kdm login background

[O. Sinclair]

Willy Hamra wrote:
> 2008/7/21 O. Sinclair <o.sinclair at gmail.com <mailto:o.sinclair at gmail.com>>:
> 
>     John L Fjellstad wrote:
>      > "O. Sinclair" <o.sinclair at gmail.com
>     <mailto:o.sinclair at gmail.com>> writes:
>      >
>      >> Have to continue this thread - now I messed up so bad I want the
>      >> original Gutsy KDM login screen and background back - but HOW? I
>     tried
>      >> just about every setting in Login Manager and none of them come
>     close!
>      >
>      > Edit the file
>      > /etc/kde3/kdm/backgroundrc
>      > change
>      > Wallpaper[$e]=... *whatever you changed it to*
>      > to
>      > Wallpaper=default_blue.jpg
>      >
>      > Make sure /etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc
>      > contains the line
>      > Theme=@@@ToBeReplacedByDesktopBase@@@
>      >
>      > Restart kdm by typing sudo /etc/init.d/kdm restart
>      > or reboot
>      >
>     Maybe I am not making myself clear: the background picture is not an
>     issue but the login picture with Kubuntu-logo. That has "gone missing"
>     and I can not find a way to get it back.
> 
> could you be talking about the login splash screen? the one that says 
> what's happening during the login process? it says stuff like "starting 
> services" and "initializing peripherals" and at the end says "KDE is up 
> and running". is this what you want to change?
> 
no - the one you actually type your username/password in

Sinclair