Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (4570 mails)

[Synthetic Cartoonz <synthetoonz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wednesday 16 November 2005 18:28, Joe Morris (NTM) wrote:
> Frank Holt wrote:
> > I checked the file and the YAST editor correctly changed it to ""
> > already.
> >
> > You say it worked for you. Does that mean that you were able to get the
> > small panel on a custom background or were you referring to the config
> > file edit?
>
> It does work, but you probably never restarted kdm for it to take the
> new settings into account.  Drop to a console (Ctl-Alt-F1), login as
> root, issue init 3, and after it is done, init 5, which will take you
> into your new kdm session.  Hit (Ctl-Alt-F1) again, logout, Alt-F7 to
> get back, and you are done.

I'm having problems with this seemingly simple thing too.

/etc/sysconfig/displaymanager has DISPLAYMANAGER_KDM_THEME=""

I've done the directions above, and I've also completely rebooted.

I still get that new full screen blue login display.

I have also gone into the KDE control panel as administrator and set up the 
kdm behavior there.  I set an alternate backdrop for kdm, and for a moment it 
does appear on the screen before the blue screen appears.