[Bug 1721909] Re: Goodix GF3208 (fingerprint reader) not being recognised by lsusb(usbutils)

[Brian Chen]

Kubuntu 20.04 recognizes the fingerprint scanner in lsusb but not much
else can be done about it


Output of lsusb:

Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 04f2:b6d9 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd Integrated Camera
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 27c6:55a4 Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co.,Ltd. Goodix FingerPrint Device
Bus 003 Device 005: ID 062a:4c01 MosArt Semiconductor Corp. 2.4G Keyboard Mouse
Bus 003 Device 004: ID 0bda:c123 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. 802.11ac WLAN Adapter
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

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Title:
  Goodix GF3208 (fingerprint reader) not being recognised  by
  lsusb(usbutils)

Status in usbutils:
  Fix Released
Status in usbutils package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

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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