How to enable finger printer with Thinkpad X230

Question

I am a newbie with Ubuntu and Linux, and I just switched from Windows 8. I have installed 12.04 on my new Lenovo Thinkpad x230. It seems everything else works perfectly except the finger printer. I have been using Finger Printer for a long time, and I really rely it on for my Lastpass application. But I don't know how to enable or install the driver of the finger printer. Can anybody help me with this?

Thanks in advance.

Solution 1

For 13.04 and newer

For the X220/X230:

sudo apt-get update  
sudo apt-get install libpam-fprintd libfprint0 fprint-demo fprintd  

Then run this command to configure pam:

sudo pam-auth-update  

Finally enroll your finger with:

fprintd-enroll

Solution 2

For 12.04

I have a X220 Thinkpad and I use fprint and it works well!

Add the PPA to get the latest version:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:fingerprint/fprint  

And install fprint:

sudo apt-get update  
sudo apt-get install libpam-fprint libfprint0 fprint-demo gksu-polkit fprintd  

Then run this command to configure pam:

sudo pam-auth-update  

Finnaly enroll your finger with:

fprintd-enroll

For Ubuntu 12.04 at ThinkPad X230

According to https://launchpad.net/~fingerprint/+archive/fprint

1. Add this PPA to your sources:

   sudo add-apt-repository ppa:fingerprint/fprint
   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get upgrade
   

2. Install the software:

   sudo apt-get install libfprint0 fprint-demo libpam-fprintd gksu-polkit
   

3. Update authentication methods:

   sudo pam-auth-update
   

4. Enroll your finger:

   sudo pam_fprint_enroll
   

Then it have started working for me.

Solution 3

The fprint library has been upgraded to support the X230 finger print reader!
Get it here: https://launchpad.net/~fingerprint/+archive/fprint

(Typed on an X230 with working finger print reader!)

Solution 4

The X230 has an "upgraded" fingerprint sensor with an onboard co-processor. Its the 147e:2020. As of right now, it appears to be unsupported.

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Comments

[fabricator4]

If the answer below doesn't work out, please paste the results of the command "lsusb" so we can see exactly what hardware we are dealing with. Chris

[Mark]

It is now supported. Please see below.

[ntc2]

This answer works on 14.10.