Linux Laptop & Notebook Installation Guides: MicroStar International - MSI

Linux installation and configuration guides for MegaBook, Wind laptops and notebooks made by MicroStar International - MSI. Compatibility reports about running other Unix systems e.g. BSD, Solaris are welcome, too. And don't miss the resource section at the bottom, containing links to applications, tools, utilities, drivers, community portals, HOWTOs and FAQs. Have you written an installation tutorial yourself? Then please feel free to submit a new entry.

MSI MegaBook GX700 (MS-1719)	KUbuntu 7.10
MSI MegaBook L715 (MS-1036)	Gentoo
MSI MegaBook M510C	Fedora Core 4
MSI MegaBook M635 (aka MS-1029)	Gentoo
MSI MegaBook M645-1718DL	Linux
MSI MegaBook M655 (MS-1039)	Gentoo
MSI MegaBook M662 [PRINT]	Novell/SuSE SLED 10	German
MSI MegaBook M662	Slackware 11.0, Novell/SuSE 10.2
MSI MegaBook M670	Gentoo	German
MSI MegaBook S260 (aka Medion MD 95600)	Ubuntu 5.04 Hoary	German
MSI MegaBook S260 (aka Medion MD 95600 [SIM 2100])	Linux
MSI MegaBook S260 (aka Medion MD95600 [SIM 2010], Aldi NoteBook)	Debian
MSI MegaBook S260	Ubuntu 5.10
MSI MegaBook S260 (MS-1012)	Gentoo
MSI MegaBook S260 (MS-1012)	Sorcerer Linux
MSI MegaBook S270 - Sempron (aka Medion MD 96100, Cytron TCM Edition [Tchibo])	Debian
MSI MegaBook S270 - Sempron (aka Medion MD 96100, Tchibo)	Debian Sarge	German
MSI MegaBook S270	Gentoo
MSI MegaBook S270 - Turion MT-30 (aka Medion MD 96100)	Novell/SuSE 9.3	German
MSI MegaBook S270 - Turion (Medion MD96100)	Debian
MSI MegaBook S270 (aka Medion MD 96100)	Novell/SuSE
MSI MegaBook S270-A2856DL	Debian
MSI MegaBook S270W	Linux
MSI MegaBook S270 (aka MS-1013)	Ubuntu 5.10 AMD64 (x86_64)
MSI MegaBook S270 (aka MS-1013)	Slackware
MSI MegaBook S270	Ubuntu Dapper	French
MSI MegaBook S270	Linux
MSI MegaBook S270	Debian	Russian
MSI MegaBook S271 (MS-1058)	Debian Sarge	German
MSI MegaBook S271	Gentoo
MSI MegaBook S271 (MS-1058)	Gentoo
MSI MegaBook S420	Ubuntu
MSI MegaBook S425	Mandriva (Mandrake) 2006.0
MSI MegaBook S425 [PRINT]	Novell/SuSE 10.1	German
MSI EX620	Ubuntu 9.04	German
MSI VR602	KUbuntu 8.04.2	German
MSI Wind U100	Debian Lenny
MSI Wind U100 (Advent 4211)	Ubuntu Netbook Remix 8.04
MSI Wind U100 (see Medion Akoya)	Linux	German
MSI Wind U100	Mac OSX Leopard 10.5.4
MSI Wind U100	Moblin 2.1	German
MSI Wind U100	Ubuntu 8.10, 9.04
MSI Wind U100	Ubuntu	German
MSI Wind U100 Luxury	Ubuntu 8.10	German
MSI Wind NetBook	MAC OSx86
MSI Wind NetBook (Advent 4211)	MAC OSx86
MSI Wind NetBook	Ubuntu

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Drivers / Applications

• s270ctrl is a small utility to change the screen brightness of MSI S270 laptops.

Resources

• Laptop Manufacturers: Linux Status Survey
• manufacturer site: MicroStar International - MSI
• Linux Mobile Guide - Installing, Maintaining and Tuning of Linux on Mobile Computers
• How to do-it-yourself Microstar Int. - MSI laptop and notebook upgrading, repairing and modding.
• vendors which sell pre-installed Linux laptops, notebooks, PDAs or mobile phones

Original Equipment Manufacturer - OEM

If you are looking for drivers, software and service manuals for laptops and notebooks you may sometimes find similar models branded under a different name. Especially the FCC-ID can be helpful to detect the original manufacturer.

• OEM relations between manufacturers
• FCC ID: unknown
• Because of trademark issues the MSI brand is sold as Medion in some countries.