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Nicolas Strucelj
Asked: 2019-09-26 07:26:13 +0800 CST

How to configure an Elan fingerprint scanner on an Asus UX430A laptop?

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I have an ASUS UX430UA and lsusb shows the fingerprint scanner is an Elan Microelectronics Corp.

I'm new to the Linux world in general and Ubuntu. I read a few threads and tried out some of the solutions posted but couldn't get it to work. Can someone help me install it and make it work? (remember I'm new and have no idea how to install things and clueless about what I'm doing when I type in the terminal) Thanks in advance.

drivers usb asus scanner elantech

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  1. Ubuntu 18.04 is bundled with version 0.82 which doesn't support Elan fingerprint reader.

    Version 0.99 supports Elan chip and can be built on Ubuntu 18.04 V1 uses Glib V2.57 when Ubuntu 18.04 latest glib's version is 2.56.

    When I tried v0.99, even if the device was supported, one tenth of fingerprint readings were successful. might be a "finger" problem though ;)

    iafilatov in his github says that his fork is now behind forked repository and we should use the origin. In order to use compiled version, symlinks needs to be created: 

    /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfprint.so.0.0.0 -> /usr/local/lib/libfprint.so.0.0.0  
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfprint.so.0 -> /usr/local/lib/libfprint.so.0.0.0

    Please adapt according to your system, as it may be different.

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