How to persist monitor refresh rate with nvidia settings and Linux Mint Cinnamon?

persist nvidia monitor refresh rate linux mint.md

1. Open nvidia-settings
2. Set resolution and refresh rate
3. Presh apply (and save to x-org file)
4. Close nvidia-settings
5. Goto Mint's Settings -> Display and press Apply
6. :party:

for reference: https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/982558/linux/setting-default-refresh-rate/post/5043665/#5043665

LostDog
  
said:
Yeah it really depends on your DE. They have their own display settings, which usually overrides any xorg.conf setting.

I.E. if your mint is with cinnamon DE, you can first do the settings you want with nvidia-settings. After that you should open DEs own display settings prog(menu->display). Click detect displays, apply and finally save configuration. Of course you don't even have to use nvidia-settings for it at all, you should be able to use that DEs own display setting for it.

If my memory servers me right, gtk flavored DEs stores their display configuration to file ~/.config/monitors.xml(I have kde myself, so I can't be sure about it).


This was it! In Mint Cinnamon there is an option to set resolution in the System Settings control panel but no option for refresh rate. By setting it in the nvidia-settings then going to the System Settings and hitting "Apply" the 144 Hz survived the reboot.

Thanks everyone for the help!
#9
Posted 12/24/2016 05:47 PM   

A solution that actually works. Thank you!

Nice! Still works with Linux Mint 19.1 Cinnamon