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A proof layer — requirements, tests and verified fixes — for two of Omarchy's subsystems: the application menu (launcher scripts, QML model, JSONC config, search and selection) and the lock screen (lock scripts, QML, PAM authentication). Scope is deliberately limited to those components of omacom/omarchy; the rest of the distribution is not covered.

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Fingerprint reader fails after suspend: fprintd reports "Cannot run while suspended"

Reported by hojner · filed Aug 17, 2026Closed upstream on 2026-10-04 by the merge of PR #7158 (closed by dhh). GitHub close reason: completed.

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Original report

Fingerprint reader fails after suspend: fprintd reports "Cannot run while suspended"revision 1 · captured 2026-09-28 21:29 UTC via poll

Description

After the system suspends and resumes, the fingerprint reader stops working on the lock screen. The lock screen's fingerprint prompt either hangs or immediately fails, forcing password fallback.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Unlock the lock screen using fingerprint — works fine
  2. Let the system suspend (via idle, lid close, or Super+Ctrl+L then suspend)
  3. Resume the system
  4. Lock screen appears — attempt to use fingerprint to unlock
  5. Fingerprint authentication fails / is unresponsive

Expected Behavior

Fingerprint authentication works on the lock screen after resume from suspend.

Actual Behavior

fprintd reports the device error and authentication fails silently:

fprintd[PID]: Device reported an error during verify: Cannot run while suspended.

This appears in journalctl -u fprintd consistently after every suspend/resume cycle. The error persists until fprintd is manually restarted (systemctl restart fprintd), after which fingerprint works again.

Root Cause

fprintd holds a stale/broken device handle after the fingerprint reader is suspended by the kernel. On resume, fprintd doesn't re-probe the device — it just fails all verify calls until restarted.

Suggested Fix

Add a /lib/systemd/system-sleep/restart-fprintd hook (following the same pattern as the existing unmount-fuse hook in that directory) to restart fprintd a few seconds after resume:

#!/bin/bash
# Restart fprintd after resume so the fingerprint reader recovers from suspend.
if [[ $1 == "post" ]]; then
  (sleep 3; systemctl restart fprintd.service) &
fi

The 3-second delay gives the device time to re-enumerate before fprintd tries to claim it. Manually running systemctl restart fprintd after each resume confirms this fix works.

System Details

FieldValue
Omarchy version4.0.0-1
Kernel7.1.8-arch1-3
CPUIntel Core Ultra 7 155U (Meteor Lake)
GPUIntel Meteor Lake-P (integrated)
Fingerprint sensorGoodix MOC Fingerprint Sensor (integrated)
fprintd1.94.5-2
libfprint1.94.100-1

Relevant Logs

Aug 16 00:17:15 fprintd[24755]: Device reported an error during verify: Cannot run while suspended.
Aug 16 11:28:54 fprintd[69990]: Device reported an error during verify: Cannot run while suspended.
Aug 17 (multiple occurrences after each suspend/resume cycle)
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## Description

After the system suspends and resumes, the fingerprint reader stops working on the lock screen. The lock screen's fingerprint prompt either hangs or immediately fails, forcing password fallback.

## Steps to Reproduce

1. Unlock the lock screen using fingerprint — works fine
2. Let the system suspend (via idle, lid close, or `Super+Ctrl+L` then suspend)
3. Resume the system
4. Lock screen appears — attempt to use fingerprint to unlock
5. Fingerprint authentication fails / is unresponsive

## Expected Behavior

Fingerprint authentication works on the lock screen after resume from suspend.

## Actual Behavior

`fprintd` reports the device error and authentication fails silently:

```
fprintd[PID]: Device reported an error during verify: Cannot run while suspended.
```

This appears in `journalctl -u fprintd` consistently after every suspend/resume cycle. The error persists until `fprintd` is manually restarted (`systemctl restart fprintd`), after which fingerprint works again.

## Root Cause

`fprintd` holds a stale/broken device handle after the fingerprint reader is suspended by the kernel. On resume, `fprintd` doesn't re-probe the device — it just fails all verify calls until restarted.

## Suggested Fix

Add a `/lib/systemd/system-sleep/restart-fprintd` hook (following the same pattern as the existing `unmount-fuse` hook in that directory) to restart `fprintd` a few seconds after resume:

```bash
#!/bin/bash
# Restart fprintd after resume so the fingerprint reader recovers from suspend.
if [[ $1 == "post" ]]; then
  (sleep 3; systemctl restart fprintd.service) &
fi
```

The 3-second delay gives the device time to re-enumerate before `fprintd` tries to claim it. Manually running `systemctl restart fprintd` after each resume confirms this fix works.

## System Details

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Omarchy version | 4.0.0-1 |
| Kernel | 7.1.8-arch1-3 |
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 155U (Meteor Lake) |
| GPU | Intel Meteor Lake-P (integrated) |
| Fingerprint sensor | Goodix MOC Fingerprint Sensor (integrated) |
| fprintd | 1.94.5-2 |
| libfprint | 1.94.100-1 |

## Relevant Logs

```
Aug 16 00:17:15 fprintd[24755]: Device reported an error during verify: Cannot run while suspended.
Aug 16 11:28:54 fprintd[69990]: Device reported an error during verify: Cannot run while suspended.
Aug 17 (multiple occurrences after each suspend/resume cycle)
```

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