Micro-Star International, or MSI, is a computer manufacturer of laptops, desktops, AIOs, and netbooks. See msi.com and msimobile.com for more information.
Questions tagged [msi]
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Is it possible to run a Windows .msi installer?
Is it possible to install a Windows program from an MSI installer so that the installed program can be run with the Wine program loader?
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Fan control on MSI laptop: no pwm-capable sensors?
I'm trying to control the fan speed of my MSI GS60-2PC laptop on Ubuntu 16.04.
But pwmconfig reports that
There are no pwm-capable sensors modules installed
I'm pretty sure these fans can be controlled, because some utilies on Windows can control…
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Dual monitor using Intel graphics stopped to work on Ubuntu 18.04
I installed ubuntu 18.04 few days after the release. It was working fine until now. Now it is not detecting the external monitor.
My system a Laptop MSI gs30 2m shadow without external dock:
$ lsb_release -a :
No LSB modules are…
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Installing Ubuntu 16.04 on MSI GE72MVR, system freezes when I restart
I'm trying to install Ubuntu 16.04 beside Windows 10 on my MSI laptop GE72MVR. The process goes well until the last action: rebooting, then it freezes.
I had to shutdown manually (long press on power). I can start Ubuntu normally but can't access my…
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ACPI : EC: Fail in evaluating the _REG object of EC device. Broken bios is suspected
I can't install linux with kernel over than 4.x on my computer. (MSI GP72-6QE-087XFR Leopard Pro)
Tried : Ubuntu 15.10, debian 8 and linux mint 17.3.
This is saying:
"ACPI : EC: Fail in evaluating the _REG object of EC device. Broken bios is…
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Ubuntu doesn't detect webcam
Cheese just doesn't detect the webcam .. nor other software. This is an MSI GT70 2PC. I cannot even find someone having the problem. The webcam even works fine on windows 8.1 .
I also tried adding the user to the video group and I even tried…
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Getting MSI GT70 GT60 ONC LEDs on SteelSeries keyboard working?
I have an MSI GT70 ONC laptop. The laptop comes with steelseries keyboard that has LEDs in the keys. On windows 7 I can use change the LEDs to light up any colour.
I would like to know how to find out if there is a driver for my keyboard?
If you…
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MSI X350 wifi stopped working
I have a dual-boot of Windows 7 and Ubuntu 11.10 on my MSI X350.
During the installation process and some time after the wireless worked just fine and I used the internet connection to install updates and everything.
(I think) because of the…
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Ubuntu 16.04 MSI Steelseries keyboard doesnt work properly
I have MSI GE62 6QC laptop with internal Steelseries keyboard with installed Ubuntu 16.04.
I've got weird problems with keyboard. When I try to type in apps like gedit or firefox it doesn't work. But when I open second instance of app, keyboard…
hya
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MSI SuperCharger on ubuntu
Is there a way to get MSI super charger working on Ubuntu. My motherboard is MSI Z97 Gaming 7.
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Rhino 3D 5.0 64bit
I would do anything to get Rhino 5 working on my Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS.
First the extension of the file is .msi. I have tried using CrossOver to install it, but failed.
I tried to install it using wine in Terminal:
wine msiexec /i …
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How can I test if input device (mic) is detected?
My friend's Ubuntu 12.04 is installed with Wubi and there is no Input device in Sound settings. Is there a command to see if there is something visible for the system or a fix for this?
It is a laptop - MSI x360
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18.04 MSI GS65 wifi hardware switch disabled after suspend
I'm currently running Ubuntu 18.04 on MSI GS65, running into what seems to be a persisting age old issue:
WIFI IS DISABLED BY HARDWARE SWITCH AFTER SUSPEND
only can comeback up after reboot.
sudo rfkill list all shows
0: hci0: Bluetooth
Soft…
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Ubuntu 16.10 fails to boot in MSI GP72 Laptop
I basically need help figuring out how to get Ubuntu 16.10 AMD64 (Linux 4.8.0-22-generic kernel) to boot the system successfully so that I can go back to actually using it. Booting to 16.04 LTS is also an acceptable solution.
Below you'll find parts…
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Getting Ubuntu working properly on MSI GE62 6QF
I recently bought na laptop MSI GE62 6QF (http://www.msi.com/product/notebook/GE62-6QF-Apache-Pro.html) with i7 6700 processor and NVIDIA GTX970M \ Intel 530 graphics.
I have Windows 10 installed but it's just for games, I am generally Linux user,…
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