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Some Elan devices (notably 04f3:0c6e on ASUS laptops) do not implement the blocking behavior of pre_scan_cmd (0x40 0x3f). Instead of holding the USB response open until a finger is placed, they return immediately with a non-0x55 value when no finger is present. The existing driver treated this as a fatal protocol error. Fix: jump back to CAPTURE_WAIT_FINGER with a 50ms delay instead of failing, turning the driver into a polling loop that waits for 0x55 (finger present) before proceeding to capture. Additional tuning for 04f3:0c6e: - Increase ELAN_CALIBRATION_ATTEMPTS 10->30 and poll delay 50->100ms - Lower bz3_threshold 24->10 for single-press image matching - Lower ELAN_MIN_FRAMES 7->4 for short press/tap captures Tested on Rocky Linux 10.1 (ASUS laptop, FW 0x0161, sensor 150x52). Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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fprint-asus: libfprint patches for ASUS 04f3:0c6e fingerprint sensor
Patches for the Elan fingerprint sensor found in ASUS laptops (04f3:0c6e, FW 0x0161, 150x52 swipe sensor).
Problem
The device does not implement the blocking behavior of pre_scan_cmd (command 0x40 0x3f).
Instead of holding the USB response open until a finger is placed, it returns immediately with
a non-0x55 value when no finger is present. The upstream elan driver treats this as a fatal
protocol error (FP_DEVICE_ERROR_PROTO), causing every enrollment attempt to immediately fail
with enroll-disconnected.
Patches applied to libfprint/drivers/elan.c and elan.h
| Change | Reason |
|---|---|
CAPTURE_READ_DATA: retry instead of PROTO error |
Device returns immediately with non-0x55 when no finger; retry until 0x55 |
ELAN_CALIBRATION_ATTEMPTS: 10 → 30 |
Give device more time to recalibrate between swipe stages |
| Calibration poll delay: 50ms → 100ms | Device needs ~100ms per calibration cycle |
bz3_threshold: 24 → 10 |
Accommodate smaller single-press images |
ELAN_MIN_FRAMES: 7 → 4 |
Allow short press/tap captures |
Building and installing
# Dependencies (Rocky/RHEL 10)
sudo dnf install git meson ninja-build gcc gcc-c++ glib2-devel libgusb-devel nss-devel pixman-devel gobject-introspection-devel
# Clone upstream libfprint and apply patches
git clone --depth=1 https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/libfprint/libfprint.git
cp libfprint/drivers/elan.c libfprint/drivers/elan.h libfprint/libfprint/drivers/
cd libfprint
meson setup _build --prefix=/usr --buildtype=release
ninja -C _build
sudo systemctl stop fprintd
sudo ninja -C _build install
sudo systemctl start fprintd
Usage
fprintd-enroll # enroll a finger (slow press/swipe)
fprintd-verify $USER # test verification
Tested on Rocky Linux 10.1 with ASUS laptop.