<quote>
to my xorg.conf and then enable it by adding a line
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
to the "ServerLayout" section, the fingerprint reader works as before.
</quote>
Adding this to my xorg.conf causes unwanted side-effects, such as causing my volume control button next to my headphone jack to stop working, and bizarrely stopping the key combinations ctrl-<arrow key> to stop working also. So this is not an option for me.
<quote>
to my xorg.conf and then enable it by adding a line
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
to the "ServerLayout" section, the fingerprint reader works as before.
</quote>
Adding this to my xorg.conf causes unwanted side-effects, such as causing my volume control button next to my headphone jack to stop working, and bizarrely stopping the key combinations ctrl-<arrow key> to stop working also. So this is not an option for me.