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MSI GP62 Leopard Pro
Introduction
This is a template for a future compatibility guide to running Linux with the MSI GP62 Leopard Pro laptop. If you have the MSI GP62 Leopard Pro and are running Linux on it please consider editing this page or adding a comment below with your compatibility details. By contributing you will help other people running this laptop or trying to make a decision on whether to buy it or not.
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Specifications
For full specifications see the MSI GP62 Leopard Pro specifications page.
| Name | MSI GP62 Leopard Pro |
| Processor | |
| Screen | 15.6“ FHD(1920×1080) Anti-Glare Display |
| RAM | 16GB |
| HDD | up to 256GB SSD+1TB SATA 7200 RPM |
| Optical Drive | DVD Super Multi |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M |
| Network | Unknown 802.11 ac |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Not Tested | |
| Screen | Not Tested | |
| HDD | Not Tested | |
| Graphics Chip | Not Tested | |
| VGA Out | Not Tested | |
| DVI Out | Not Tested | |
| HDMI Out | Not Tested | |
| Display Port | Not Tested | |
| Optical Drive | Not Tested | |
| Sound | Not Tested | |
| Microphone | Not Tested | |
| Headphone Port | Not Tested | |
| Microphone-In Port | Not Tested | |
| Line-In Port | Not Tested | |
| SPDIFIn | Not Tested | |
| SPDIFOut | Not Tested | |
| Ethernet | Not Tested | |
| Wireless | Not Tested | |
| Bluetooth | Not Tested | |
| WWAN | Not Tested | |
| UWB | Not Tested | |
| Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Not Tested | |
| Firewire | Not Tested | |
| PCMCIA | Not Tested | |
| Express Card | Not Tested | |
| Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| Webcam | Not Tested | |
| ESATA Port | Not Tested | |
| Serial Port | Not Tested | |
| Parallel Port | Not Tested | |
| IR | Not Tested | |
| TV Out | Not Tested | |
| TV Tuner | Not Tested | |
| Keyboard | Not Tested | |
| TouchPad | Not Tested | |
| Trackport | Not Tested | |
| Docking Station | Not Tested | |
| Fingerprint Reader | Not Tested | |
| SmartCard Interface | Not Tested | |
| GPS | Not Tested | |
| Suspend/Resume | Not Tested |
Notes
You can enter any specific notes with running Linux on the MSI GP62 Leopard Pro here.
Summary
You can enter a summary of how well the MSI GP62 Leopard Pro works with Linux here.
Discussion
Hi,
Nvidia gtx950m is still a problem child for linux. Intel card works fine but Nouveau drivers don't work properly and provider's drivers cause screen tearing issues with gtx950m. I do not recommend any linux distro for gamers that use any MSI laptop with Intel + gtx950m combination, at least for now…
Best regards
Hi all, important to finish the installation.
1) Install using the nomodeset option on grub.
2) Access mint using nomodeset option
3) Install propietary nvidia drivers
4) If the computer goes frozen after using mint disable intel speed step option in bios.
Thats all!
Dears,
New with GP62 2QE Leopard Pro. I bougth this computer because this time I was looking for something over the average. The laptop is really good… but trying to install linux on it, is just to hard… So far now this is my experience:
- Ubuntu: tried with 15.10 and 14.03. Both of them just get frozen in the installation screen. I have tried several things so far (none of them worked) –> disable fast boot, secure boot, intel speed, nomodeset,etc…. nothing works. So far now it is impossible for me to install ubuntu.
By the way, I am trying to dual boot with Windows 7. Therefore I am trying with legacy mode in BIOS. I know that UEFI options seems to have even more problems. But not even Legacy is working for me.
- Kali Linux 2: installation went just perfect. All the hardware is identified perfectly (wifi, audio, eth, etc etc etc). Only problem is the graphics driver. I tried with the official driver for linux (available in Nvidia website) and the black screen appears. That's something I did expect, because I have never been able to install NVIDIA propietary graphics on KALI (that's why it is a pity not being able to install UBUNTU). Nouveau free-driver nonetheless works fine.
Regards
Isma
Here again with some updates,
After giving up with Ubuntu (i think all my problems were related with the NVIDIA GTX950M, and as Kali starts by default with Nouveau that's why I was able to install that and not NVIDIA) i move on to Ubuntu Mate.
Installation with Ubuntu MATE was fine also. When trying to boot the system it seems the first time worked, but when I tried again it didn't work. Later I realized it was because NVIDIA drivers again. (trying the nomodeset option in grub did the work).
Nonetheless, MATE desktop dissapointed me, so I move on to Linux Mint (Cinnamon version). Installation requires to enter the “nomodeset” because again there are problems with the NVIDIA driver. After installation, you need to first boot with the nomodeset again. Enter in drivers section, and select the NVIDIA propietary driver to be installed (in my case version 352.63). And this is what made Linux Mint my choice. Installation of NVIDIA graphics driver (the propietary version I mean) was even easier than Linux.
Really Impressive.
I didn't even need to download the driver from the NVIDIA website. Linux Mint automatically downloaded for me (it also detected the proper version. I knew it was the proper version because I did download it before from NVIDIA website, when trying to get this work in Kali).
Now. Linux work perfect, and really really fast.
Hope this helps to other people with the same problems.
REgards
Isma
This is what was really impressive for me.
Hi Isma, I'm also trying to install Linux Mint Cinnamon on this laptop and the installation goes frozen after the timezone configuration. I added the nomodeset option in the boot, I disabled Fast Boot and Secure boot in the bios settings. I don't know what more to do. Any thoughts?
Hi jero,
Had the same problem. I edited the the boot options to include this:
nouveau.modeset=0 nvidia.modeset=0
Updated NVIDIA driver before exiting and now all is well