I am having the same problem on my HP Envy dv6-7210us running Ubuntu 12.10 with kernel Linux 3.5.0-21-generic, with Bus 002 Device 003: ID 138a:0018 Validity Sensors, Inc. I sure hope all of this can get resolved soon.
Thanks, Tristan -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/827669 Title: [138a:0018] Validity Sensors fingerprint reader not recognized To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libfprint/+bug/827669/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs