Getting the finger print reader to work

[Grizzly]

07 March 2019  at 21:28, Peter Flynn wrote:
Re: Getting the finger print reader (at least in part)

>On 07/03/2019 14:13, Sorin Srbu wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I've actually tried that, but it blows with a "no device" or "device failed"
>> message
>
>I get exactly the same. According to lsusb I don't have a fingerprint 
>device but it's right there on the RH side edge of the laptop. At a 
>guess I'd say it's just failing to be detected at boot time (this is a 
>new HP Envy 17t).

Can it be turned off/on in Bios?