ok, I got the service to start automatically by adding the following to the /usr/lib/systemd/system/fprintd.service file:
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
However, the fingerprint option still doesn’t show up on the login screen even though I have a fingerprint enrolled and the option enabled under the user in the gnome settings.
I now officially don’t know what to do and I gotta go to bed now.
Thanks for your help. God bless you sir.