MControlCenter

MControlCenter is a Free and Open Source GNU/Linux application that allows you to change the settings of MSI laptops.

Features

• CPU and GPU temperature display
• Fan speed display
• Switch between modes (Since version 0.2):
  • High Performance
  • Balanced
  • Silent
  • Super Battery
• Change the maximum battery level limit
• Advanced Fan Speed Control (Since version 0.4)
• Change other settings such as keyboard backlight mode, USB Power Share, etc.

TODO

• Saving multiple fan speed profiles

Supported devices

The app uses the msi-ec driver that comes with the linux kernel, so device support depends on whether the kernel driver supports your device or not.

List of tested devices by msi-ec

If your device is not on the list, follow the steps on the msi-ec github page to add support for your device.

Installation

The application requires the ec_sys module with option write_support=1 to run.

If the ec_sys kernel module is not included in your distribution's kernel, you can use the acpi_ec kernel module.

If your laptop is in the supported devices list but all the options are grayed out, consider reinstalling the msi-ec driver.

This is a Qt6 application. You may need to install libqt6widgets6 or its equivalent on your distribution for the applicatoin to run.

Installation from the archive

1. Download MControlCenter-x.x.x.tar.gz from the releases page
2. Unpack the archive with the program
3. Open terminal in unpacked directory
4. Run the script sudo ./install

Installation from the repository

openSUSE Tumbleweed:

zypper addrepo https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:dmitry-s/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/home:dmitry-s.repo
zypper refresh
zypper install mcontrolcenter

openSUSE Leap 15.5

zypper addrepo https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:dmitry-s/openSUSE_Leap_15.5/home:dmitry-s.repo
zypper refresh
zypper install mcontrolcenter

openSUSE Leap 15.4:

zypper addrepo https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:dmitry-s/15.4/home:dmitry-s.repo
zypper refresh
zypper install mcontrolcenter

Launch MControlCenter on session startup

To restore settings after a reboot, add MControlCenter to startup.

Execute this command on a terminal:

cp /usr/share/applications/mcontrolcenter.desktop ~/.config/autostart/mcontrolcenter.desktop

Localization

You can help translate the MControlCenter app into your native language

1. Copy /src/i18n/MControlCenter_en.ts to src/i18n/MControlCenter_xx.ts where xx is language code into which the translation is being made.
2. Open MControlCenter_xx.ts in text editor and change language="en_US" to your language code.
3. Translate strings into your language directly in a text editor or use the QT Linguist app.
4. Translate GenericName in app shortcut resources/mcontrolcenter.desktop. To do this, add the line GenericName[xx]=translated generic name.
5. Send pull request on github.