USB ID
27c6:55b4
Reported in
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR8
Source
devices/27c6:55b4/README.md

Goodix GF3268 (USB 27c6:55b4)

Status: Working (enroll + verify reliable) via a patched fork.

Goodix TLS fingerprint sensor, reported by libfprint as Goodix TLS Fingerprint Sensor 55X4. Firmware family GF3268_RTSEC_APP_10056. Found in various laptops behind the Goodix 27c6 vendor ID.

What was broken

Upstream libfprint has no driver that accepts this device. The closest support is the goodixtls work for the 511 family, which does not recognise the 55b4 product ID or its firmware family, and its PSK/TLS handling does not match this sensor.

What the fix does

The fix is a patched goodixtls driver (branch linked in CREDITS). It:

Build and install

Follow docs/BUILD.md for dependencies, install, PAM setup, package pinning and troubleshooting. The only sensor-specific part is which source to build:

git clone https://github.com/jedbillyb/libfprint.git   # see CREDITS
cd libfprint
git checkout goodix-55b4-fixes

Alternatively, apply the patch series in patches/ on top of the upstream base commit named in patches/README.md.

After installing, fprintd-list "$USER" should name Goodix TLS Fingerprint Sensor 55X4.

Enroll

fprintd-enroll "$USER"    # press repeatedly, vary angle/edge/pressure
fprintd-verify "$USER"    # want: verify-match

This sensor is small and the matcher is sigfm-based, so enrollment quality matters more than usual: if verify fails at odd angles, delete the print (fprintd-delete "$USER") and re-enroll with deliberately varied finger positions.

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