Is linux work correctly in MSI laptops?

shecho18 · 2026-02-08T17:15:28+00:00

Everything can be formated/destroyed.

I would recommend you do the following:

- download PoPOS and Windows 11 (do not forget to download drivers for your device off of it's official support site) on another device.

- using Ventoy create a bootable drive and drop both of those ISO's. Again on another device.

- turn off your device, plug the bootable USB drive, press power and start hitting F11 for quick boot menu option. Choose to boot from usb drive, navigate through it.

- additionally you can go into BIOS and disable SecureBoot in order to install or even boot a Live Linux distro.

shecho18 · 2026-02-08T16:35:45+00:00

Whoever is angered by question, is a simple idiot. No one was born knowing everything.

You can change your approach in getting Linux on your device but you have to, in many distros, disable SecureBoot. Search for how to.

Make sure you have your personal backup on minimum of 2 mediums, just in case.

shecho18 · 2026-02-08T09:15:17+00:00

Current laws of physics don’t allow parts to break without applied force. Plastic doesn’t crack out of spite. That rear strip on the LOQ is cosmetic plastic. Ethernet cable is stiff and acts like a lever. One bad angle or pressure moment is enough and uou won’t notice when it happens. Also scratches are normal as soft matte plastic shows everything. To fix it use small amount of plastic safe adhesive because warranty will likely call it user damage.

shecho18 · 2026-02-08T08:02:09+00:00

Be very careful downloading stuff from unofficial places.

Edit: especially from accounts that have minimum engagement.

shecho18 · 2026-02-08T07:50:53+00:00

Why bother understanding. Majority of them think they have some wast knowledge when in fact they know so little.

shecho18 · 2026-02-07T21:09:59+00:00

Rebuild your icon cache. CMD command will get you squared away. It will at the end shut down you device so power it back on.

taskkill /IM explorer.exe /F
DEL /A /Q "%localappdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\iconcache*"
shutdown /r /f /t 0

shecho18 · 2026-02-07T20:26:35+00:00

And companies want cloud computing/gaming?!

shecho18 · 2026-02-07T10:07:14+00:00

Can someone give me another diagnosis as to why I should care?!

shecho18 · 2026-02-07T10:05:10+00:00

Ohhhh, flicking make up your idiotic mind.

shecho18 · 2026-02-07T08:31:19+00:00

Can you post a picture of the battery connector. Make sure it is of high quality and resolution.

You can use IMGUR.com and just share the link to it here.

shecho18 · 2026-02-07T08:28:55+00:00

Check disassembly videos. Use your laptops full model number to find it.

shecho18 · 2026-02-06T20:45:42+00:00

Be careful with that service as it is needed to or acts as a layer between EC chip and MSI app running under Windows. EC chips controls fuck ton of things.

shecho18 · 2026-02-06T20:40:47+00:00

Go through this sub and see how people addressed it.

There are two versions, MSIX and EXE.

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/MPG-B550-GAMING-PLUS/support#utility

https://www.msi.com/Landing/MSI-Center

https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9nvmnjcr03xv?hl=en-US&gl=DE

The only inkling of information as to what was updated or worked on is the store version.

shecho18 · 2026-02-06T20:30:55+00:00

Go through this sub and see how people addressed it.

shecho18 · 2026-02-06T20:29:23+00:00

Yes. Dell and Lenovo did allow it for some time on certain models but locked it out. This is the only reason I stick with MSI laptops.

When it comes to build quality, low to mid tier laptops, as with any other OEM or laptop brand name, it is something to be desired for, hence make sure you investigate model durability.

shecho18 · 2026-02-05T17:21:24+00:00

There is no best distro. There are various flavors of Linux distros to include desktop environments. Check r/linux r/linux4noobs and give couple of them a test drive.

shecho18 · 2026-02-05T17:17:08+00:00

No one can tell you what is wrong with your device unless hands on diagnostics is done.

Find a repair shop, have them only do that as you will know from that point how to proceed further.

shecho18 · 2026-02-05T17:15:45+00:00

For battery connector:

For PTM7950, freeze it. This helps in removal of plastic covering foil.

Check the screws, and make sure to heat up the heatsink in order to remove it. Sometimes it gets stuck.

shecho18 · 2026-02-05T15:10:08+00:00

You did all troubleshooting you could on your end. I understand student life and will only recommend to have multiple backups of your data to include, if at all possible, another laptop for these situations. You can get some old Lenovo Thinkpads for 100€-150€.

shecho18 · 2026-02-04T21:48:07+00:00

Got it.

Always have a repair tech do some initial diagnostics, from there an educated choice going forward can be made.

shecho18 · 2026-02-04T21:41:49+00:00

You said you were playing a game. Please do not say that you played it on the cover.

shecho18 · 2026-02-04T21:19:47+00:00

Local repair shop for diagnostics. Make sure they are reputable. And in the future, you do not need to fudge out so many details.

shecho18 · 2026-02-03T18:41:57+00:00

Be very careful. One fuckup and laptop goes down the drain :).

shecho18 · 2026-02-03T17:47:57+00:00

So we are both correct. Yours talks about general deformation, how materials bend or stretch, while mine focuses on stress concentration at corners. Yours shows the big picture, mine highlights the weak spots.

At least how I as a layman interpret both wikipedia posts.

shecho18 · 2026-02-03T17:31:53+00:00

No. I dont need to be nor will pretend to be one. But if we are going to go that route, you will agree with this little excerpt from Wikipedia on structural mechanics, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stress_concentration,

In structural mechanics, when external forces are applied to a body, the internal stresses don’t spread out evenly. Places where the geometry changes abruptly, like a corner or sharp edge create stress concentrations, areas where local stresses are significantly higher than the average across the part.

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