xradr

[Michael J. Astrauskas]

On 12/6/2011 5:24 AM, Michael Havens wrote:
> I found a good tutorial on using xrandr and in the example they say to 
> set the refresh rat to 75. Is that a good/standard refresh rate? How 
> can I see what my refresh rate is currently? This is the file I'm writing:
>
>      xrandr --output LVDS --mode 1366x768 refresh ??
>
> I'm going to put that lil script into a file and make it executable. 
> Then, when AssaultCube screws with the display all I'll have to do is 
> give it a good click and PRESTO.... my screen will be back to normal! 
> Will this do what I want it to?
Mike,

     Simply running xrandr will show you all outputs and their available 
modes, with an asterisk (*) next to the current one.

     60 Hz and 75 Hz are fairly common refresh rates for LCDs.

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  - Michael J. Astrauskas