507UAR
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrX507UAR.303:bd05/21/2019:br5.12:svnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:pnVivoBook15_ASUSLaptopX507UAR:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnX507UAR:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:ct10:cvr1.0:
dmi.product.family: VivoBook
dmi.product.name: VivoBook 15_ASUS Laptop X507UAR
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.

[Ubuntu Kernel Bot (ubuntu-kernel-bot)]

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[Matthew Mirvish (mincrmatt12)]

This is being tracked upstream in libfprint at https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/libfprint/libfprint/-/issues/339. You can try the prototype driver at https://github.com/mincrmatt12/elan-spi-fingerprint.