News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Microsoft submits Linux kernel patches to enable complete Hyper-V on Linux. Parent comment

Re:Microsoft submits Linux kernel patches to enable complete... by NikolaeVarius on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @09:42AM (#24492627)
Fingerprint Drivers have never worked, outside the Lenovo specific spin.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Microsoft submits Linux kernel patches to enable complete... by shock on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @10:02AM (#24492775)
My Dell Latitude's fingerprint sensor worked under Ubuntu in 2014.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Microsoft submits Linux kernel patches to enable complete... by bubblethink on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @10:46AM (#24493194)
Old fingerprint readers were reversed. Newer stuff is more tightly locked down. People have reversed the communication protocol, but various other bits are harder to get around due to signatures or other DRM like mechanisms.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Microsoft submits Linux kernel patches to enable complete... by NikolaeVarius on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @10:17AM (#24492910)
Not sure how this is relevant to a discussion about Lenovo laptops
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Microsoft submits Linux kernel patches to enable complete... by jasonlotito on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @10:29AM (#24493034)
XPSs are Dell.
[ Parent | on HN ]