[xubuntu-users] Default Screen Resolution & Refresh Frequency

[Eberhard Roloff]

Xianwen Chen wrote:
> Dear Eberhard,
> 
> Thanks for your hint. I did further research, and then added monitor
> info and screen info into xorg.conf. Now the screen looks like to be
> 1024x768 @ 85hz. Is there anyway to check if the refresh rate is 85hz?
> 'cause I didn't see any code in xorg.conf which sets the refresh rate.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Wen
> 
Hi Wen,

great to hear that you succeeded.

I would expect to find a display of resolution/refresh diagnosis item 
somewhere in your monitor's menues.

Maybe someone else knows how to get the refresh rate out of a working 
Linux session, I do not.

What I usually do to get a specified refresh rate:
1. go to http://bohne-lang.de/spec/linux/modeline/
2. Enter resolution and target refresh rate on the left hand side
3. get modeline
4. enter modeline
5. get refresh rate

However I did not use this approach since for some years now, I nearly 
always get in touch with LCDs and they seem to be magically set 
correctly. ;-)