Public bug reported: The Goodix GF3208 is not being recognised by the system. What's worse is that it isn't even showing the manufacturer vendor id information when doing:
$ lsusb Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 004: ID 27c6:5301 Bus 001 Device 003: ID 8087:0a2b Intel Corp. Bus 001 Device 002: ID 046d:c52f Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0bda:5652 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Note that the vendor id 27c6 should at least say "Shenzhen Huiding Technology Co., Ltd." as per https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/e19b205be43d11bff638cad4487008c48d21c103/Documentation/devicetree/bindings /vendor-prefixes.txt Will/has support been made for the Goodix GF3208 Fingerprint reader/scanner? Thanks in advance, Haz ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: linux-image-4.10.0-35-generic 4.10.0-35.39~16.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-35.39~16.04.1-generic 4.10.17 Uname: Linux 4.10.0-35-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sat Oct 7 04:03:25 2017 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-10-01 (5 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801) SourcePackage: linux-hwe UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: linux Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: linux-hwe (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug xenial ** Also affects: linux Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1721909 Title: Goodix GF3208 (fingerprint reader) not being recognised on Dell Inspiron 15 7577 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/1721909/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
