Can't detect 120hz on monitor

I have installed Garuda today coming from Manjaro KDE, everything looks fine except that display configuration issue & unexpected Dolphin crash.
I am working with Acer Nitro Monitor 144HZ connected to the laptop using HDMI.
The issue is garuda unable to detect the 120HZ only showing the 60hz and the most strange thing is that it's showing the 120hz option on my screen laptop which is only 60HZ and when I choose 120hz the whole application crash.

It maybe a bug, but...
first you have to re-arrange monitors. Now they seem as Cloned, which means you can't have different settings for each one.
Also, it depends if you have dual GPU and the output is from the 2ndary one.
Check with xrandr.
The cable you use has to be capable of 144Hz. Have you been using the same cable with other OS and had proper output?

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Yes i was using 120hz on manjaro KDE same monitor same configuration as listed above,
but i think in manjaro i was using 120hz with 2560x1440 resolution which is not available here.
Looks like the 120Hz option only available on 1920x1080 resolution
can i set it to use 120hz on 2560x1440 resolution?
and why its showing 120hz option for laptop screen and its not listed in xrandr result

    Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1920 x 1080, maximum 16384 x 16384
eDP-1 connected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
   1920x1080     60.00 +  59.97    59.96    59.93
   1680x1050     59.95    59.88
   1400x1050     59.98
   1600x900      59.99    59.94    59.95    59.82
   1280x1024     60.02
   1400x900      59.96    59.88
   1280x960      60.00
   1440x810      60.00    59.97
   1368x768      59.88    59.85
   1280x800      59.99    59.97    59.81    59.91
   1280x720      60.00    59.99    59.86    59.74
   1024x768      60.04    60.00
   960x720       60.00
   928x696       60.05
   896x672       60.01
   1024x576      59.95    59.96    59.90    59.82
   960x600       59.93    60.00
   960x540       59.96    59.99    59.63    59.82
   800x600       60.00    60.32    56.25
   840x525       60.01    59.88
   864x486       59.92    59.57
   700x525       59.98
   800x450       59.95    59.82
   640x512       60.02
   700x450       59.96    59.88
   640x480       60.00    59.94
   720x405       59.51    58.99
   684x384       59.88    59.85
   640x400       59.88    59.98
   640x360       59.86    59.83    59.84    59.32
   512x384       60.00
   512x288       60.00    59.92
   480x270       59.63    59.82
   400x300       60.32    56.34
   432x243       59.92    59.57
   320x240       60.05
   360x202       59.51    59.13
   320x180       59.84    59.32
HDMI-1 connected primary 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 597mm x 336mm
   3840x2160     30.00    25.00    24.00    29.97    23.98
   2560x1440     59.95
   1920x1080    120.00*  119.88    60.00    60.00    50.00    59.94
   1680x1050     59.88
   1280x1024     75.02    60.02
   1440x900      59.90
   1280x960      60.00
   1280x800      59.91
   1152x864      75.00
   1280x720      60.00    50.00    59.94
   1024x768      75.03    70.07    60.00
   832x624       74.55
   800x600       72.19    75.00    60.32    56.25
   720x576       50.00
   720x480       60.00    59.94
   640x480       75.00    72.81    66.67    60.00    59.94
   720x400       70.08
DP-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI-2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)

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  • Your system Xorg server can see only 60hz for eDP-1 and can not use this monitor at 120Hz.
  • Your system Xorg server can see 120hz for HDMI-1 and uses this monitor at 120Hz, as marked by the asterisc. It can also use it at 60Hz.
  • If you want to use both monitors cloned, you can only do this at 60Hz.
  • If you want to use the external (HDMI) monitor at 120Hz, you can only do this with a different screen area (not the same as eDP-1 area).

I suggest:

  1. Set external HDMI monitor to 60Hz
  2. Enable eDP-1 and set as Primary
  3. Drag monitors in Monitor Settings GUI, so they are at different areas (side by side, top and bottom, etc)
  4. Set external HDMI monitor to 120Hz
  5. Apply Settings

You might find Archwiki on Multihead, Xorg and Xrandr useful.


You are improving your post formatting, but you are still not there.
Use pre-formatted format to all terminal output, not only partially, if you want to make readers’ reading effort minimum.

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Having a similar issue. I am a long time Open Suse user and recently started using Garuda primarily as a gaming OS. I have a Valve Index and the VR HMD works in 120hz with no issue but my tv only refreshes at 60 and that appears to be the only available option detected. This tv works at 1440p_120hz in windows perfectly.
I will be grateful for any assistance anyone has.
Thanks!

Please open your own help request.

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Welcome to Garuda.

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