Bug 758

Created attachment 222 [details]
The patch

qiv was used to put a background for xdm, the problem is it interfered with other display managers.

See: https://qa.mandriva.com/show_bug.cgi?id=15758

(Also xv is in the nonfree tool as it's a shareware).

This would leave the display command from imagemagick.

Would there also conflict with other display manager?

Personally, I've tried that xv.

By searching on the internet I also found the command xsetbg (package xli by Mandriva)

I am not sure it's related to the command used.

Hello, 

I just downloaded the package xli of Mandriva. 
I installed it without problems (rpm -ivh). 

I added the line /usr/bin/xsetbg -onroot /usr/share/mga/backgrounds/default.jpg in 
Xsetup_0 file 

I rebooted with kdm/xfce4: OK, with the wallpaper. 
I then modified with MCC to start with xdm/xfce4 
still OK: with the wallpaper, however it was not the optimal size 

For me, the solution with a package xli would be the best. 
Can you integrate the xli package in Mageia ?

By changing the line, the picture is correctly sized: 
/usr/bin/xsetbg -onroot -fullscreen /usr/share/mga/backgrounds/default.jpg

What https://qa.mandriva.com/show_bug.cgi?id=15758 is about, is if you try to change the default background in e.g. KDM, using kdm settings kcm (in systemsettings -> Login Screen), to something other than /usr/share/mga/backgrounds/default.jpg, that setting doesn't work, i.e. the background stays /usr/share/mga/backgrounds/default.jpg .

I just reinstall kdm (which I had already deleted) 

But I can not find menu systemsettings -> Login Screen 
That would make it part of kde? 
KDE is not installed and the hard drive of this machine is almost full.

(In reply to comment #9)
> I just reinstall kdm (which I had already deleted) 
> 
> But I can not find menu systemsettings -> Login Screen 
> That would make it part of kde? 
By searching on the internet, I found that this is kde4-workspace

> KDE is not installed and the hard drive of this machine is almost full.
After uninstalling several applications, I could install kde4-workspace.

By restarting with kdm, I found that:
- I have the bootsplash from plymouth
- then I have briefly the image default.jpg
- and then I get the image selected, stably

(In reply to comment #9)
> I just reinstall kdm (which I had already deleted) 
> 
> But I can not find menu systemsettings -> Login Screen 
> That would make it part of kde? 
By searching on the internet, I found that this is kde4-workspace

> KDE is not installed and the hard drive of this machine is almost full.
After uninstalling several applications, I could install kde4-workspace.

By restarting with kdm, I found that:
- I have the bootsplash from plymouth
- then I have briefly the image default.jpg
- and then I get the image selected, stably

I could not find how to file Xsetuo_0 interferes with kdm.
Since in the directory / usr/share/X11/xdm I do not see the connection with kdm.

In fact, we should be able to find a way to limit the action of xsetbg.
It would take only when xdm is demand.

My knowledge does allow me to find how.

Xsetup_0 isn't shipped in the xdm package, but actually in the xinitrc package which is not used only by xdm.

Hello,

Finally, I think I found a solution, using the file /var/run/xdm.pid

Lines to be inserted in Xsetup_0 would include:


if [ -r /usr/share/mga/backgrounds/default.jpg -a -x /usr/bin/xsetbg -a -f /var/run/xdm.pid ]; then
    /usr/bin/xsetbg -onroot -fullscreen /usr/share/mga/backgrounds/default.jpg
fi

It remains to integrate the package xli

Hello,

Finally, I think I found a solution, using the file /var/run/xdm.pid

Lines to be inserted in Xsetup_0 would include:


if [ -r /usr/share/mga/backgrounds/default.jpg -a -x /usr/bin/xsetbg -a -f /var/run/xdm.pid ]; then
    /usr/bin/xsetbg -onroot -fullscreen /usr/share/mga/backgrounds/default.jpg
fi

It remains to integrate the package xli

Can you edit the xinitrc package including the 3 lines. 
I open a separate report for package xli. 
Thank you

To display the wallpaper, in place of the xli, it is possible to use the package qiv which already exists.

It would then add three lines a Xsetup_0:

if [ -r /usr/share/mga/backgrounds/default.jpg -a -x /usr/bin/qiv -a -f
/var/run/xdm.pid ]; then
/usr/bin/qiv -x /usr/share/mga/backgrounds/default.jpg
fi

This would make xdm more pleasant.

Created attachment 598 [details]
New patch

The time would it not well chosen to add the patch attached.

I checked with pstree and ps-ef : /usr/bin/xdm is only used with XDM.
Or KDM or GDM or LXDM or SLiM not use it.

Païou

Attachment 222 is obsolete: 0 => 1

What about this proposal? 

Y is there a reason not to act upon?

Created attachment 1056 [details]
Source rpm

I research how to build packages according to the standards Mageia.
I was able to rebuild the xinitrc package including the patch.

To integrate the deposit Mageia, 
- just check Version, Release, and the Changelog in the
specfile. 
- Then rebuild in the environment Mageia.

Attachment 598 is obsolete: 0 => 1

Now that lxdm can connect properly, xdm can remain in the state.

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => OLD