Kernel 5.7 - goodix touchscreen no longer working

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My touchscreen hardware is ok. But it does not initialize with kernel 5.7.

Failing to initialize with kernel 5.7 (debian):

kernel: [ 9.745967] Goodix-TS i2c-GDIX1002:00: supply AVDD28 not found, using dummy regulator
kernel: [ 9.745983] Goodix-TS i2c-GDIX1002:00: supply VDDIO not found, using dummy regulator
kernel: [ 9.746499] Goodix-TS i2c-GDIX1002:00: i2c test failed attempt 1: -121
kernel: [ 9.771279] Goodix-TS i2c-GDIX1002:00: i2c test failed attempt 2: -121
kernel: [ 9.899893] Goodix-TS i2c-GDIX1002:00: i2c test failed attempt 1: -121
kernel: [ 9.927474] Goodix-TS i2c-GDIX1002:00: i2c test failed attempt 2: -121
kernel: [ 9.955202] Goodix-TS i2c-GDIX1002:00: I2C communication failure: -121
kernel: [ 9.955607] Goodix-TS: probe of i2c-GDIX1002:00 failed with error -121

Working ok with kernel 5.6:

kernel: [ 9.791025] Goodix-TS i2c-GDIX1002:00: i2c-GDIX1002:00 supply AVDD28 not found, using dummy regulator
kernel: [ 9.791041] Goodix-TS i2c-GDIX1002:00: i2c-GDIX1002:00 supply VDDIO not found, using dummy regulator
kernel: [ 9.791802] Goodix-TS i2c-GDIX1002:00: ID 928, version: 1060
kernel: [ 9.796457] input: Goodix Capacitive TouchScreen as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:15.2/i2c_designware.2/i2c-8/i2c-GDIX1002:00/input/input13

Does anyone have a clue, beside reporting the bug?

EDIT: proper kernel versions:

kernel: [ 0.000000] Linux version 5.7.0-0.bpo.2-amd64 (debian-kernel@lists.debian.org) (gcc version 8.3.0 (Debian 8.3.0-6), GNU ld (GNU Binutils for Debian) 2.31.1) #1 SMP Debian 5.7.10-1~bpo10+1 (2020-07-30)

kernel: [ 0.000000] Linux version 5.6.0-0.bpo.2-amd64 (debian-kernel@lists.debian.org) (gcc version 8.3.0 (Debian 8.3.0-6)) #1 SMP Debian 5.6.14-2~bpo10+1 (2020-06-09)

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Works fine for me on arch linux, with 5.9.8 kernel.
I’m using the goodix-touchscreen-dkms-git package.

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Hi there!
Running BIOS v.0.29 and kernel 5.9.11-3 (latest manjaro).
Touchscreen works with goodix-touchscreen-dkms-git package installed. No success with goodix-p2max-dkms package has been achieved (probably this project is obsolete now).
Thank you for your tip!

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I just upgraded my (K)ubuntu install to 21.04, using kernel 5.10.0 but still no joy?
[ 368.633965] Goodix-TS i2c-GDIX1002:00: supply AVDD28 not found, using dummy regulator
[ 368.634180] Goodix-TS i2c-GDIX1002:00: supply VDDIO not found, using dummy regulator
[ 368.634452] Goodix-TS i2c-GDIX1002:00: i2c test failed attempt 1: -121
[ 368.661994] Goodix-TS i2c-GDIX1002:00: i2c test failed attempt 2: -121
[ 368.689800] Goodix-TS i2c-GDIX1002:00: I2C communication failure: -121
[ 368.691886] Goodix-TS: probe of i2c-GDIX1002:00 failed with error -121

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All fine here on arch, haven’t had a single software issue in over a year with this device.
Running 5.11.4-arch1-1

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I’m on BIOS 0.29 (it’s brand new) and compiled a vanilla kernel 5.11.5 and I see exactly the same result :man_shrugging:

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Run Arch, or adapt this for ubuntu based distros - Adya / Goodix Touchscreen Linux Driver · GitLab

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Thx for the advice, but I prefer sticking to a Debian based distro. Adya’s repo only adds Stylus Pen support and doesn’t work either. For some reason the i2c controller interrupts and/or GPIO’s aren’t set correctly in BIOS/DSDT or ACPI (wherever that lives) so I’m looking for 0.29 owners that are able to succesfully load any goodix driver (be it vanilla or Adya).

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My device shipped with 0.29 also,
Will try a debian based distro in a few days when i have some spare time i’m curious.

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Guess it has everything to do with this:
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=209061

So sooner or later, Arch is going to suffer from this bug as well I guess?