topic Erazer X40 display refresh rate in Linux in ERAZER Gaming

Erazer X40 display refresh rate in Linux

cellux — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 09:54:16 GMT

The display works perfectly on windows at 240 hz.

I'd also like to use Linux on it, where the refresh rate is stuck at 60hz. The distro is Linux Mint (based on 22.04 ubuntu), latest possible kernel I could find (6.1), latest nvidia driver (525 - googling indicated this may be a problem with Nvidia Optimus). Anyone here experienced something similar on a medion laptop and found some solution?

Msn number is 30035242.

Re: Erazer X40 display refresh rate in Linux

Major_ToM — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 08:13:05 GMT

Hi @cellux ,

first of all welcome to the MEDION Community. To receive any kind of help regarding your question we´d like you to leave a bit more information about the product you bought.
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Re: Erazer X40 display refresh rate in Linux

cellux — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 09:53:07 GMT

The msn number is 30035242

Re: Erazer X40 display refresh rate in Linux

cellux — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 16:36:19 GMT

After some more digging this is probably a driver / linux issue. Raptor lake support is still being actively developed.

On the bright side, higher refresh rates already work ok for external screens - after some trial and error.