[Support request] Add Support for Prestige A16 AI+ A3HMG-019US

[AjaxAcheles]

Laptop model

Prestige A16 AI+ A3HMG-019US

EC firmware version

159KIMS1.107

EC Dump

|------+------------------------------------------------
| 0x0_ | 00 80 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  |................|
| 0x1_ | 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  |................|
| 0x2_ | 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0a 05 00 00 00 00 0b 18  |................|
| 0x3_ | 02 05 00 0d 01 00 50 81 a0 14 60 3b 71 02 c0 00  |......P...`;q...|
| 0x4_ | 18 15 4c 00 a5 14 02 fe 92 0f 69 3d 61 0b f8 43  |..L.......i=a..C|
| 0x5_ | 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  |................|
| 0x6_ | 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 20 00 32 40 46 4a 4e 5a  |..........2@FJNZ|
| 0x7_ | 78 28 28 2d 32 3c 46 55 69 00 05 03 03 02 02 05  |x((-2<FUi.......|
| 0x8_ | 00 00 00 2d 40 46 4a 4e 64 21 21 21 29 32 3c 46  |...-@FJNd!!!)2<F|
| 0x9_ | 55 00 00 05 03 03 02 02 03 00 78 02 00 00 00 00  |U.........x.....|
| 0xa_ | 31 35 39 4b 49 4d 53 31 2e 31 30 37 30 39 33 30  |159KIMS1.1070930|
| 0xb_ | 32 30 32 34 31 34 3a 34 33 3a 31 36 00 00 00 08  |202414:43:16....|
| 0xc_ | 00 00 06 22 00 00 00 00 00 c8 00 c3 00 00 00 00  |..."............|
| 0xd_ | 00 00 c1 83 8d 00 05 e4 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00  |................|
| 0xe_ | e2 00 00 a5 14 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 c2 01 00  |................|
| 0xf_ | 00 00 c1 00 1b 50 1c 10 13 10 00 00 00 00 00 00  |.....P..........|

BIOS version

E159KAMS.30A

GPU

AMD

Number of fans

2 fans

Webcam block

• No webcam
• Slider (small thing that covers the camera)
• Camera Button (often on F6 key)
• Camera Toggle Switch (often on the side of case)
• Camera switch in MSI App

Keyboard backlight type

Single color

Win and FN button location

The FN key is on the right side of the Win key

Mic and Speaker mute LED

• Speaker mute led
• Mic mute led
• No leds / no mute buttons

Distro name and version

Linux Mint 22.2 Zara

Additional context

I have no idea what I'm doing (converted to linux as of last month), so help would be appreciated!

[DACDS]

I got modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'msi_ec': Operation not supported

[glpnk]

No data no help

[DACDS]

test@nobara-pc:$ lsmod | grep msi_ec
test@nobara-pc:$ modinfo msi-ec
filename: /lib/modules/7.0.0-200.nobara.fc43.x86_64/extra/msi-ec/msi-ec.ko.xz
version: 0.13
description: MSI Embedded Controller
author: Nikita Kravets teackot@gmail.com
author: Aakash Singh mail@singhaakash.dev
author: Jose Angel Pastrana japp0005@red.ujaen.es
license: GPL
srcversion: 473F3948D889A7B50BB8119
depends:
name: msi_ec
retpoline: Y
vermagic: 7.0.0-200.nobara.fc43.x86_64 SMP preempt mod_unload
sig_id: PKCS#7
signer: nobara-pc_1777415205_9414eff0
sig_key: 3F:A4:E4:AF:0E:A2:BC:17:2E:85:4A:CC:A4:08:A0:4F:01:2E:92:B0
sig_hashalgo: sha256
signature: 3D:F0:30:33:72:84:17:5B:FB:9A:16:78:C4:FB:97:D8:F2:64:EB:49:
14:C2:68:58:A1:52:E3:A2:1D:03:4B:05:CC:BC:57:3B:C2:E9:64:36:
60:B8:4F:6A:7B:7D:B0:50:1E:83:33:FC:6D:E2:4F:B2:A9:DD:9E:17:
D0:14:77:4F:8E:DC:47:BD:CC:F2:F7:9A:14:20:5B:5C:4E:FF:9F:75:
E9:F1:D7:04:D1:21:95:AC:56:F6:C8:37:C4:78:57:30:11:49:38:6D:
70:CF:13:30:56:60:03:81:7A:AB:C2:E3:88:44:44:5B:B5:60:1C:A7:
8C:FA:B8:93:7B:7B:C9:E8:87:4A:19:4B:22:13:0F:40:27:8E:E3:16:
4F:C8:41:B0:60:34:C8:54:94:3A:6E:15:AE:A6:68:DD:E5:F9:3A:34:
22:3C:7D:A5:09:70:A6:16:DC:1B:BA:39:66:C9:FB:7C:67:90:C8:3F:
1D:3E:80:D3:9D:6D:B7:B9:E5:F5:24:A1:35:30:CB:24:09:79:A0:37:
27:36:47:1E:8A:F3:4B:0A:1F:66:2E:1E:CE:F8:29:7E:C9:41:96:97:
1E:79:59:D0:73:6A:B9:68:20:0F:D0:C8:36:C3:27:3F:3B:0E:72:97:
0D:D5:13:AF:EB:1A:01:81:C6:CA:D7:44:B1:13:8E:F5:42:AC:F7:49:
93:C2:A2:7F:4D:61:CB:B5:15:9E:BD:EF:5D:AD:D1:D2:B9:2F:E7:F8:
41:38:FC:12:E6:58:CC:10:CA:75:F5:7E:12:1D:8E:E4:74:0E:0E:23:
30:EA:D5:AB:86:66:3F:03:18:AC:E1:1B:26:1B:0C:97:45:48:36:E2:
5A:EE:34:F3:47:C6:63:7D:32:FA:EA:46:9F:7E:40:11:99:E6:39:1B:
E6:3B:56:34:9D:16:58:A6:6F:B2:D6:1E:83:3E:C1:4D:0E:A0:4D:A0:
17:29:5A:9D:E3:73:CB:D9:62:5C:C9:31:E8:C3:8B:D7:1B:AD:F5:85:
70:A3:07:A0:2E:9E:B8:0D:5A:00:0B:15:70:F7:DB:7C:05:AF:ED:EB:
A0:05:AF:57:9C:B1:A1:12:D4:36:1A:3B:19:C0:C2:B9:B9:D4:E9:F0:
56:1D:6C:19:2B:80:C2:85:0F:2B:EC:CB:BC:B1:EA:19:86:9B:64:F9:
58:6B:8D:CA:1D:85:76:8A:86:0C:76:E8:2C:71:DD:91:01:57:ED:80:
CF:47:3C:1F:8B:F9:92:57:03:67:9F:12:6B:86:61:43:BE:19:69:0B:
1A:5F:13:60:15:2B:41:3B:92:F3:9D:B5:D8:CB:B8:16:47:96:32:50:
27:B9:18:79:9A:97:36:5D:C4:76:64:2E
parm: firmware:Load a configuration for a specified firmware version (charp)
parm: debug:Load the driver in the debug mode, exporting the debug attributes (bool)
test@nobara-pc:$ ls /sys/devices/platform/msi-ec/
ls: cannot access '/sys/devices/platform/msi-ec/': No such file or directory
test@nobara-pc:$ sudo modprobe msi-ec
modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'msi_ec': Operation not supported
test@nobara-pc:$ dmesg | tail -n 50
dmesg: read kernel buffer failed: Operation not permitted
test@nobara-pc:$ sudo dmesg | tail -n 50
[ 6.335193] debugfs: 'simulate_fw_crash' already exists in 'pci-0000:c3:00.0'
[ 6.335201] debugfs: 'device_dp_stats' already exists in 'pci-0000:c3:00.0'
[ 6.335293] ieee80211 phy0: copying sband (band 1) due to VHT EXT NSS BW flag
[ 6.340076] ath12k_wifi7_pci 0000:c3:00.0 wlp195s0: renamed from wlan0
[ 6.468402] Bluetooth: hci0: HCI Enhanced Setup Synchronous Connection command is advertised, but not supported.
[ 6.878962] Bluetooth: MGMT ver 1.23
[ 6.885167] NET: Registered PF_ALG protocol family
[ 7.243575] hid-generic 0020:1022:0001.0002: hidraw1: SENSOR HUB HID v0.00 Device [hid-amdsfh 1022:0001] on pcie_mp2_amd
[ 7.243673] hid-generic 0020:1022:0001.0003: hidraw2: SENSOR HUB HID v0.00 Device [hid-amdsfh 1022:0001] on pcie_mp2_amd
[ 7.253774] hid-sensor-hub 0020:1022:0001.0002: hidraw1: SENSOR HUB HID v0.00 Device [hid-amdsfh 1022:0001] on pcie_mp2_amd
[ 7.253930] hid-sensor-hub 0020:1022:0001.0003: hidraw2: SENSOR HUB HID v0.00 Device [hid-amdsfh 1022:0001] on pcie_mp2_amd
[ 7.274992] hid-sensor-hub 0020:1022:0001.0002: Event data for report 4 was too short (18 vs 14)
[ 7.317768] hid-sensor-hub 0020:1022:0001.0002: Event data for report 4 was too short (18 vs 14)
[ 7.317886] hid-sensor-hub 0020:1022:0001.0002: Event data for report 4 was too short (18 vs 14)
[ 7.317929] hid-sensor-hub 0020:1022:0001.0002: Event data for report 4 was too short (18 vs 14)
[ 7.318002] hid-sensor-hub 0020:1022:0001.0002: Event data for report 4 was too short (18 vs 14)
[ 7.318037] hid-sensor-hub 0020:1022:0001.0002: Event data for report 4 was too short (18 vs 14)
[ 7.318302] hid-sensor-hub 0020:1022:0001.0002: Event data for report 4 was too short (18 vs 14)
[ 7.318318] hid-sensor-hub 0020:1022:0001.0002: Event data for report 4 was too short (18 vs 14)
[ 7.662337] hid-sensor-hub 0020:1022:0001.0002: Event data for report 4 was too short (18 vs 14)
[ 11.275292] hid-sensor-hub 0020:1022:0001.0002: Event data for report 4 was too short (18 vs 14)
[ 18.310854] rfkill: input handler disabled
[ 18.475897] Bluetooth: RFCOMM TTY layer initialized
[ 18.475910] Bluetooth: RFCOMM socket layer initialized
[ 18.475913] Bluetooth: RFCOMM ver 1.11
[ 18.589830] hid-sensor-hub 0020:1022:0001.0002: Event data for report 4 was too short (18 vs 14)
[ 18.589856] hid-sensor-hub 0020:1022:0001.0002: Event data for report 4 was too short (18 vs 14)
[ 19.001467] usb 3-4: reset full-speed USB device number 2 using xhci_hcd
[ 36.816319] rfkill: input handler enabled
[ 37.881744] rfkill: input handler disabled
[ 51.791825] usb 6-1: new SuperSpeed USB device number 2 using xhci_hcd
[ 51.803311] usb 6-1: New USB device found, idVendor=0bda, idProduct=8153, bcdDevice=31.fd
[ 51.803352] usb 6-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=7
[ 51.803355] usb 6-1: Product: USB 10/100/1000 LAN
[ 51.803357] usb 6-1: Manufacturer: Realtek
[ 51.803358] usb 6-1: SerialNumber: DF1300E04C274A90
[ 51.941572] usbcore: registered new device driver r8152-cfgselector
[ 52.154760] r8152-cfgselector 6-1: reset SuperSpeed USB device number 2 using xhci_hcd
[ 52.267192] usbcore: registered new interface driver r8152
[ 52.277738] usbcore: registered new interface driver cdc_ether
[ 52.281082] usbcore: registered new interface driver r8153_ecm
[ 52.345004] r8152 6-1:1.0 enp198s0f3u1: renamed from eth0
[ 55.132046] r8152 6-1:1.0 enp198s0f3u1: carrier on
[ 105.181085] usb 3-4: reset full-speed USB device number 2 using xhci_hcd
[ 148.906258] msi_ec: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel.
[ 148.906268] msi_ec: module verification failed: signature and/or required key missing - tainting kernel
[ 148.915893] msi_ec: Your firmware version is not supported!
[ 197.065409] msi_ec: Your firmware version is not supported!
[ 212.078858] msi_ec: Your firmware version is not supported!
[ 250.800381] msi_ec: Your firmware version is not supported!
test@nobara-pc:$ journalctl -k -b | grep -i msi
Apr 28 18:26:40 nobara-pc kernel: ACPI: RSDP 0x000000006E07E014 000024 (v02 MSI_NB)
Apr 28 18:26:40 nobara-pc kernel: ACPI: XSDT 0x000000006E07D728 00019C (v01 MSI_NB MEGABOOK 01072009 AMI 01000013)
Apr 28 18:26:40 nobara-pc kernel: ACPI: FACP 0x000000006E072000 000114 (v06 MSI_NB MEGABOOK 01072009 AMI 00010013)
Apr 28 18:26:40 nobara-pc kernel: ACPI: DSDT 0x000000006E066000 00B004 (v02 MSI_NB MEGABOOK 01072009 INTL 20230331)
Apr 28 18:26:40 nobara-pc kernel: ACPI: MSDM 0x000000006E07C000 000055 (v03 MSI_NB MEGABOOK 01072009 AMI 01000013)
Apr 28 18:26:40 nobara-pc kernel: ACPI: SSDT 0x000000006E073000 000295 (v02 MSI_NB CPUSSDT 01072009 AMI 01072009)
Apr 28 18:26:40 nobara-pc kernel: ACPI: FIDT 0x000000006E065000 00009C (v01 MSI_NB MEGABOOK 01072009 AMI 00010013)
Apr 28 18:26:40 nobara-pc kernel: ACPI: ECDT 0x000000006E064000 0000C1 (v01 MSI_NB MEGABOOK 01072009 AMI. 00010013)
Apr 28 18:26:40 nobara-pc kernel: ACPI: MCFG 0x000000006E063000 00003C (v01 MSI_NB MEGABOOK 01072009 MSFT 00010013)
Apr 28 18:26:40 nobara-pc kernel: ACPI: HPET 0x000000006E062000 000038 (v01 MSI_NB MEGABOOK 01072009 AMI 00000005)
Apr 28 18:26:40 nobara-pc kernel: ACPI: UEFI 0x000000006F81C000 000048 (v01 MSI_NB MEGABOOK 01072009 AMI 01000013)
Apr 28 18:26:40 nobara-pc kernel: ACPI: FPDT 0x000000006E061000 000044 (v01 MSI_NB MEGABOOK 01072009 AMI 01000013)
Apr 28 18:26:40 nobara-pc kernel: ACPI: VFCT 0x000000006E05A000 005484 (v01 MSI_NB MEGABOOK 00000001 AMD 33504F47)
Apr 28 18:26:40 nobara-pc kernel: ACPI: BGRT 0x000000006E059000 000038 (v01 MSI_NB MEGABOOK 01072009 AMI 00010013)
Apr 28 18:26:40 nobara-pc kernel: ACPI: TPM2 0x000000006E04E000 000050 (v05 MSI_NB MEGABOOK 00000001 AMI 00000000)
Apr 28 18:26:40 nobara-pc kernel: ACPI: WSMT 0x000000006E003000 000028 (v01 MSI_NB MEGABOOK 01072009 AMI 00010013)
Apr 28 18:26:40 nobara-pc kernel: ACPI: APIC 0x000000006E002000 000128 (v06 MSI_NB MEGABOOK 01072009 AMI 00010013)
Apr 28 18:26:40 nobara-pc kernel: ACPI: BGRT 0x000000006DFDE000 000038 (v01 MSI_NB MEGABOOK 01072009 AMI 00010013)
Apr 28 18:26:40 nobara-pc kernel: acpi PNP0A08:00: _OSC: OS supports [ExtendedConfig ASPM ClockPM Segments MSI EDR HPX-Type3]
Apr 28 18:26:44 nobara-pc kernel: input: MSI WMI hotkeys as /devices/virtual/input/input10
Apr 28 18:26:44 nobara-pc kernel: msi_ec: Firmware version is not supported: '159KIMS1.111'
Apr 28 18:26:44 nobara-pc kernel: ath12k_wifi7_pci 0000:c3:00.0: MSI vectors: 16
Apr 28 19:31:04 nobara-pc kernel: msi_ec: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel.
Apr 28 19:31:04 nobara-pc kernel: msi_ec: module verification failed: signature and/or required key missing - tainting kernel
Apr 28 19:31:04 nobara-pc kernel: msi_ec: Your firmware version is not supported!
Apr 28 19:31:52 nobara-pc kernel: msi_ec: Your firmware version is not supported!
Apr 28 19:32:07 nobara-pc kernel: msi_ec: Your firmware version is not supported!
Apr 28 19:32:46 nobara-pc kernel: msi_ec: Your firmware version is not supported!
test@nobara-pc:$ fastfetch
⢀⣤⣴⣶⣶⣶⣦⣤⡀⠀⣀⣠⣤⣴⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣤⣤⣀⡀ test@nobara-pc
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣤⡀ --------------
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣄ OS: Nobara Linux 43 (GNOME Edition) x86_64
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣄ Host: Prestige A16 AI+ A3HMG (REV:1.0)
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧ Kernel: Linux 7.0.0-200.nobara.fc43.x86_64
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⠉⠁⠀⠀⠉⠉⠛⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧ Uptime: 5 mins
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ Packages: 3338 (rpm)
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⢠⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠻⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ Shell: bash 5.3.0
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠁⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣬⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ Display (SDC4191): 3840x2400 @ 2x in 16", 60 Hz [Built-in]
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⢿⣿⣿⡿⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ DE: GNOME 49.5
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ WM: Mutter (Wayland)
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣤⣤⣄⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ WM Theme: adw-gtk3-dark
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ Theme: adw-gtk3-dark [GTK2/3/4]
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ Icons: Papirus-Dark [GTK2/3/4]
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠟⠛⠉⠉⠛⠛⢿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿ Font: Adwaita Sans (11pt) [GTK2/3/4]
⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠁ Cursor: Adwaita (24px)
⠈⠙⠛⠛⠛⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠛⠛⠛⠛⠉⠁ Terminal: Ptyxis 49.3
Terminal Font: Adwaita Mono (11pt)
CPU: AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 (20) @ 5.09 GHz
GPU: AMD Radeon 890M Graphics [Integrated]
Memory: 3.07 GiB / 30.46 GiB (10%)
Swap: 0 B / 8.00 GiB (0%)
Disk (/): 9.42 GiB / 428.17 GiB (2%) - btrfs
Local IP (enp198s0f3u1): 192.168.68.88/22
Battery (BIF0_9): 100% [AC Connected]
Locale: en_US.utf8

test@nobara-pc:~$

[glpnk]

nothing useful, read the manual

[glpnk]

ah, i see 159KIMS1.111, okay

[glpnk]

@DACDS Install #700

[DACDS]

ty, on it

[DACDS]

Seems to be working, tx for the help.