Support for MSI Creator Z17 A12UGST

[michaelbrylevskii]

Laptop model

MSI Creator Z17 A12UGST

EC firmware version

17N1EMS1.109

EC memory dump

| _0 _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7 _8 _9 _a _b _c _d _e _f
-----+------------------------------------------------
0x0_ | 00 80 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
0x1_ | 00 00 00 00 00 16 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
0x2_ | 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0a 05 00 00 00 04 0b 0b
0x3_ | 03 01 00 0d 03 00 50 81 44 16 60 3b 3a 02 c0 00
0x4_ | 44 16 3d 00 1d 0f 00 00 12 09 ff 3b e0 0b f8 43
0x5_ | 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
0x6_ | 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 25 00 37 40 49 4c 50 55
0x7_ | 64 28 28 2d 32 3c 46 4b 55 4b 08 03 03 03 02 03
0x8_ | 23 00 37 3d 43 48 4d 52 64 28 28 2d 32 3c 46 4b
0x9_ | 55 5f 0a 03 04 03 03 03 02 00 6e 02 00 66 24 00
0xa_ | 31 37 4e 31 45 4d 53 31 2e 31 30 39 30 36 30 36
0xb_ | 32 30 32 32 31 30 3a 35 30 3a 35 32 00 00 00 08
0xc_ | 00 00 07 25 00 00 00 00 00 b6 00 c9 00 b0 00 00
0xd_ | 00 00 c1 80 0d 00 05 bc 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00
0xe_ | e2 00 00 1d 0f 01 00 40 01 00 00 00 00 b8 00 00
0xf_ | 00 00 70 00 24 3c 32 23 3c 32 00 00 00 00 00 00

GPU

Nvidia

Is your keyboard RGB?

Yes (multi color RGB)

Additional context

No response

[michaelbrylevskii]

There is the results of my EC research.

Specs

Laptop Model: MSI Creator Z17 A12UGST
EC: 17N1EMS1.109

Functions

Microphone mute, with LED
Address: 2C
Values:
- 00 - mic enabled (no mute, LED disabled)
- 02 - mic disabled (mute, LED enabled)

Audio mute, with LED
Address: 2D
Values:
- 04 - sound enabled (no mute, LED disabled)
- 06 - sound disabled (mute, LED enabled)

Fn-lock (Fn+Esc), with LED
Address: D9
Values:
- 01 - custom actions mode (LED disabled)
- 03 - function button mode (LED enabled)

Camera toggle
Address: 2E
Values:
- 08 - camera enabled
- 09 - camera disabled

Fn-Win Swap
Address: E8
Values:
- 01 - default (Win on left side)
- 11 - swapped (Fn on left side)

Battery thresholds
Address: D7
Values:
- E4 - ? - AI Charger (I think values will change by software)
- E4 - Best for Mobility (100%)
- D0 - Balanced (70%-80%)
- BC - Best for Battery (50%-60%)

User scenario
Address: D2,D3,D4,EB (I checked it a few times, and I don't understand their exact functions, D2 look like performance mode, D4 look like fan mode)
Values:
- C1,83,0D,00- ? - AI Smart Auto (I think values will change by software)
- C0,83,0D,00 - Hight Performance, fan auto
- C1,83 or 80,0D,00 - Balanced
- C1,83,1D,00 - Silent
- C2,80,0D,0F - Battery Safe

Fan mode (allowed only in Hight Performance mode)
Address: D4,98
Values:
- 0D,02 - Auto
- 0D,82 - Cooler Boost
- 4D,02 - Advanced
- - Addresses of CPU fan speeds for thresholds: 72,73,74,75,76,77
- - Address of current target CPU fan speed: 71 (value is one from 72,73,74,75,76,77)
- - Addresses of GPU fan speeds for thresholds: 8A,8B,8C,8D,8E,8F
- - Address of current target GPU fan speed: 89 (value is one from 8A,8B,8C,8D,8E,8F)
- - Values:
- - - 96 - !50%
- - - 64 - !00%
- - - 32 - 50%
- - - 19 - 25%
- - - 14 - 20%
- - - 0A - 10%

Related with charging cable
Address: 30,31
Values:
- 03,09 - Plugged
- 02,0D - Unplugged

Keyboard backlight brightness
No reaction (or maybe I didn't notice)

Touchpad toggle
No reaction (or maybe I didn't notice)

Gaugers
- 68 - Locks like CPU temp
- 80 - Locks like GPU temp (value 00 if GPU inactive)

[mutchiko]

Question: did you follow the support guide when discovering values and addresses?

[glpnk]

Thanks for your research! Will you PR your findings to the project?

[michaelbrylevskii]

Question: did you follow the support guide when discovering values and addresses?

Yes, I did it on windows. I can attach a few different dumps (RWEverething) If it will useful.

[glpnk]

I think you shared enough data

Does keyboard switch mode/brightness on Linux, when keyboard mode/brightness button is pushed (if you have one)

[michaelbrylevskii]

Thanks for your research! Will you PR your findings to the project?

I think I can, but it will takes a while, I'm new to Linux :)

[glpnk]

I'm new to Linux :)

Nice, I hope you don't have weird problems with hardware, like broken GPU or slow charger detection, broken SSD after sleep, etc.

[michaelbrylevskii]

Does keyboard switch mode/brightness on Linux, when keyboard mode/brightness button is pushed (if you have one)

Yes, I have keyboard brightness button, it works even on Linux, but without changes in EC memory. Maybe it works without EC functions.

[glpnk]

Yes, I have keyboard brightness button, it works even on Linux, but without changes in EC memory

Yeah, you probably have a keyboard with separate controller, probably connected via USB. Can you share output of lsusb command?

By "default", keyboard and touchpad are connected to EC

[michaelbrylevskii]

Can you share output of lsusb command?

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 5986:213a Bison Electronics Inc. FHD Camera
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 1038:113a SteelSeries ApS SteelSeries KLC
Bus 003 Device 004: ID 27c6:6094 Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co.,Ltd. Goodix USB2.0 MISC
Bus 003 Device 005: ID 09da:3711 A4Tech Co., Ltd. USB Device
Bus 003 Device 006: ID 0eef:c003 D-WAV Scientific Co., Ltd eGalaxTouch P86H82 2666 v03_03 k4.16.190
Bus 003 Device 007: ID 8087:0033 Intel Corp. AX211 Bluetooth
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 090c:1000 Silicon Motion, Inc. - Taiwan (formerly Feiya Technology Corp.) Flash Drive

Two of them are externally connected devices:

Bus 003 Device 005: ID 09da:3711 A4Tech Co., Ltd. USB Device
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 090c:1000 Silicon Motion, Inc. - Taiwan (formerly Feiya Technology Corp.) Flash Drive

[glpnk]

Your keyboard is USB, so you can try to use OpenRGB to control it, if it is supported.

[michaelbrylevskii]

@glpnk, I've done it, it works good, I've tested all existed features.
PR: #181

If I understand correctly, now I can't read/write fan speed values for advanced fan mode (only via debug), Am I right?

[glpnk]

@michaelbrylevskii Hi, custom fan curve is not supported yet