Description
Target Hardware: Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Series (Pro, Ultra, 360) Sensor ID: 2808:6553 (FocalTech FT9365 ESS)
This repository provides a patched version of libfprint specifically built to enable the FocalTech Match-on-Chip (MoC) fingerprint sensors found in the Samsung Galaxy Book 4 lineup.
Standard Fedora releases do not yet include support for this hardware. This build utilizes the community-developed drivers from Merge Request #554 (authored by Sid1803) to bridge the gap, allowing for seamless fingerprint authentication for login and sudo tasks.
Installation Instructions
Follow these steps to ensure a clean and hassle-free installation:
1. Verify Your Hardware
Before installing, ensure your laptop uses the supported FocalTech sensor. Run the following command in your terminal: lsusb | grep "2808:6553"
If you see a result for "Focaltech FT9365," you are good to proceed.
This is for Fedora 44
2. Enable the Repository & Install
Run these commands to swap the official (non-working) driver for this patched version:
Enable this Copr repository
sudo dnf copr enable fatgrizzly/libfprint-galaxybook
Install the patched library and tools
sudo dnf upgrade libfprint
sudo dnf install fprintd fprintd-pam
Note: If dnf says "nothing to do," force the update using:
sudo dnf reinstall libfprint-1.94.10-100.galaxybook.fc44
3. Enable Fingerprint Authentication
Tell Fedora to allow biometrics for login and terminal commands:
sudo authselect enable-feature with-fingerprint
sudo authselect apply-changes
sudo systemctl restart fprintd
4. Enroll Your Fingerprint
Run the enrollment utility and follow the prompts to register your finger:
sudo fprintd-enroll
Preventing Overwrites
To prevent standard Fedora updates from replacing this working patch, it is recommended to version-lock the package:
sudo dnf install 'dnf-command(versionlock)'
sudo dnf versionlock add libfprint
Credits
Special thanks to Sid1803 for the libfprint FocalTech patches and the Galaxy Book community for testing and verification.
Active Releases
The following unofficial repositories are provided as-is by owner of this project. Contact the owner directly for bugs or issues (IE: not bugzilla).
| Release | Architectures | Repo Download |
|---|---|---|
Fedora 43
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x86_64 (0)* | Fedora 43 (2 downloads) |
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Fedora 44
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x86_64 (2)* | Fedora 44 (6 downloads) |
* Total number of downloaded packages.