Does someone know how to change the refresh rate of the terminal? So, an actual terminal outside the GUI, not a terminal emulator within the GUI. I regularly have to switch between the GUI and a terminal (so switching TTY with CTRL+ALT+F2 → F7), and I have my GUI set to 120 Hz, which my screen and …

Can you do that with kernel mode setting?

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Hi @barryascott – this proposal is actually owned by @jfalempe and he should have the details you are looking for. I apologize for the confusion, I forgot to transfer ownership of the Discussion Post :slight_smile:

You can try kmscon. By default, it will re-use the current mode, so it should stay at 120Hz. You can try it with: Making sure you're not a bot! If there is still a flicker (unlikely), I’m currently updating kmscon to use atomic modesetting with: …

I have video=HDMI-A-1:1920x1080@120 in my kernel cmdline which makes the tty also 120hz.

Changing screen refresh rate for terminal (so not for a GUI terminal emulator but an actual terminal outside the GUI -> different TTY)

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barryascott (Barry A Scott) January 3, 2026, 4:17pm 3

There is this proposal F44 Change Proposal: UseKmsconVTConsole [SystemWide].
Alison likely would know what is possible.

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Changing screen refresh rate for terminal (so not for a GUI terminal emulator but an actual terminal outside the GUI -> different TTY)

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