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FINGER PRINT READER

Next thing was to protect my system from unauthorized user , m1530 has a got a finger print reader .To use it in ubuntu u can there is a package called thinkfinger

Install thinkfinger-tools and libpam-thinkfinger:

sudo apt-get install thinkfinger-tools libpam-thinkfinger

now acquire the finger print with this command

sudo tf-tool –acquire

to test u r fingerprint

sudo tf-tool –verify

now how to use it daily,as everyone Linux has lots of config files now we need to edit one of those

/etc/pam.d/common-auth

modify it as
#
# /etc/pam.d/common-auth - authentication settings common to all services
#
# This file is included from other service-specific PAM config files,
# and should contain a list of the authentication modules that define
# the central authentication scheme for use on the system
# (e.g., /etc/shadow, LDAP, Kerberos, etc.). The default is to use the
# traditional Unix authentication mechanisms.
#
auth sufficient pam_thinkfinger.so
auth required pam_unix.so try_first_pass nullok_secure

and don forget to acquire a fingerprint
now done with finger print reader.

WEBCAM

worked out of box with cheese

just install cheese package .

Remote Control

worked out of box

Bluetooth

i am able to send files (out of box).there is a problem in receiving .not able to solve it

wireless

i don think there is problem now with all updates ,now works properly with wifi led blinking.to make led work install backport modules of u r kernel.

dell xps m150 works fine with ubuntu with few hiccups.Main Idea of the post u can go ahead to purchase dell xps m1530 ,if u r plannin to use linux .

1. 
   Cyriac said...
   6:31 pm - November 10th, 2008

   I would suggest a laptop with no proprietary softwares installed.
   take a look at http://www.system76.com for systems shipped with more powerful h/w and at cheap rate and loaded with ubuntu..

2. 
   Nikil alias borngold said...
   12:14 pm - November 11th, 2008

   you r rite ….. but u get dell laptops with ubuntu installed it and they have support for Linux..only in India u don get that laptop