msi-ec Support for MSI GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF

Laptop model

MSI GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF (REV:1.0)

EC firmware version

16Q2EMS1.T40 EC TR

List of addresses and their values

|      | _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 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  |................|
| 0x2_ | 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 b0 e0 06 09 0b  |................|
| 0x3_ | 02 05 00 0d 50 0a 05 00 a0 14 60 3b 71 02 c0 00  |....P.....`;q...|
| 0x4_ | 50 0a 2a 00 77 13 71 fd 06 08 84 3a de 0b f8 43  |P.*.w.q....:...C|
| 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 29 00 37 40 46 4c 52 58  |........).7@FLRX|
| 0x7_ | 64 1e 1e 2d 32 3c 46 4b 50 00 08 03 03 03 03 03  |d..-2<FKP.......|
| 0x8_ | 00 00 37 3d 41 47 4d 57 61 00 00 32 37 3c 41 44  |..7=AGMWa..27<AD|
| 0x9_ | 4e 00 08 03 03 03 03 03 02 00 64 02 00 6e 00 00  |N.........d..n..|
| 0xa_ | 31 36 51 32 45 4d 53 31 2e 54 34 30 31 32 32 36  |16Q2EMS1.T401226|
| 0xb_ | 32 30 32 30 31 36 3a 33 30 3a 31 32 77 13 00 00  |202016:30:12w...|
| 0xc_ | 00 07 23 00 00 9e 40 00 00 00 00 00 00 fb 00 00  |..#...@.........|
| 0xd_ | 00 00 00 00 70 00 00 00 00 00 00 81 00 00 00 00  |....p...........|
| 0xe_ | e2 02 00 00 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 84 00 d0  |................|
| 0xf_ | 00 00 80 00 8d 00 05 00 00 00 32 00 00 00 00 00  |..........2.....|

GPU

Nvidia

Is your keyboard RGB?

Yes (multi color RGB)

Additional context

Used msi-ec method. I'll try to boot in windows later today and repeat it with that method. Thanks in advance!

ec_dump.txt

Jun 25 '25 20:06 Amenotepia

Also looking to see this happen on the same model, but with slightly different firmware:

EC Firmware Version

16Q2EMS1.107

|      | _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 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  |................|
| 0x2_ | 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 b0 e0 06 4b 0b  |..............K.|
| 0x3_ | 02 05 00 0d 50 0a 05 00 a0 14 60 3b 71 02 c0 00  |....P.....`;q...|
| 0x4_ | 50 0a 3a 00 bb 0d 15 fa ec 07 28 3a 1c 0c f8 43  |P.:.......(:...C|
| 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 31 00 37 40 46 4c 52 58  |........1.7@FLRX|
| 0x7_ | 64 32 2d 32 3c 4b 4b 4b 4b 00 08 03 03 03 03 03  |d2-2<KKKK.......|
| 0x8_ | 32 00 37 3d 41 47 4d 57 61 00 00 32 37 3c 41 44  |2.7=AGMWa..27<AD|
| 0x9_ | 4e 00 08 03 03 03 03 05 02 00 64 02 00 6e 00 00  |N.........d..n..|
| 0xa_ | 31 36 51 32 45 4d 53 31 2e 31 30 37 30 31 33 30  |16Q2EMS1.1070130|
| 0xb_ | 32 30 31 39 30 38 3a 35 37 3a 33 36 bb 0d 00 00  |201908:57:36....|
| 0xc_ | 00 07 23 00 00 9e 40 00 00 05 00 00 00 9a 14 00  |..#...@.........|
| 0xd_ | 00 00 00 00 70 00 00 00 00 00 00 80 00 00 00 00  |....p...........|
| 0xe_ | e2 02 00 00 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 d4 00 00  |................|
| 0xf_ | 00 00 80 00 0c 00 05 00 00 00 32 00 00 00 00 00  |..........2.....|

Jun 30 '25 18:06 fkwilken

@fkwilken @Amenotepia do you have small leds on F1 (speaker mute) and F5 (mic mute)?

does the camera have a small slider to cover it? or webcam block key on F6?

how many fans does your laptop have?

where FN key is located - on left side or right?

Jun 30 '25 19:06 glpnk

No small leds on F1 and F5.

Camera has F6 to block it.

3 Fans

FN key is on the right

Jun 30 '25 23:06 fkwilken

I can confirm that. Thanks!

EDIT: No slider for the Webcam

Jun 30 '25 23:06 Amenotepia

Hi, I have a GS65 Stealth 8RE with the same EC, 16Q2EMS1.107.

I'm using 6.16.8-cachyos, on NixOS 25.11 (unstable), so I believe that should be new enough, but the module refuses to load.

Please let me know if I need to provide anything else.

Oct 27 '25 23:10 weirdrock

Hello, I have a bit older EC firmware to add. As this issue is closed already, I'm not sure if I am supposed to reply here or open a new issue for this laptop model.

Laptop model

MSI GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF (REV:1.0)

EC firmware version

16Q2EMS1.105

EC dump

Used msi-ec in debug mode

|      | _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 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  |................|
| 0x2_ | 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 b0 e0 06 49 0b  |..............I.|
| 0x3_ | 03 09 00 0d 50 0a 05 00 a0 14 60 3b 71 02 e0 00  |....P.....`;q...|
| 0x4_ | 00 00 62 00 40 0f 00 00 d2 0e e4 42 f1 0b 00 00  |[email protected]....|
| 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 28 00 37 40 46 4c 52 58  |........(.7@FLRX|
| 0x7_ | 64 1e 1e 32 3c 4b 4b 4b 4b 00 08 03 03 03 03 03  |d..2<KKKK.......|
| 0x8_ | 28 00 37 3d 41 47 4d 57 61 00 00 32 37 3c 41 44  |(.7=AGMWa..27<AD|
| 0x9_ | 4e 00 08 03 03 03 03 03 02 00 64 02 00 6e 00 00  |N.........d..n..|
| 0xa_ | 31 36 51 32 45 4d 53 31 2e 31 30 35 30 35 30 32  |16Q2EMS1.1050502|
| 0xb_ | 32 30 31 38 30 39 3a 35 35 3a 35 33 40 0f 00 00  |201809:55:53@...|
| 0xc_ | 00 01 25 00 00 9e c0 00 00 2e 00 00 00 db 00 00  |..%.............|
| 0xd_ | 00 00 00 00 70 00 00 00 00 00 00 80 00 00 00 00  |....p...........|
| 0xe_ | e2 02 00 00 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 83 00 00  |................|
| 0xf_ | 00 00 80 00 0c 00 05 00 00 00 32 00 00 00 00 00  |..........2.....|

BIOS version

E16Q2IMS.112

Oct 31 '25 19:10 battoe