Fingerprint reader not detected on Huawei MateBook (Goodix 27c6:5110) with Ubuntu 26.04 LTS - fprintd shows "No devices available"

[Can]

Hello Ubuntu community,

I am using Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute Raccoon) with GNOME on a Huawei laptop.

The built-in fingerprint reader is detected by USB, but Ubuntu does not recognize it as a fingerprint device. The fingerprint option does not appear in GNOME Settings, and fprintd cannot find any device.

Hardware information

Laptop:

Huawei KLVL-WXX9

Fingerprint sensor:

Bus 001 Device 002: ID 27c6:5110 Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co.,Ltd. Goodix Fingerprint Device

The device is visible with:

lsusb

Output:

Bus 001 Device 002: ID 27c6:5110 Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co.,Ltd. Goodix Fingerprint Device

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Software information

Operating system:

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
GNOME Desktop

Installed fingerprint packages:

dpkg -l | grep fprint

Output:

ii  fprintd
ii  libfprint-2-2
ii  libfprint-2-tod1
ii  libpam-fprintd

libfprint version:

1:1.95.1+tod1-0ubuntu1

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Problem

When I try to enroll a fingerprint:

fprintd-enroll

I get:

Impossible to enroll:
GDBus.Error:net.reactivated.Fprint.Error.NoSuchDevice:
No devices available

Also:

fprintd-list $USER

returns:

No devices available

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Things I checked

• The fingerprint sensor is enabled in hardware and visible through USB.

• fprintd is installed.

• libfprint and libfprint-tod packages are installed.

• The problem is not that the device is missing from USB; the issue is that fprintd cannot use it.

I also checked:

apt-cache search libfprint-2-tod1-goodix

but no package was available in the Ubuntu repositories.

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Questions

1. Does Ubuntu 26.04 currently support Goodix 27c6:5110 fingerprint sensors?

2. Is there a recommended libfprint TOD driver package for this device?

3. Is the Canonical Goodix TOD driver (libfprint-2-tod1-goodix) required for this sensor?

4. Are there any udev rules or additional packages needed for 27c6:5110?

I found references to Goodix TOD drivers and udev rules for this device, but I am not sure if they are compatible with Ubuntu 26.04. (Ubuntu Community Hub)

Any help or testing instructions would be appreciated.

Thank you.

[celticwarrior]

Unfortunately there’s no support for Goodix in Linux.