Fingerprint reader doesn't work

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I have a dualboot system (fedora 43 gnome + windows 11) and my fingerprint module doesn’t load in linux. I found out on the internet that it can’t work on Linux if I saved the fingerprints on Windows, is that the case?

Here are lsusb and logs

progger@fedora:~$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 3277:0045 ShineOptics HD Camera
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 27c6:5f10 Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co.,Ltd. Goodix Fingerprint Device 
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0489:e0e1 Foxconn / Hon Hai 
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
progger@fedora:~$ sudo systemctl status fprintd
[sudo] пароль для progger: 
● fprintd.service - Fingerprint Authentication Daemon
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/fprintd.service; static)
    Drop-In: /usr/lib/systemd/system/service.d
             └─10-timeout-abort.conf
     Active: active (running) since Tue 2025-11-11 23:32:07 MSK; 3s ago
 Invocation: 96741b5a915b480cae48eb7d12c37be2
       Docs: man:fprintd(1)
   Main PID: 196234 (fprintd)
      Tasks: 6 (limit: 37454)
     Memory: 1.9M (peak: 4.4M)
        CPU: 123ms
     CGroup: /system.slice/fprintd.service
             └─196234 /usr/libexec/fprintd

ноя 11 23:32:07 fedora systemd[1]: Starting fprintd.service - Fingerprint Authentication Daemon...
ноя 11 23:32:07 fedora systemd[1]: Started fprintd.service - Fingerprint Authentication Daemon.
progger@fedora:~$ fprintd-enroll
Impossible to enroll: GDBus.Error:net.reactivated.Fprint.Error.NoSuchDevice: No devices available
progger@fedora:~$ sudo systemctl status fprintd
○ fprintd.service - Fingerprint Authentication Daemon
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/fprintd.service; static)
    Drop-In: /usr/lib/systemd/system/service.d
             └─10-timeout-abort.conf
     Active: inactive (dead)
       Docs: man:fprintd(1)

ноя 11 23:08:47 fedora systemd[1]: fprintd.service: Deactivated successfully.
ноя 11 23:14:39 fedora systemd[1]: Starting fprintd.service - Fingerprint Authentication Daemon...
ноя 11 23:14:39 fedora systemd[1]: Started fprintd.service - Fingerprint Authentication Daemon.
ноя 11 23:15:09 fedora systemd[1]: fprintd.service: Deactivated successfully.
ноя 11 23:25:22 fedora systemd[1]: Starting fprintd.service - Fingerprint Authentication Daemon...
ноя 11 23:25:22 fedora systemd[1]: Started fprintd.service - Fingerprint Authentication Daemon.
ноя 11 23:25:52 fedora systemd[1]: fprintd.service: Deactivated successfully.
ноя 11 23:32:07 fedora systemd[1]: Starting fprintd.service - Fingerprint Authentication Daemon...
ноя 11 23:32:07 fedora systemd[1]: Started fprintd.service - Fingerprint Authentication Daemon.
ноя 11 23:32:37 fedora systemd[1]: fprintd.service: Deactivated successfully.
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There was no finger print reader detected. According to the Supported Devices list your finger print device 27c6:5f10 is not supported.

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