Modifying xorg.conf to set up monitor to 1280x1024 60hz refresh rate.
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Modifying xorg.conf to set up monitor to 1280x1024 60hz refresh rate.
Hi Back,
Now if I right click on my desktop and choose Configure Desktop->Display, I see my monitor is displaying 1280x1024 at 50hz refresh rate. If I try to change the refresh rate, available options are: 50 or 54.
My monitor (Samsung 732nplus) has a recommended refresh rate of 60hz and a recommeded resolution of 1280x1024. So, resolution is ok but refresh rate should be changed to 60.
What parameter/s should I change to set refresh rate to 60?
I've tried to change this to nVidia X server settings but then I wasn't able to boot my system again into X (as I've mentioned in a previous post).
This is my xorg.conf file (screen related sections):
I am running a 1920x1200 LCD on an Nvidia card (nvidia driver). The vert refresh was set to 50-70, and xrandr said it was actually running at 50. Curiously, it gives other modes available as follows:
Out of curiousity, I changed the vert refresh to 58-62, and nothing changed. I assume this means it is working off of the data it gets directly from the monitor.
The screen does not flicker and looks great, so I don't care to find out what's going on---at least for now....
Could you set it with the nvidia-settings program ?
The nVidia setup program gave me the possibility to change refresh to 60 but it generates a new xorg.conf. With this new xorg.conf my computer couldn't boot up.
Just use show preview after you click "Save to X file...", click cancel after that
Then note the options in "Screen" section, and add Screen option in xorg.conf
In the hope that is not the option that makes X un-startable though
I used nvidia-settings and changed the refresh rate from "auto" to 60. xrandr then said that i now had 2 options for the 1920x1200 mode: 50 and 100. The refresh rate for the other modes was the same as before.
I use a Samsung 712N monitor with the same basic display specs. I use the proprietary nvidia drivers. The solution I discovered solved the incorrect reporting of the display settings.
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