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Old 01-15-2008, 06:11 AM   #1
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Want to change the refresh rate of monitor


Hi,all I want to change the refresh rate of my monitor what command should I use?

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Old 01-15-2008, 06:20 AM   #2
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You can goto System->Preferences->Hardware->Screen Resolution and change it. Alternatively, you can edit the HorizSync and VertRefresh of the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf file.
 
Old 01-15-2008, 06:29 AM   #3
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HI

Thanks for reply ,But I want to change via command line so I need command.

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Old 01-15-2008, 07:14 AM   #4
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Code:
xrandr --help
 
  


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