Date: Sat, 25 Dec 2004 17:10:02 -0500 (EST) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@chuckr.org> To: Barry Bouwsma <freebsd-misuser@NOSPAM.dyndns.dk> Cc: freebsd-usb@freebsd.org Subject: Re: fingerprints Message-ID: <20041225170621.V54135@april.chuckr.org> In-Reply-To: <200412242250.iBOMot433057@Mail.NOSPAM.DynDNS.dK> References: <20041224010759.N1763@april.chuckr.org> <200412241756.56900.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> <200412242250.iBOMot433057@Mail.NOSPAM.DynDNS.dK>
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On Fri, 24 Dec 2004, Barry Bouwsma wrote: > > > > > Has there been any work on getting fingerprint readers working on FreeBSD? > > > > I *really* disilked the fact that (apparently) the only fingerprint > > > > reader is supplied via Microsoft, but beyond that, it's a USB device, > > > > which ought to mean, a simple implementation. I guess I have to read how > > > Ahem, sorry.. USB != simple. > > > Can't (and won't), it's Micrsoft, I won't stoop that low. There's only so > > many possibilities here, I'll just how to see how I can download whatever > > the mindless little thing has, and begin comparing with what it could be. > > The only problem is figuring out how to open it up in general, so I can > > get that listing. I'll figure it out, the usb site is on the web, it's > > got docs, I just hope they're not too huge. > > I suggest you consult the friendly folx hanging out on the USB list > (usb@ or freebsd-usb@), where I'm sending followups to this as well > as a copy of this. > > Bernd Walter (ticso) has a ports skeleton for the NetBSD USB utilities > that can tell you details about the endpoints and protocols of your > device. > > I thought I had another program that gave even more info, but I'll > have to look around to try and find it. I'm not aware of any user > utilities that can do useful things like extract strings from the > device, but it's so trivial to do that such a thing certainly > exists, which can tell you a bit more about the device. Perhaps > something in libusb is what I'm thinking of. > > That may be enough to get you started without reinventing the > wheel. Now that was really kind of you, thanks. I'd very much appreciate points as to what to read. I need to be able to download whatever it is that this smallish device offers ... I suspect that one of the simpler, non-compressed video formats is likely involved, so I will very probably be able to recognize it via simple manual inspection. Now, if I can get those skeletons .... > > > barry bouwsma > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include C & Java programming, FreeBSD, chuckr@chuckr.org | electronics, communications, and SF/Fantasy. New Year's Resolution: I will not sphroxify gullible people into looking up fictitious words in the dictionary (on the wall at my old fraternity, Signa Phi Nothing). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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