From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 24 22:51:08 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C5E8216A4CE; Fri, 24 Dec 2004 22:51:08 +0000 (GMT) Received: from dastardly.newsbastards.org.72.27.172.IN-addr.ARPA.NOSPAM.dyndns.dk (84-72-30-72.dclient.hispeed.ch [84.72.30.72]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BE9C243D49; Fri, 24 Dec 2004 22:51:04 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bounce@NOSPAM.dyndns.dk) Received: from Mail.NOSPAM.DynDNS.dK (ipv6.NOSPAM.dyndns.dk [2002:5448:1e48:0:210:60ff:fe25:f1e5]) (8.11.6/8.11.6-SPAMMERS-DeLiGHt) with ESMTP id iBOMoun33058 verified NO); Fri, 24 Dec 2004 23:51:01 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from bounce@NOSPAM.dyndns.dk) Received: (from beer@localhost) by Mail.NOSPAM.DynDNS.dK (8.11.6/FNORD) id iBOMot433057; Fri, 24 Dec 2004 23:50:56 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from bounce@NOSPAM.dyndns.dk) Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2004 23:50:56 +0100 (CET) Message-Id: <200412242250.iBOMot433057@Mail.NOSPAM.DynDNS.dK> X-Authentication-Warning: localhost.newsbastards.org.72.27.172.IN-addr.A: beer set sender to bounce@NOSPAM.dyndns.dk using -f X-Authentication-Warning: localhost.newsbastards.org.72.27.172.IN-addr.A: Processed from queue /tmp X-Authentication-Warning: localhost.newsbastards.org.72.27.172.IN-addr.A: Processed by beer with -C /etc/mail/sendmail.cf-LOCAL From: Barry Bouwsma To: Chuck Robey References: <20041224010759.N1763@april.chuckr.org> <200412241756.56900.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> <20041224101921.X1763@april.chuckr.org> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-usb@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Approved-At: Sat, 25 Dec 2004 17:35:12 +0000 cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org cc: freebsd-usb@freebsd.org Subject: Re: fingerprints X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Barry Bouwsma List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2004 22:51:08 -0000 > > > 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. barry bouwsma