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List:       kde-linux
Subject:    Re: [kde-linux] kdm background
From:       Craig Dyke <grail () enterprize ! net ! au>
Date:       2002-10-26 14:01:53
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On Fri, 25 Oct 2002 08:57, Andrew Kar wrote:
> On Thursday 24 October 2002 22:27, Craig Dyke wrote:
> > Well I must be doing something really wrong then because I can't get it
> > to work at all :((
> >
> > I have this in Xsetup:
> >
> > #! /bin/sh
> > # Xsetup - run as root before the login dialog appears
> >
> > (
> >   PIDFILE=/var/run/kdmdesktop-$DISPLAY.pid
> >   /usr/bin/kdmdesktop &
> >   echo $! >$PIDFILE
> >   wait $!
> >   rm $PIDFILE
> > ) &
>
> Well make sure that is the Xsetup in your $KDEDIR/share.config/kdm not the
> one in /etc/xdm.

Yes. That is in /usr/share/config/kdm/Xsetup

> In any case my speculations may be right; It is possible that KDE3.x does
> not use kdmdesktop anymore. I see there is an app krootimage whose function
> is to put a bg to kdm. Its only argument is for the config file which I am
> sure is not needed if it is the default.
> It may be started automatically by kdm but it cant hurt to do it manually
> in your Xsetup file.
> Just run it straight; comment out the distro specific stuff around it.
> (from ( to )   )

I have not got krootimage on my machine :((
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