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GDM questions

Asked by Drew _

I have two questions.

I have been installing hardy hering for some of my clients for some time. They enjoy the fact that the gdm theme I give them is customized for their business, but is this still possible? How do I install a gdm theme in lucid?

I am running the Lucid beta (updated as of 4-27-10 so I would expect it to be pretty close to the final release product). My gnome sessions display at the correct resolution 1600x1200, however the gdm greeter displays at 640x480, is there a way to correct this?

Where has /etc/X11/xorg.conf been moved to?

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George Standish (george-standish-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#1

GDM - is not customizable with current themes (by default) in Karmic or Lucid.

I have no idea how your GDM resolution doesn't match the desktop resolution.

xorg.conf has not been moved, it is automatically configured instead. You can generate an xorg.conf and it will be used. By default none exists.

Good luck,
George

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Drew _ (saphire) said : 		#2

It seems to be configuring the resolution on a per user basis. I just enabled root login, and logged in as root. I went to System > Administration > Monitors and changed the resolution and presto it works for the user. For the first time a user logs in though they have to set this. If it automatically generates the x configuration, how do I tell it to set the default resolution to 1600x1200?

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Drew _ (saphire) said : 		#3

Also as a side note, was the lack of themability for gdm a descision on the part of the Ubuntu dev team, or the gnome dev team?

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Best George Standish (george-standish-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#4

Drew the lack of customization to GDM is a Gnome Dev issue - there is a new GDM and the old configuration tools no longer work with the new version.

If you want to create an xorg.conf file:

   !!! This will log you out of what you are doing !!!

Ctrl+Alt+F1 - login as your user

    $ sudo service gdm stop

    $ sudo X -configure

    $ sudo cp ~/xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf

    $ sudo service gdm start

Good luck,
George

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Drew _ (saphire) said : 		#5

Thanks George Standish, that solved my question.