Fingerprint scanner: Difference between revisions
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# Install the driver | # Install the driver | ||
services.fprintd.enable = true; | services.fprintd.enable = true; | ||
# If simply enabling fprintd is not enough, try enabling fprintd.tod... | |||
services.fprintd.tod.enable = true; | services.fprintd.tod.enable = true; | ||
# use one of the next four drivers | # ...and use one of the next four drivers | ||
services.fprintd.tod.driver = pkgs.libfprint-2-tod1-goodix; # Goodix driver module | services.fprintd.tod.driver = pkgs.libfprint-2-tod1-goodix; # Goodix driver module | ||
# services.fprintd.tod.driver = pkgs.libfprint-2-tod1-elan # Elan(04f3:0c4b) driver | # services.fprintd.tod.driver = pkgs.libfprint-2-tod1-elan # Elan(04f3:0c4b) driver | ||
Revision as of 20:29, 12 July 2024
Fingerprint scanners (on laptop computers) can be used to unlock devices instead of using passwords.
Install
# Start the driver at boot
systemd.services.fprintd = {
wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
serviceConfig.Type = "simple";
};
# Install the driver
services.fprintd.enable = true;
# If simply enabling fprintd is not enough, try enabling fprintd.tod...
services.fprintd.tod.enable = true;
# ...and use one of the next four drivers
services.fprintd.tod.driver = pkgs.libfprint-2-tod1-goodix; # Goodix driver module
# services.fprintd.tod.driver = pkgs.libfprint-2-tod1-elan # Elan(04f3:0c4b) driver
# services.fprintd.tod.driver = pkgs.libfprint-2-tod1-vfs0090; # driver for 2016 ThinkPads
# services.fprintd.tod.driver = pkgs.libfprint-2-tod1-goodix-550a # Goodix 550a driver (from Lenovo)
Enroll fingerprint
Just run
sudo fprintd-enroll
or use the UI in the Desktop Environment if available.