FIngerprint reader and Ubuntu

Hi,
I'm new to both Lenovos and linuxes, but I'm planning on switching (from Mac). I have read that Ubuntu supports a lot of hardware, and thus is convenient, but I haven't seen anything about the fingerprint reader. I really like how that feature works (at least from what I've seen with Windows), but does it work with Ubuntu? Has anyone tried that? If it doesn't work, it sort of is not that much of a point in getting it (the fingerprint thing, not the computer).
Thanks!

Fingerprint reader- above links do not resolve the problem. fprintd and frprint-demo do not recognize the Validity fingerprint sensor. My issues are the same as described in this post.
Output from lsusb
benjib0t@benjib0t-ThinkPad-T440:~/Downloads/fprint_vfs5011$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:8000 Intel Corp.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 04f2:b39a Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0bda:8761 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 138a:0017 Validity Sensors, Inc.
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
The device id is 138a:0017. In this fedora forum, a user successfuly gets a 138a:0018 to work.
1) Clone and compile this git repo: https://github.com/maffmeier/fprint_vfs5011.git
git clone https://github.com/maffmeier/fprint_vfs5011.git
cd fprint_vfs5011
sudo apt-get install libusb-1.0-0-dev libnss3-dev libglib2.0-dev libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev
./configure
make
sudo make install
2) This has installed libprint is /usr/local/lib, but fprintd still does not recognize the device
3) I created a symlink in /usr/lib to the libfprint I compiled, in hopes that fprintd would pick it up, but to no avail
benjib0t@benjib0t-ThinkPad-T440:/usr/lib$ sudo fprintd
Launching FprintObject
** Message: D-Bus service launched with name: net.reactivated.Fprint
** Message: entering main loop
** Message: No devices in use, exit
Maybe I'll try compiling libfprint too...

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Launching FprintObject
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thx1326,
I am sorry the Driver did not work.
You might try the Hard Reset procedure below to clear the device cache and allow the driver a better chance to set into place.
thx1326 wrote:
Ok... so the validity driver did nothing. Shows fine in device manager - but nothing. If i install SimplePass, as soon as it finishes installing and everytime I try to run it... I get the pop up window above.
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It is always unfortunate when a system does not respond to an Upgrade or Downgrade of the Operating System in the way one hopes.
There is no guarantee that there are Drivers for every model and for every version of the Operating System that one wishes -- changing the Operating System from that of the originally installed version is the responsibility of the owner. Demanding otherwise is futile.
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Driver Options - Windows 7 dv7-7200 series
HP SimplePass Series 6 requries a Validity Driver minimum version: 4.3.0.205
To try a different Driver:
First >> Fully Remove any existing Driver
Windows 8       Windows key + X > M (opens the Device Manager) >
OR
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Open category Biometric Devices >
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Perform the Hard Reset for your notebook model
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Next >> Install the replacement Driver
Try one of the following drivers:
Validity Sensor Driver sp53369 V4.3.205.0
Validity Sensor sp54484 - V4.3.205.0
Restart / Reboot the system
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Other Option
I suggest you use System Restore to recover the Validity Sensor Driver you must have been using for the past two years running Windows 7 and HP SimplePass version 6.0.100.272.
Restoring Windows to a Previous Point (Windows 7)
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I upgraded to Windows 8 64 right after it came out. My fingerprint reader worked fine all this time. Now it doesn't work at all. I am thinking a recent Windows Update has something to do with it.
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Using two fingerprint readers and a docking station

I'm having a problem with the fingerprint reader when used with an Advanced mini dock station.
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Tinkerguy,
Thank you for the tip.
However, although very informative - it doesn't help in my case. On the Lenovo fingerprint keyboard I'm using the fingerprint reader is an UPEK as well - and for both FPR's the same driver version is loaded.
I forgot to mention that I've already checked that the external FPR has been set to have precedence in BIOS.
I'm now in contact with tech support at UPEK - Let's see if that gives anything.
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Dear Community Users/Tech Guru,
I am hoping somebody could shed light into a weired issue I am facing with this *stupid* Microsoft OS. I purchased a T400 last year and brought a x64 bit Windows 7 three months ago and have it setup for clean installation. I followed the procedure published in lenovo.
I had the security setup of my notebook to use pre-desktop authentication and single sign-on. I had everything setup and running.
However, after a few weeks I began to noticed that upon power up and giving a fingerprint swipe on the bios authentication, it would halt on the windows startup page (where we would normally login). It turns out that the fingerprint device is not detected! Something is not workin properly during the startup of bill gates Microsoft Windows 7! I would try a reboot on the system and it will load properly afterwards.
But I find it stupid that Windows doesn't detect my fingerprint device on startup! This happens when it's a cold boot using a battery (at least 70% of the time it turns out that way). I disabled the single sign-on but retained the desktop authentication (means I have to swipe twice). But this f*ck OS is still not detecting it during cold start.
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I have a T400s (2.4 GHz and 4 GB) with an Intel SSD and WIn 7 RTM with latest Lenovo beta drivers.
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I have a similar, if not, the same complaint. I have a T500 running Win 7, which was just upgraded from NT.
My complaint - and it goes under the topic of usabiltiy - is that it takes anywhere from a couple of seconds up to 20 seconds before a valid fingerprint scan is accepted. If it's a scan doesn't match, there's immediate feedback of an error. I wouldn't mind the delay so much if the was some immediate feedback. If I click the "other credentials" button, I can see that the machine is "validating". If I enter my password, boom, I'm immediately logged in.
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Greetings to all fellow thinkpad owners,
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latests windows updates
lenovo software not installed: password manager, quick control
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Has anyone gotten the fingerprint reader and software to work under windows 7 release x64? Can you post sites to download from?
I've tried every driver for vista from HP's site when using the release candidate, but have not tried under the full release.
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X1c fingerprint reader

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Somehow when I go to lenovos fingerprint it says "cannot enroll user"
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Check to see if you have both Lenovo Fingerprint Reader AND Thinkpad Fingerprint Reader installed, and check to see which one you've tried using. I had the same problem and uninstalled the Lenovo one - I think they came as part of the first install of ThinkVantage / System updates, and then it updated/downloaded a new version, and they conflicted with eachother (or, rather, Windows tried using one, while the other one was the one actually working with the fingerprint reader).
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I have a clean Device Manager now except for the "Biometric Coprocessor", which I assume is the fingerprint reader.
Any idea how I can get the driver for it?
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