Detect Monitors connected to IGEL OS

Sometimes you want to know which monitors are connected to the IGEL OS and what resolution/refresh rates they are using and what they support.

To get this information you need to be able to connect to the IGEL OS through a Local Terminal session.

Once you have connected to Local Terminal as ‘root’, run the following command:

xrandr -q

-q = query

This will inform you:

• how many monitors connected (virtual inputs)
• * is the current mode
• + is the preferred mode
• the current resolution and refresh rate for each monitor
• maximum resolution supported for each monitor

Reference:

For further information on xrandr, refer to: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xrandr

Carl Behrent

Technical Consultant in anything Workspace based in New Zealand, specialise in Citrix and IGEL.