Ubuntu
gnome-shell package

JS ERROR: Failed to initialize fprintd service: Gio.IOErrorEnum: GDBus.Error:net.reactivated.Fprint.Error.NoSuchDevice: No devices available

Bug #1991901 reported by Daniel van Vugt
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This bug affects 8 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
gnome-shell (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Low
Unassigned

Bug Description

This error is too noisy and also not an error. Many systems and most desktops won't have fingerprint devices.

JS ERROR: Failed to initialize fprintd service: Gio.IOErrorEnum: GDBus.Error:net.reactivated.Fprint.Error.NoSuchDevice: No devices available
                                            asyncCallback@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/core/overrides/Gio.js:114:23

Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)
affects: ubuntu → gnome-shell (Ubuntu)
Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)
tags: added: kinetic
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in gnome-shell (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt) wrote :

This is still appearing in so many peoples' logs that it misleads you into thinking it's the cause of whatever crash happens after it.

tags: added: lunar
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Batwam (batwam) wrote :

can confirm. what is causing this?

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