MSI Modern 15 A5M
Hardware | PCI/USB ID | Working? |
---|---|---|
Touchpad | 06cb:7e7e |
Yes |
Keyboard | PS/2 | Yes |
GPU | 1002:164c |
Yes |
Webcam | 04f2:b695 |
Yes |
Bluetooth | 0e8d:0608 |
Yes |
SD Card reader | 10ec:525a |
Untested |
Audio | 1022:15e3 |
Yes |
WiFi | 14c3:0608 |
Yes |
TPM | 1022:15df |
Yes |
Installation
Secure Boot needs to be disabled at first startup and after UEFI updates.
Sometimes Wi-Fi may not work properly (not connecting to networks). That issue can be solved by powering off laptop and holding power button for 60 seconds to reset BIOS settings.
Firmware
Secure Boot functions well with custom keys, make sure to disable automatic reverting to factory keys.
Accessibility
The BIOS interface is keyboard driven and does not require the use of a mouse.
Thermals
Fan control can be tuned by installing iswAUR.
Battery
Battery charge limit can be tuned by iswAUR (PR: https://github.com/YoyPa/isw/issues/41).
According to MSI Center Pro there is 3 modes:
- Mode "Best for Mobility" (Charge the battery to 100% all the time)
# isw -s 0xef 228
- Mode "Balanced" (Charge the battery when under 70%, stop at 80%)
# isw -s 0xef 208
- Mode "Best for Battery" (Charge the battery when under 50%, stop at 60%)
# isw -s 0xef 188
Keyboard
Toggle Fn
key always on with Fn+Esc
. The keyboard backlight works properly.
The LEDs on the F1
(Audio mute) and F5
(Microphone status) keys do not work.
It is possible to control keyboard backlight with powerdevil-gitAUR widget after installing msi-ec-gitAUR.
Function keys
Key | Visible?1 | Marked?2 | Effect |
---|---|---|---|
Fn+Esc |
Yes | Yes | XF86Fn_Esc
|
Fn+F1 |
Yes | Yes | XF86AudioMute
|
Fn+F2 |
Yes | Yes | XF86AudioLowerVolume
|
Fn+F3 |
Yes | Yes | XF86AudioRaiseVolume
|
Fn+F4 |
Yes | Yes | XF86TouchpadToggle
|
Fn+F5 |
Yes | Yes | XF86AudioMicMute
|
Fn+F6 |
Yes | Yes | XF86WebCam
|
Fn+F7 |
Yes | Yes | XF86Launch1
|
Fn+F8 |
No | Yes | Keyboard brightness change |
Fn+F9 |
Yes | Yes | XF86MonBrightnessDown
|
Fn+F10 |
Yes | Yes | XF86MonBrightnessDown
|
Fn+F11 |
Yes | Yes | Screen projection |
Fn+F12 |
Yes | Yes | XF86Launch2
|
- The key is visible to
xev
and similar tools - The physical key has a symbol on it, which describes its function
Screen overclocking
Laptops with the 089RU model number have a B156HAN02.1 panel that can be stably overclocked from 60 Hz to 90 Hz by modifying edid settings.
Troubleshooting
Using commands such as:
# isw -cp MSI_ADDRESS_DEFAULT # isw -s 0xef 228
may fail showing the following error:
/sys/kernel/debug/ec/ec0/io: No such file or directory
The solution is the following command:
# modprobe ec_sys
See also
- Probe from hw-probeAUR: https://linux-hardware.org/?probe=035a9bb7fa
- MSI Modern 15 A11M article: MSI Modern 15 A11M
- EDID settings repository: https://github.com/xRoBoTx/OC-EDID-List
- BIOS updates and manual : https://www.msi.com/Business-Productivity/Modern-15-A5SX/support
- BIOS update how-to video : https://piped.kavin.rocks/watch?v=39UPPi8M1fk&local=true&dark_mode=true