[SOLVED] Stuck on 60hz on 144hz capable monitor

CoolAndUniqueName · 2025-11-10 23:27:38

Hi all, hoping some kind internet soul can help. 144hz capable monitor is stuck only showing 60 Hz, 59.94 Hz and 50.00 Hz in KDE System settings > Display & Monitor > Display Configuration > Refresh Rate. I swear had it running at 144 Hz on this computer but had to reinstall OS because of an unrelated oops on my part. Ever since reinstall has been stuck at 60. Tried for awhile trying to tinker and fix but got nowhere. I have been using arch for maybe half a year and read through other similar newbie corner threads but don't know enough about what I am looking at when it comes to graphics stuff and the issue is probably staring me in the face.

Setup info:

KDE Plasma DE
Wayland
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Nvidia proprietary drivers.
Kernel: 6.17.7-arch1-1

What I have tried/done:
In /etc/mkinitcpio.conf

MODULES=(nvidia nvidia_modeset nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm)

And removed kms from the hooks

In /etc/default/grub

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="loglevel=3 quiet nvidia-drm.modeset=1"

And I ran mkconfig after

# grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

Saw this asked for in another of other threads.

# get-edid | parse-edid
This is read-edid version 3.0.2. Prepare for some fun.
Attempting to use i2c interface
No EDID on bus 0
No EDID on bus 1
No EDID on bus 3
No EDID on bus 4
No EDID on bus 5
No EDID on bus 6
No EDID on bus 7
No EDID on bus 8
No EDID on bus 9
No EDID on bus 10
No EDID on bus 11
No EDID on bus 12
1 potential busses found: 2
256-byte EDID successfully retrieved from i2c bus 2
Looks like i2c was successful. Have a good day.
Checksum Correct

Section "Monitor"
   Identifier "MSI MAG241C"
   ModelName "MSI MAG241C"
   VendorName "MSI"
   # Monitor Manufactured week 40 of 2019
   # EDID version 1.3
   # Digital Display
   DisplaySize 520 290
   Gamma 2.20
   Option "DPMS" "true"
   Horizsync 30-180
   VertRefresh 48-144
   # Maximum pixel clock is 340MHz
   #Not giving standard mode: 1280x960, 60Hz
   #Not giving standard mode: 1280x1024, 60Hz
   #Not giving standard mode: 1440x900, 60Hz
   #Not giving standard mode: 1152x864, 75Hz
   #Not giving standard mode: 1280x720, 60Hz
   #Not giving standard mode: 1680x1050, 60Hz

   #Extension block found. Parsing...
#WARNING: I may have missed a mode (CEA mode 75)
#WARNING: I may have missed a mode (CEA mode 76)
#WARNING: I may have missed a mode (CEA mode 63)
#WARNING: I may have missed a mode (CEA mode 64)
   Modeline    "Mode 2" 25.200 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -hsync -vsync
   Modeline    "Mode 0" +hsync +vsync 
   Modeline    "Mode 1" +hsync +vsync 
   Modeline    "Mode 3" 27.027 720 736 798 858 480 489 495 525 -hsync -vsync
   Modeline    "Mode 4" 74.250 1280 1390 1420 1650 720 725 730 750 +hsync +vsync
   Modeline    "Mode 5" 74.250 1280 1720 1760 1980 720 725 730 750 +hsync +vsync
   Modeline    "Mode 6" 148.500 1920 2448 2492 2640 1080 1084 1089 1125 +hsync +vsync
   Modeline    "Mode 7" 27.000 720 732 796 864 576 581 586 625 -hsync -vsync
   Modeline    "Mode 8" 27.027 720 736 798 858 480 489 495 525 -hsync -vsync
   Modeline    "Mode 9" 27.000 720 732 796 864 576 581 586 625 -hsync -vsync
   Modeline    "Mode 10" 148.500 1920 2008 2052 2200 1080 1084 1089 1125 +hsync +vsync
   Modeline    "Mode 11" 54.054 1440 1472 1596 1716 480 489 495 525 -hsync -vsync
   Modeline    "Mode 12" 54.054 1440 1472 1596 1716 480 489 495 525 -hsync -vsync
   Modeline    "Mode 13" 54.000 1440 1464 1592 1728 576 581 586 625 -hsync -vsync
   Modeline    "Mode 14" 54.000 1440 1464 1592 1728 576 581 586 625 -hsync -vsync
   Option "PreferredMode" "Mode 2"
EndSection

# for OUT in /sys/class/drm/card*; do echo $OUT; edid-decode $OUT/edid; echo "================="; done
/sys/class/drm/card0
/sys/class/drm/card0/edid: No such file or directory
=================
/sys/class/drm/card0-DP-4
EDID of '/sys/class/drm/card0-DP-4/edid' was empty.
=================
/sys/class/drm/card0-HDMI-A-3
EDID of '/sys/class/drm/card0-HDMI-A-3/edid' was empty.
=================
/sys/class/drm/card0-Writeback-1
EDID of '/sys/class/drm/card0-Writeback-1/edid' was empty.
=================
/sys/class/drm/card1
/sys/class/drm/card1/edid: No such file or directory
=================
/sys/class/drm/card1-DP-1
EDID of '/sys/class/drm/card1-DP-1/edid' was empty.
=================
/sys/class/drm/card1-DP-2
EDID of '/sys/class/drm/card1-DP-2/edid' was empty.
=================
/sys/class/drm/card1-DP-3
EDID of '/sys/class/drm/card1-DP-3/edid' was empty.
=================
/sys/class/drm/card1-HDMI-A-1
edid-decode (hex):

00 ff ff ff ff ff ff 00 36 69 a2 3e 43 34 30 30
28 1d 01 03 80 34 1d 78 2a 63 15 ad 50 49 a6 26
13 50 54 bf cf 00 81 40 81 80 95 00 71 4f 81 c0
b3 00 01 01 01 01 02 3a 80 18 71 38 2d 40 58 2c
45 00 09 25 21 00 00 1e fc 7e 80 88 70 38 12 40
18 20 35 00 09 25 21 00 00 1e 00 00 00 fd 00 30
90 1e b4 22 00 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 00 00 00 fc
00 4d 53 49 20 4d 41 47 32 34 31 43 0a 20 01 46

02 03 2d f1 51 01 03 04 13 1f 12 02 11 90 0e 0f
1d 1e 4b 4c 3f 40 23 09 07 07 83 01 00 00 65 03
0c 00 10 00 68 1a 00 00 01 01 30 90 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 a9

----------------

Block 0, Base EDID:
  EDID Structure Version & Revision: 1.3
  Vendor & Product Identification:
    Manufacturer: MSI
    Model: 16034
    Serial Number: 808465475 (0x30303443)
    Made in: week 40 of 2019
  Basic Display Parameters & Features:
    Digital display
    Maximum image size: 52 cm x 29 cm
    Gamma: 2.20
    DPMS levels: Off
    RGB color display
    First detailed timing is the preferred timing
  Color Characteristics:
    Red  : 0.6767, 0.3144
    Green: 0.2851, 0.6513
    Blue : 0.1484, 0.0751
    White: 0.3134, 0.3291
  Established Timings I & II:
    IBM     :   720x400    70.081663 Hz   9:5     31.467 kHz     28.320000 MHz
    DMT 0x04:   640x480    59.940476 Hz   4:3     31.469 kHz     25.175000 MHz
    Apple   :   640x480    66.666667 Hz   4:3     35.000 kHz     30.240000 MHz
    DMT 0x05:   640x480    72.808802 Hz   4:3     37.861 kHz     31.500000 MHz
    DMT 0x06:   640x480    75.000000 Hz   4:3     37.500 kHz     31.500000 MHz
    DMT 0x08:   800x600    56.250000 Hz   4:3     35.156 kHz     36.000000 MHz
    DMT 0x09:   800x600    60.316541 Hz   4:3     37.879 kHz     40.000000 MHz
    DMT 0x0a:   800x600    72.187572 Hz   4:3     48.077 kHz     50.000000 MHz
    DMT 0x0b:   800x600    75.000000 Hz   4:3     46.875 kHz     49.500000 MHz
    DMT 0x10:  1024x768    60.003840 Hz   4:3     48.363 kHz     65.000000 MHz
    DMT 0x11:  1024x768    70.069359 Hz   4:3     56.476 kHz     75.000000 MHz
    DMT 0x12:  1024x768    75.028582 Hz   4:3     60.023 kHz     78.750000 MHz
    DMT 0x24:  1280x1024   75.024675 Hz   5:4     79.976 kHz    135.000000 MHz
  Standard Timings:
    DMT 0x20:  1280x960    60.000000 Hz   4:3     60.000 kHz    108.000000 MHz
    DMT 0x23:  1280x1024   60.019740 Hz   5:4     63.981 kHz    108.000000 MHz
    DMT 0x2f:  1440x900    59.887445 Hz  16:10    55.935 kHz    106.500000 MHz
    DMT 0x15:  1152x864    75.000000 Hz   4:3     67.500 kHz    108.000000 MHz
    DMT 0x55:  1280x720    60.000000 Hz  16:9     45.000 kHz     74.250000 MHz
    DMT 0x3a:  1680x1050   59.954250 Hz  16:10    65.290 kHz    146.250000 MHz
  Detailed Timing Descriptors:
    DTD 1:  1920x1080   60.000000 Hz  16:9     67.500 kHz    148.500000 MHz (521 mm x 293 mm)
                 Hfront   88 Hsync  44 Hback  148 Hpol P
                 Vfront    4 Vsync   5 Vback   36 Vpol P
    DTD 2:  1920x1080  144.000765 Hz  16:9    158.113 kHz    325.080000 MHz (521 mm x 293 mm)
                 Hfront   24 Hsync  32 Hback   80 Hpol P
                 Vfront    3 Vsync   5 Vback   10 Vpol P
    Display Range Limits:
      Monitor ranges (GTF): 48-144 Hz V, 30-180 kHz H, max dotclock 340 MHz
    Display Product Name: 'MSI MAG241C'
  Extension blocks: 1
Checksum: 0x46

----------------

Block 1, CTA-861 Extension Block:
  Revision: 3
  Underscans IT Video Formats by default
  Basic audio support
  Supports YCbCr 4:4:4
  Supports YCbCr 4:2:2
  Native detailed modes: 1
  Video Data Block:
    VIC   1:   640x480    59.940476 Hz   4:3     31.469 kHz     25.175000 MHz
    VIC   3:   720x480    59.940060 Hz  16:9     31.469 kHz     27.000000 MHz
    VIC   4:  1280x720    60.000000 Hz  16:9     45.000 kHz     74.250000 MHz
    VIC  19:  1280x720    50.000000 Hz  16:9     37.500 kHz     74.250000 MHz
    VIC  31:  1920x1080   50.000000 Hz  16:9     56.250 kHz    148.500000 MHz
    VIC  18:   720x576    50.000000 Hz  16:9     31.250 kHz     27.000000 MHz
    VIC   2:   720x480    59.940060 Hz   4:3     31.469 kHz     27.000000 MHz
    VIC  17:   720x576    50.000000 Hz   4:3     31.250 kHz     27.000000 MHz
    VIC  16:  1920x1080   60.000000 Hz  16:9     67.500 kHz    148.500000 MHz (native)
    VIC  14:  1440x480    59.940060 Hz   4:3     31.469 kHz     54.000000 MHz
    VIC  15:  1440x480    59.940060 Hz  16:9     31.469 kHz     54.000000 MHz
    VIC  29:  1440x576    50.000000 Hz   4:3     31.250 kHz     54.000000 MHz
    VIC  30:  1440x576    50.000000 Hz  16:9     31.250 kHz     54.000000 MHz
    VIC  75:  1920x1080   50.000000 Hz  64:27    56.250 kHz    148.500000 MHz
    VIC  76:  1920x1080   60.000000 Hz  64:27    67.500 kHz    148.500000 MHz
    VIC  63:  1920x1080  120.000000 Hz  16:9    135.000 kHz    297.000000 MHz
    VIC  64:  1920x1080  100.000000 Hz  16:9    112.500 kHz    297.000000 MHz
  Audio Data Block:
    Linear PCM:
      Max channels: 2
      Supported sample rates (kHz): 48 44.1 32
      Supported sample sizes (bits): 24 20 16
  Speaker Allocation Data Block:
    FL/FR - Front Left/Right
  Vendor-Specific Data Block (HDMI), OUI 00-0C-03:
    Source physical address: 1.0.0.0
  Vendor-Specific Data Block (AMD), OUI 00-00-1A:
    Version: 1
    Feature Caps: 0x01
    Minimum Refresh Rate: 48 Hz
    Maximum Refresh Rate: 144 Hz
    Flags 1.x: 0x00
Checksum: 0xa9  Unused space in Extension Block: 82 bytes
=================
/sys/class/drm/card1-HDMI-A-2
EDID of '/sys/class/drm/card1-HDMI-A-2/edid' was empty.
=================

System is up to date as of time of posting

$ sudo pacman -Syu 
:: Synchronizing package databases...
 core is up to date
 extra is up to date
 multilib is up to date
:: Starting full system upgrade...
 there is nothing to do

(If I am being an idiot and missing something obvious apologies in advance and feel free to call me an idiot cheers for any help)

Last edited by CoolAndUniqueName (2025-11-11 00:57:41)

ajgringo619 · 2025-11-11 00:05:08

Can you be more specific on your Nvidia drivers? You should be using nvidia-open.

CoolAndUniqueName · 2025-11-11 00:12:39

ajgringo619 wrote:

Can you be more specific on your Nvidia drivers? You should be using nvidia-open.

I am just using the nvidia package. I consulted the NVIDIA guide on the arch wiki, which says for the Ada Lovelace (NV190/ADXXX) gpu family I should be using the nvidia pakcage for standard linux kernel.

Scimmia · 2025-11-11 00:31:20

That is not at all what it says. It says that Ada Lovelace is the last one supported by the closed modules, not that you should be using it.

ajgringo619 · 2025-11-11 00:33:40

Thanks, @Scimmia; thought I was seeing things. My 4060 has been running nvidia-open since I bought it last year.

CoolAndUniqueName · 2025-11-11 00:37:34

Scimmia wrote:

That is not at all what it says. It says that Ada Lovelace is the last one supported by the closed modules, not that you should be using it.

Sorry, I have misunderstood then. Going back and re-reading the wiki page it now still not entirely clear. I was running the closed nvidia package just fine for 144hz before but I will try nvidia-open.

Scimmia · 2025-11-11 00:39:11

It's unlikely it will make a difference, more likely related to https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=310035

CoolAndUniqueName · 2025-11-11 00:56:57

Scimmia wrote:

It's unlikely it will make a difference, more likely related to https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=310035

You my friend are a legend. Thread held the answer. Downgraded 3 packages to versions 580.95.05-1 and now working fine:

nvidia-utils
nvidia-dkms
lib32-nvidia-utils

Have not done nvidia-open yet but issue is solved and will investigate that on my own. Cheers for the help.

Arch Linux

#1 2025-11-10 23:27:38

[SOLVED] Stuck on 60hz on 144hz capable monitor

#2 2025-11-11 00:05:08

Re: [SOLVED] Stuck on 60hz on 144hz capable monitor

#3 2025-11-11 00:12:39

Re: [SOLVED] Stuck on 60hz on 144hz capable monitor

#4 2025-11-11 00:31:20

Re: [SOLVED] Stuck on 60hz on 144hz capable monitor

#5 2025-11-11 00:33:40

Re: [SOLVED] Stuck on 60hz on 144hz capable monitor

#6 2025-11-11 00:37:34

Re: [SOLVED] Stuck on 60hz on 144hz capable monitor

#7 2025-11-11 00:39:11

Re: [SOLVED] Stuck on 60hz on 144hz capable monitor

#8 2025-11-11 00:56:57

Re: [SOLVED] Stuck on 60hz on 144hz capable monitor

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