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Validity VFS5011 (138a:0017) on Ubuntu24 fails to work. #266

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@walterkammi

lsusb output:
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 138a:0017 Validity Sensors, Inc. VFS 5011 fingerprint sensor

Laptop Model:
Thinkpad L570

distribution:
Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS

fprintd-enroll:
list_devices failed: Unit fprintd.service not found.

systemctl status python3-validity:

x python3-validity.service - python-validity driver dbus service
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/python3-validity.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Sun 2026-06-28 16:18:56 JST; 15min ago
Duration: 4.256s
Process: 1232 ExecStart=/usr/lib/python-validity/dbus-service --debug (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
Main PID: 1232 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
CPU: 3.087s

Jun 28 16:18:56 l570-1-ubu24 dbus-service[1232]: File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/validitysensor/init.py", lin>
Jun 28 16:18:56 l570-1-ubu24 dbus-service[1232]: usb.open()
Jun 28 16:18:56 l570-1-ubu24 dbus-service[1232]: File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/validitysensor/usb.py", line>
Jun 28 16:18:56 l570-1-ubu24 dbus-service[1232]: self.open_dev(dev)
Jun 28 16:18:56 l570-1-ubu24 dbus-service[1232]: File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/validitysensor/usb.py", line>
Jun 28 16:18:56 l570-1-ubu24 dbus-service[1232]: raise Exception('No matching devices found')
Jun 28 16:18:56 l570-1-ubu24 dbus-service[1232]: Exception: No matching devices found

Request:
I wanna use your python-validity with this device.
Any workaround info is welcome.
Also, want this device to be supported, if not supported.
Thank you.

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