Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbons

The following screens appear between grub and desktop

Grub splash
usplash
An orange screen with no logo's bars or script
Desktop

No logon screen because system set to auto login

I would like to know what the orange screen is and can I change it or eliminate it

It's the login managers background wallpaper, and yes you can change or eliminate it.

Glad to hear what it is.

Could you tell me where to make changes or give me a link to instructions

Thanks for the reply
Ray

In Ubuntu the screen in question is almost certainly gdm. You can change it by logging in as root or su to root and starting the gdmsetup program. In the gdmsetup program you can both set the wallpaper and set the background color. The background color is currently orange. You can change that or you can have gdm display a background picture instead.

I use gdm and have specified a green background and a Debian background picture. When I boot I get a green background until gdm gets the background picture displayed. I don't have auto login.

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Steve Stites

Jailbait

Thanks for the reply

Opened gdmsetup and it is the same program as login window preference

Have tried changing the color numerous times with no success

I am sure that not using the login window would negate the changes in login window preferences.

Any further help will be appreciated

Any one else have any ideas as to how I can eliminate this screen.

It is not the login manager as I have activated the login and changed colors and themes

This screen continues to display whether or not the login manager is active

Thanks for any help

This screen is pre session screen and cannot be eliminated but the color can be changed

From a terminal /etc/gdm/presession/default open and find the default color at the bottom of the page

Change to which ever color you desire