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Thinkfinger is a free driver for the SGS Thomson Microelectronics fingerprint reader that you can find on most Lenovo/Thinkpad, Sony Vaio and Toshiba. Be aware that ThinkFinger only works for this specific model, some Lenovo/Sony/Toshiba laptops are using other models. Thinkfinger is a free driver for the SGS Thomson Microelectronics fingerprint reader that you can find on most Lenovo/Thinkpad, Dell and Toshiba. Be aware that ThinkFinger only works for this specific model, some Lenovo/Dell/Toshiba laptops are using other models.
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This howto was written for ThinkFinger 0.2.2 on a [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam/ToshibaSatelliteU200-163 Toshiba Satellite U200-163] running Edgy.
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 1. Download and untar the source code from the [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=179573 Sourceforge page]
 2. Install required dependancies
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sudo apt-get install build-essential libtool libusb-dev libpam0g-dev
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 3. Create the directory that will store fingerprints
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sudo mkdir /etc/pam_thinkfinger
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 4. Configure and compile the whole thing (3 commands to run separatly in the source folder you just unzipped above):
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./configure --with-securedir=/lib/security --with-birdir=/etc/pam_thinkfinger
make
sudo make install
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Install ThinkFinger on Ubuntu

Thinkfinger is a free driver for the SGS Thomson Microelectronics fingerprint reader that you can find on most Lenovo/Thinkpad, Dell and Toshiba. Be aware that ThinkFinger only works for this specific model, some Lenovo/Dell/Toshiba laptops are using other models.

[http://thinkfinger.sourceforge.net/ ThinkFinger website]

This howto was written for ThinkFinger 0.2.2 on a [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam/ToshibaSatelliteU200-163 Toshiba Satellite U200-163] running Edgy.

Download and compile

  1. Download and untar the source code from the [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=179573 Sourceforge page]

  2. Install required dependancies 

sudo apt-get install build-essential libtool libusb-dev libpam0g-dev
  1. Create the directory that will store fingerprints 

sudo mkdir /etc/pam_thinkfinger
  1. Configure and compile the whole thing (3 commands to run separatly in the source folder you just unzipped above): 

./configure --with-securedir=/lib/security --with-birdir=/etc/pam_thinkfinger
make
sudo make install

Test the fingerprint reader

Use it everyday !

Known problems

F.A.Q

  • Can I still use a regular password ?

  • Yes. The "enter your password" will be replaced by "Enter your password or swipe your finger". You can still use your password if you are wearing gloves (just an example)

ThinkFinger (last edited 2012-04-09 01:50:13 by de55)