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title: Plugin: Goodix Fingerprint Sensor
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The plugin used for update firmware for fingerprint sensors from Goodix.
The daemon will decompress the cabinet archive and extract a firmware blob in a packed binary file format.
This plugin supports the following protocol ID:
com.goodix.goodixmoc
These devices use the standard USB DeviceInstanceId values, e.g.
USB\VID_27C6&PID_6001
The firmware is deployed when the device is in normal runtime mode, and the device will reset when the new firmware has been written.
The vendor ID is set from the USB vendor, in this instance set to USB:0x27C6
This plugin requires read/write access to /dev/bus/usb
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This plugin has been available since fwupd version 1.5.0
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Anyone can submit a pull request to modify this plugin, but the following people should be consulted before making major or functional changes:
- Boger Wang: @boger047