Kernel.org: , 
sid (unstable): 3.8.13-1
wheezy (testing): 3.2.41-2
kmuto bpo d-i: 
squeeze-bpo: 3.2.41-2+deb7u2~bpo60+1
squeeze (stable): 
lenny (oldstable): 

Debian GNU/Linux device driver check & report

MSI: S271

PCI IDWorks?VendorDeviceDriverKernel
10025950ATI Technologies IncRS480 Host Bridge
10025a3fATI Technologies IncRS480 PCI Bridge
10025a38ATI Technologies IncRS480 PCI Bridge
10025a39ATI Technologies IncRS480 PCI Bridge
10024374ATI Technologies IncIXP SB400 USB Host Controller
10024375ATI Technologies IncIXP SB400 USB Host Controller
10024373ATI Technologies IncIXP SB400 USB2 Host Controller
10024372YesATI Technologies IncIXP SB400 SMBus Controlleri2c-piix4v2.6.25-
10024376YesATI Technologies IncIXP SB400 IDE Controllerpata_atiixpv2.6.25-
1002437bYesATI Technologies IncIXP SB4x0 High Definition Audio Controllersnd-hda-intelv2.6.25-
10024377ATI Technologies IncIXP SB400 PCI-ISA Bridge
10024371ATI Technologies IncIXP SB400 PCI-PCI Bridge
10221100Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
10221101Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
10221102Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
10221103YesAdvanced Micro Devices [AMD]K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Controlk8tempv2.6.25-
10025975YesATI Technologies IncRS482 [Radeon Xpress 200M]radeonfbv2.6.25-
10ec8168YesRealtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controllerr8169v2.6.25-
121700f7O2 Micro, Inc.Firewire (IEEE 1394)
12177120O2 Micro, Inc.Integrated MMC/SD Controller
12177130O2 Micro, Inc.Integrated MS/xD Controller
18140201YesRalink corp.RT2500 802.11grt2500pciv2.6.25-
PCI IDWorks?VendorDeviceDriverKernel
10025950ATI Technologies IncRS480 Host Bridge
10025a3fATI Technologies IncRS480 PCI Bridge
10025a38ATI Technologies IncRS480 PCI Bridge
10025a39ATI Technologies IncRS480 PCI Bridge
10024374ATI Technologies IncIXP SB400 USB Host Controller
10024375ATI Technologies IncIXP SB400 USB Host Controller
10024373ATI Technologies IncIXP SB400 USB2 Host Controller
10024372YesATI Technologies IncIXP SB400 SMBus Controlleri2c-piix4v2.6.25-
10024376YesATI Technologies IncIXP SB400 IDE Controllerpata_atiixpv2.6.25-
1002437bYesATI Technologies IncIXP SB4x0 High Definition Audio Controllersnd-hda-intelv2.6.25-
10024377ATI Technologies IncIXP SB400 PCI-ISA Bridge
10024371ATI Technologies IncIXP SB400 PCI-PCI Bridge
10221100Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
10221101Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
10221102Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
10221103YesAdvanced Micro Devices [AMD]K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Controlk8tempv2.6.25-
10025975YesATI Technologies IncRS482 [Radeon Xpress 200M]radeonfbv2.6.25-
10ec8168YesRealtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controllerr8169v2.6.25-
121700f7O2 Micro, Inc.Firewire (IEEE 1394)
12177120O2 Micro, Inc.Integrated MMC/SD Controller
12177130O2 Micro, Inc.Integrated MS/xD Controller
168c001bYesAtheros Communications Inc.AR5413 802.11abg NICath5kv2.6.25-

Realtek Network Card uses r1000 module, GPL licence, source from realtek website.  Atheros card works with madwifi.  Host requires acpi=off as kernel argument.

PCI IDWorks?VendorDeviceDriverKernel
10025950ATI Technologies IncRS480 Host Bridge
10025a3fATI Technologies IncRS480 PCI Bridge
10025a38ATI Technologies IncRS480 PCI Bridge
10025a39ATI Technologies IncRS480 PCI Bridge
10024374ATI Technologies IncIXP SB400 USB Host Controller
10024375ATI Technologies IncIXP SB400 USB Host Controller
10024373ATI Technologies IncIXP SB400 USB2 Host Controller
10024372YesATI Technologies IncIXP SB400 SMBus Controlleri2c-piix4v2.6.25-
10024376YesATI Technologies IncIXP SB400 IDE Controllerpata_atiixpv2.6.25-
1002437bYesATI Technologies IncIXP SB4x0 High Definition Audio Controllersnd-hda-intelv2.6.25-
10024377ATI Technologies IncIXP SB400 PCI-ISA Bridge
10024371ATI Technologies IncIXP SB400 PCI-PCI Bridge
10221100Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
10221101Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
10221102Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
10221103YesAdvanced Micro Devices [AMD]K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Controlk8tempv2.6.25-
10025975YesATI Technologies IncRS482 [Radeon Xpress 200M]radeonfbv2.6.25-
10ec8168YesRealtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controllerr8169v2.6.25-
121700f7O2 Micro, Inc.Firewire (IEEE 1394)
12177120O2 Micro, Inc.Integrated MMC/SD Controller
12177130O2 Micro, Inc.Integrated MS/xD Controller
18140201YesRalink corp.RT2500 802.11grt2500pciv2.6.25-
PCI IDWorks?VendorDeviceDriverKernel
10025950ATI Technologies IncRS480 Host Bridge
10025a3fATI Technologies IncRS480 PCI Bridge
10025a38ATI Technologies IncRS480 PCI Bridge
10025a39ATI Technologies IncRS480 PCI Bridge
10024379YesATI Technologies IncIXP SB400 Serial ATA Controllersata_silv2.6.25-
10024374ATI Technologies IncIXP SB400 USB Host Controller
10024375ATI Technologies IncIXP SB400 USB Host Controller
10024373ATI Technologies IncIXP SB400 USB2 Host Controller
10024372YesATI Technologies IncIXP SB400 SMBus Controlleri2c-piix4v2.6.25-
10024376YesATI Technologies IncIXP SB400 IDE Controllerpata_atiixpv2.6.25-
1002437bYesATI Technologies IncIXP SB4x0 High Definition Audio Controllersnd-hda-intelv2.6.25-
10024377ATI Technologies IncIXP SB400 PCI-ISA Bridge
10024371ATI Technologies IncIXP SB400 PCI-PCI Bridge
10221100Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
10221101Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
10221102Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
10221103YesAdvanced Micro Devices [AMD]K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Controlk8tempv2.6.25-
10025975YesATI Technologies IncRS482 [Radeon Xpress 200M]radeonfbv2.6.25-
10ec8168YesRealtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controllerr8169v2.6.25-
121700f7O2 Micro, Inc.Firewire (IEEE 1394)
12177120O2 Micro, Inc.Integrated MMC/SD Controller
12177130O2 Micro, Inc.Integrated MS/xD Controller
18140201YesRalink corp.RT2500 802.11grt2500pciv2.6.25-

- Built in SD card reader works but is extremely slow.
- The msi-laptop driver must be blacklisted otherwise the ACPI battery information is not reported correctly (https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10699)
- With some recent versions of Ubuntu, reboots do not work and the laptop hangs (this may be fixed in 3.0, untested).
- Graphics works well with the open-source radeon driver (good enough for Compiz) (2011-07-26 03:15:06)