[SOLVED] Cannot Set Refresh-Rate To 144Hz

atticarch · 2024-03-20 13:20:18

Tried upgrading and installing all the Intel drivers I was missing, tried messing with the boot parameters and the Hyprland configuration (both XY@R and modeline routes) files at various refresh-rates (140, 141, 142, 143, 143.88, 144, 145) - but all for naught: the closest I got was setting the Hyprland config's resolution to "highrr" (something like 640x400@120Hz - can't remember exactly, but it was very low) and "highres" (displayed at 1920x1080@100Hz).

My Windows dual-boot installation ran 144Hz effortlessly (before the most recent driver-update inexplicably capped the refresh-rate at 120Hz; I haven't gotten around to rolling it back yet), so I know for a fact that my computer, monitor and cable are perfectly capable.

Just for clarification, I still had this problem on Arch back when Windows was running at 144Hz: I just didn't do anything about it because I couldn't be bothered to deal with the headache at the time.

Xrandr refuses to cooperate and practically ignores my input: I set it using proper syntax and all ( --output --mode --rate), and it doesn't even give a response; just keeps it at 60 without spitting a word so I can at least understand what's going on.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

SOLUTION

Pass "hyprctl monitors" through your terminal and copy the desired resolution (from the list provided at the bottom) to the clipboard. Paste it into the space where the resolution is placed in Hyprland's monitor line. Should look something like this (with your own monitor's name and settings, of course):

monitor=DP-1,1920x1080@144.00Hz,auto,1

Many thanks for the help: I appreciate that I can finally cross this off my list of "things to eventually get around to".

Last edited by atticarch (2024-03-20 15:01:53)

Nikolai5 · 2024-03-20 13:56:29

What does this command return?

hyprctl monitors

You should set the resolution and refresh rate through the ~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf config file as described in these two articles:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Hyprla … resolution
https://wiki.hyprland.org/Configuring/Monitors/

I'm no expert on Hyprland, I run plasma and 144Hz on Wayland and X11 work fine. I believe on Hyprland you don't want to use xrandr.

atticarch · 2024-03-20 14:20:09

Nikolai5 wrote:

What does this command return?
hyprctl monitors
You should set the resolution and refresh rate through the ~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf config file as described in these two articles:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Hyprla … resolution
https://wiki.hyprland.org/Configuring/Monitors/
I'm no expert on Hyprland, I run plasma and 144Hz on Wayland and X11 work fine. I believe on Hyprland you don't want to use xrandr.

I already tried via the config file to no avail: does not accept modeline or otherwise. I appreciate the reply, however. There is probably some sort of specific decimal that I need to input in order for it to start working, but I've no way of knowing what it could be, I'm afraid. I tried using the decimals of someone else (143.88) who seems to have a similar monitor to mine, but it might be more user-specific than that.

EDIT: I apologize, as I totally glazed past that first part where you told me to hyprctl. Here is the output below: it seems to acknowledge that the monitor supports it, but doesn't seem to work for whatever reason. I'll try again and will update again if it does or doesn't work.

Monitor DP-1 (ID 0):
	1920x1080@60.00000 at 0x0
	description: AOC 24G1WG4 0x000514A0
	make: AOC
	model: 24G1WG4
	serial: 0x000514A0
	active workspace: 1 (1)
	special workspace: 0 ()
	reserved: 0 0 0 0
	scale: 1.00
	transform: 0
	focused: yes
	dpmsStatus: 1
	vrr: 0
	activelyTearing: false
	currentFormat: XRGB8888
	availableModes: 1920x1080@60.00Hz 1920x1080@144.00Hz 1920x1080@120.00Hz 1920x1080@119.88Hz 1920x1080@119.98Hz 1920x1080@99.93Hz 1920x1080@60.00Hz 1920x1080@59.94Hz 1920x1080@50.00Hz 1680x1050@59.88Hz 1280x1024@75.03Hz 1280x1024@60.02Hz 1440x900@59.90Hz 1280x720@60.00Hz 1280x720@59.94Hz 1280x720@50.00Hz 1024x768@119.99Hz 1024x768@99.97Hz 1024x768@75.03Hz 1024x768@70.07Hz 1024x768@60.00Hz 832x624@74.55Hz 800x600@119.97Hz 800x600@99.99Hz 800x600@75.00Hz 800x600@72.19Hz 800x600@60.32Hz 800x600@56.25Hz 720x576@50.00Hz 720x576@50.00Hz 720x480@60.00Hz 720x480@60.00Hz 720x480@59.94Hz 720x480@59.94Hz 640x480@120.00Hz 640x480@100.00Hz 640x480@75.00Hz 640x480@72.81Hz 640x480@66.67Hz 640x480@60.00Hz 640x480@59.94Hz 640x480@59.94Hz 720x400@70.08Hz

EDIT 2: Thank you very much for your help. The answer is always so frustratingly simple in these cases. Will update OP shortly. Again, much appreciated.

Last edited by atticarch (2024-03-20 14:52:44)

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[SOLVED] Cannot Set Refresh-Rate To 144Hz

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Re: [SOLVED] Cannot Set Refresh-Rate To 144Hz

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Re: [SOLVED] Cannot Set Refresh-Rate To 144Hz

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