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Do the biometrics work on Linux? Last time I had a laptop with a fingerprint reader the whole thing was controlled by some Broadcom thing that was hostile to a
by jandrese 10mo ago
Do the biometrics work on Linux? Last time I had a laptop with a fingerprint reader the whole thing was controlled by some Broadcom thing that was hostile to anything not made by Microsoft. A fingerprint reader is a highly optional feature so it's not a problem if it is not working.
- yjftsjthsd-h 10mo agoYeah, I was also thinking of pointing out that I own a Dell XPS and AFAIK its fingerprint reader has never worked on Linux and the GPU is... well, it works these days, but Nvidia still isn't exactly the nicest thing on Linux.
- 0x1ch 10mo agoMy fingerprint worked out of the box on Linux Mint, as did NVIDIA Prime with the mobile 3080. Hibernation is historically (and still is) the main issue in linux land for me. * And I believe those hibernation issues are related to corrupted graphics stacks because Nvidia, ha.
- prmoustache 10mo agoOTOH I don't know of a single person using biometrics even on windows laptop. Is it a popular feature?
- rkomorn 10mo agoI use biometrics pretty much everywhere they're available. Currently use my laptop's fingerprint reader under Linux.
- littlecranky67 10mo agoWhy is windows the reference - Macbooks are mostly unlocked by biometrics.