As it turns out, one could also live without it.

On Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 8:05 PM Henri Gomez <email address hidden>
wrote:

> Same problem on Dell Inspiron 15 7000 2-in-1 (CPU i7-8565U)
>
> # lsusb
>
> Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
> Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0c45:671b Microdia
> Bus 001 Device 004: ID 27c6:538c
> Bus 001 Device 007: ID 062a:5918 Creative Labs
> Bus 001 Device 006: ID 8087:0aaa Intel Corp.
> Bus 001 Device 002: ID 046d:0a4d Logitech, Inc. G430 Surround Sound Gaming
> Headset
> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
>
> 27c6:538c is not recognized
>
> # lsusb -s 001:004 -vv
>
> Bus 001 Device 004: ID 27c6:538c
> Couldn't open device, some information will be missing
> Device Descriptor:
>   bLength                18
>   bDescriptorType         1
>   bcdUSB               2.00
>   bDeviceClass          255 Vendor Specific Class
>   bDeviceSubClass         0
>   bDeviceProtocol         0
>   bMaxPacketSize0        64
>   idVendor           0x27c6
>   idProduct          0x538c
>   bcdDevice            1.00
>   iManufacturer           1
>   iProduct                2
>   iSerial                 0
>   bNumConfigurations      1
>   Configuration Descriptor:
>     bLength                 9
>     bDescriptorType         2
>     wTotalLength           32
>     bNumInterfaces          1
>     bConfigurationValue     1
>     iConfiguration          0
>     bmAttributes         0xa0
>       (Bus Powered)
>       Remote Wakeup
>     MaxPower              100mA
>     Interface Descriptor:
>       bLength                 9
>       bDescriptorType         4
>       bInterfaceNumber        0
>       bAlternateSetting       0
>       bNumEndpoints           2
>       bInterfaceClass       255 Vendor Specific Class
>       bInterfaceSubClass      0
>       bInterfaceProtocol      0
>       iInterface              0
>       Endpoint Descriptor:
>         bLength                 7
>         bDescriptorType         5
>         bEndpointAddress     0x01  EP 1 OUT
>         bmAttributes            2
>           Transfer Type            Bulk
>           Synch Type               None
>           Usage Type               Data
>         wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes
>         bInterval               0
>       Endpoint Descriptor:
>         bLength                 7
>         bDescriptorType         5
>         bEndpointAddress     0x83  EP 3 IN
>         bmAttributes            2
>           Transfer Type            Bulk
>           Synch Type               None
>           Usage Type               Data
>         wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes
>         bInterval               0
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1721909
>
> Title:
>   Goodix GF3208 (fingerprint reader) not being recognised  by
>   kernel/system
>
> Status in Linux:
>   New
> Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
>   Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
>   The Goodix GF3208 is not being recognised by the system (Dell Inspiron
>   15 7577). 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)
>
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