Don't, it's a lost cause. I have been tracking this bug for 1.5 years now :)
On Fri, Aug 2, 2019, 8:30 PM sharvani <sharvani...@gmail.com> wrote: > Happens for me on new Dell Inspiron running Bionic. Hope to see some > traction on this soon. > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1721909 > > Title: > Goodix GF3208 (fingerprint reader) not being recognised by > lsusb(usbutils) > > Status in usbutils: > New > Status in usbutils 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) > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/usbutils/+bug/1721909/+subscriptions > -- 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 by lsusb(usbutils) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/usbutils/+bug/1721909/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
