Comment 38 for bug 1721909

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demonhun7er (demonhun7er) wrote : Re: [Bug 1721909] Re: Goodix GF3208 (fingerprint reader) not being recognised by kernel/system

Please please please, pretty please xD

On Fri, Feb 1, 2019 at 4:41 PM risafov <email address hidden> wrote:

> Same for me:
> ASUS UX370UA
> Linux 18.10
> Kernel 4.20
>
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> 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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