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# Laptop/MSI

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## Model List

Model version | Date | Video | Sound | Ethernet | Wireless | Bluetooth | Power management | Modem | Other | Remarks
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
GE75 Raider 8SX | 2019-01-08 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – |  | Requires some configuration to work properly. Sound will sometimes crackle at start & end of audio streams. Touchpad has some minor scrolling and palm-detect issues.
Modern 15 A11M | 2021-06-01 | Yes | Yes* | – | Yes | Yes | Untested | – |  |
P14 A10RB/A10SC/A10RAS | – | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | No fingerprint driver for Linux. |
P15 A10SC | – | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | No fingerprint driver for Linux. See #BisonCam. | Some Fn keys do not work. Always on Fn keys can be disabled via `Fn+Esc`.
PS63 Modern | – | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | See #BisonCam | Touchpad is disable when wake up from suspend, needs to reset the i2c bus. Add a custom script in `/lib/systemd/system-sleep/restart_trackpad`:
    #!/bin/sh
    case "$1" in
        post)
                echo -n "i2c_designware.0" > /sys/bus/platform/drivers/i2c_designware/unbind
                echo -n "i2c_designware.0" > /sys/bus/platform/drivers/i2c_designware/bind
        ;;
    esac
See https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1865745#p1865745
GS63VR | – | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested | Yes | – |  |
GS65 | 2018-06-01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – |  | Sleep turns on airplane mode. Nouveau does not work.
GS73VR | – | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested | Untested | – |  |
GT72-6QE | – |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
GP602QF | – | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested | – | See #BisonCam. | For NVIDIA see Optimus.
GE60-0ND | – | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested | – | See #BisonCam. | For NVIDIA see Optimus.
GF75 Thin 10SC | – | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested | Untested | – | See #BisonCam. |
GS66 11UX | 2021 | Yes | Yes* | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – |  | NVME drive, Screen refresh rate, and Audio have caveats

### BisonCam

Models with a BisonCam integrated webcam just need to activate it with `Fn+F6`.

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