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AirsoftHamster

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[SOLVED] LightDM black background instead of image.

I am running a Thinkpad X1 Yoga gen 4, with the Linux 5.11.7-zen1-1-zen kernel. I wanted to switch my display manager from SDDM to LightDM as I liked the way the slick greeter looks. I set my background image with the lightdm-settings package in the AUR, and it is not working. I also set an icon, and that is also not working. Whenever I boot up, I get a black background and the slick greeter. Everything works normally from there. Here is the contents of /var/log/lightdm/seat0-greeter.log:

[+0.00s] DEBUG: _g_io_module_get_default: Found default implementation dconf (DConfSettingsBackend) for ‘gsettings-backend’
[+0.00s] DEBUG: settings.vala:161: Overriding dconf setting for background with /home/dylan/Documents/Ricing Stuff/Backgrounds/Alpine Arch Night.png
[+0.00s] DEBUG: settings.vala:170: Resetting dconf setting for background-color to default
[+0.00s] DEBUG: settings.vala:161: Overriding dconf setting for logo with /home/dylan/Documents/Ricing Stuff/Icons/Neofetch Disto Icon.png
[+0.00s] DEBUG: settings.vala:170: Resetting dconf setting for other-monitors-logo to default
[+0.00s] DEBUG: settings.vala:161: Overriding dconf setting for theme-name with Breeze-Dark
[+0.00s] DEBUG: settings.vala:161: Overriding dconf setting for icon-theme-name with breeze-dark
[+0.00s] DEBUG: settings.vala:170: Resetting dconf setting for font-name to default
[+0.00s] DEBUG: settings.vala:170: Resetting dconf setting for play-ready-sound to default
[+0.00s] DEBUG: settings.vala:170: Resetting dconf setting for xft-hintstyle to default
[+0.00s] DEBUG: settings.vala:170: Resetting dconf setting for xft-rgba to default
[+0.00s] DEBUG: settings.vala:170: Resetting dconf setting for enable-hidpi to default
[+0.00s] DEBUG: settings.vala:170: Resetting dconf setting for only-on-monitor to default
[+0.00s] DEBUG: settings.vala:161: Overriding dconf setting for clock-format with %H:%M:%S
[+0.00s] DEBUG: settings.vala:188: Resetting dconf setting for draw-user-backgrounds to default
[+0.00s] DEBUG: settings.vala:188: Resetting dconf setting for stretch-background-across-monitors to default
[+0.00s] DEBUG: settings.vala:188: Resetting dconf setting for draw-grid to default
[+0.00s] DEBUG: settings.vala:188: Resetting dconf setting for show-hostname to default
[+0.00s] DEBUG: settings.vala:188: Resetting dconf setting for show-power to default
[+0.00s] DEBUG: settings.vala:188: Resetting dconf setting for show-a11y to default
[+0.00s] DEBUG: settings.vala:188: Resetting dconf setting for show-clock to default
[+0.00s] DEBUG: settings.vala:188: Resetting dconf setting for show-keyboard to default
[+0.00s] DEBUG: settings.vala:188: Resetting dconf setting for show-quit to default
[+0.00s] DEBUG: settings.vala:188: Resetting dconf setting for xft-antialias to default
[+0.00s] DEBUG: settings.vala:179: Overriding dconf setting for activate-numlock
[+0.00s] DEBUG: settings.vala:206: Resetting dconf setting for xft-dpi to default
[+0.00s] DEBUG: settings.vala:224: Resetting dconf setting for hidden-users to default
[+0.00s] DEBUG: settings.vala:224: Resetting dconf setting for group-filter to default
[+0.00s] DEBUG: slick-greeter.vala:632: HiDPI support: auto
/usr/bin/slick-greeter-check-hidpi:17: DeprecationWarning: Gdk.Screen.get_primary_monitor is deprecated
  primary = screen.get_primary_monitor()
/usr/bin/slick-greeter-check-hidpi:19: DeprecationWarning: Gdk.Screen.get_monitor_geometry is deprecated
  rect = screen.get_monitor_geometry(primary)
/usr/bin/slick-greeter-check-hidpi:20: DeprecationWarning: Gdk.Screen.get_monitor_width_mm is deprecated
  width_mm = screen.get_monitor_width_mm(primary)
/usr/bin/slick-greeter-check-hidpi:21: DeprecationWarning: Gdk.Screen.get_monitor_height_mm is deprecated
  height_mm = screen.get_monitor_height_mm(primary)
/usr/bin/slick-greeter-check-hidpi:22: DeprecationWarning: Gdk.Screen.get_monitor_scale_factor is deprecated
  monitor_scale = screen.get_monitor_scale_factor(primary)
[+0.19s] DEBUG: slick-greeter.vala:645: Activating numlock
[+0.21s] DEBUG: unsetenv() is not thread-safe and should not be used after threads are created
[+0.22s] DEBUG: slick-greeter.vala:651: Starting slick-greeter 1.5.2 UID=965 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
[+0.22s] DEBUG: slick-greeter.vala:654: Setting cursor
[+0.23s] DEBUG: slick-greeter.vala:668: Loading command line options
[+0.23s] DEBUG: slick-greeter.vala:695: Setting GTK+ settings
[+0.24s] DEBUG: _g_io_module_get_default: Found default implementation gvfs (GDaemonVfs) for ‘gio-vfs’
[+0.49s] DEBUG: slick-greeter.vala:718: Creating Slick Greeter
[+0.49s] DEBUG: slick-greeter.vala:55: Creating background surface
[+0.51s] DEBUG: Connecting to display manager...
[+0.51s] DEBUG: Wrote 26 bytes to daemon
[+0.51s] DEBUG: Read 8 bytes from daemon
[+0.51s] DEBUG: Read 159 bytes from daemon
[+0.51s] DEBUG: Connected api=1 version=1.30.0 hide-users=false has-guest-account=false default-session=default show-manual-login=true show-remote-login=true
[+0.68s] DEBUG: slick-greeter.vala:218: Invalid session: 'default'
[+0.68s] DEBUG: slick-greeter.vala:225: Using default session: 'plasma'
[+0.68s] DEBUG: Loading users from org.freedesktop.Accounts
[+0.68s] DEBUG: User /org/freedesktop/Accounts/User1000 added
[+0.69s] DEBUG: user-list.vala:1036: Adding/updating user dylan (Dylan Hamley)
[+0.69s] DEBUG: Loading sessions from org.freedesktop.DisplayManager
[+0.74s] DEBUG: main-window.vala:229: Monitor 0 is 1920x1080 pixels at 0,0
[+0.74s] DEBUG: main-window.vala:245: MainWindow is 0x0 pixels
[+0.74s] DEBUG: slick-greeter.vala:721: Showing greeter
[+0.74s] DEBUG: slick-greeter.vala:303: Showing main window
[+0.75s] DEBUG: background.vala:66: Making background #000000 at 1920x1080
[+0.75s] DEBUG: background.vala:77: Render of background #000000 complete
[+0.75s] DEBUG: background.vala:564: Failed to load background component /home/dylan/Documents/Ricing Stuff/Icons/Neofetch Disto Icon.png: Failed to open file “/home/dylan/Documents/Ricing Stuff/Icons/Neofetch Disto Icon.png”: Permission denied
[+0.76s] DEBUG: Loaded session /usr/share/xsessions/plasma.desktop (Plasma (X11), Plasma by KDE)
[+0.76s] DEBUG: slick-greeter.vala:218: Invalid session: 'default'
[+0.76s] DEBUG: slick-greeter.vala:225: Using default session: 'plasma'
[+0.76s] DEBUG: Starting authentication for user dylan...
[+0.76s] DEBUG: Wrote 21 bytes to daemon
[+0.77s] DEBUG: slick-greeter.vala:731: Starting main loop
[+0.77s] DEBUG: background.vala:605: Regenerating backgrounds
[+0.77s] DEBUG: background.vala:66: Making background #000000 at 1920x1080
[+0.77s] DEBUG: background.vala:77: Render of background #000000 complete
[+0.77s] DEBUG: background.vala:66: Making background /home/dylan/Documents/Ricing Stuff/Backgrounds/Alpine Arch Night.png at 1920x1080
[+0.77s] DEBUG: background.vala:157: Error loading background: Failed to open file “/home/dylan/Documents/Ricing Stuff/Backgrounds/Alpine Arch Night.png”: Permission denied
[+0.77s] DEBUG: background.vala:605: Regenerating backgrounds
[+0.77s] DEBUG: background.vala:66: Making background #000000 at 1920x1080
[+0.77s] DEBUG: background.vala:77: Render of background #000000 complete
[+0.77s] DEBUG: background.vala:66: Making background /home/dylan/Documents/Ricing Stuff/Backgrounds/Alpine Arch Night.png at 1920x1080
[+0.77s] DEBUG: background.vala:157: Error loading background: Failed to open file “/home/dylan/Documents/Ricing Stuff/Backgrounds/Alpine Arch Night.png”: Permission denied
[+0.80s] DEBUG: Read 8 bytes from daemon
[+0.80s] DEBUG: Read 35 bytes from daemon
[+0.80s] DEBUG: Prompt user with 1 message(s)
[+0.81s] DEBUG: slick-greeter.vala:291: starting system-ready sound
[+0.81s] DEBUG: background.vala:119: Render of background /home/dylan/Documents/Ricing Stuff/Backgrounds/Alpine Arch Night.png complete
[+0.81s] DEBUG: background.vala:136: images[0] was null for /home/dylan/Documents/Ricing Stuff/Backgrounds/Alpine Arch Night.png
[+0.81s] DEBUG: background.vala:119: Render of background /home/dylan/Documents/Ricing Stuff/Backgrounds/Alpine Arch Night.png complete
[+0.81s] DEBUG: background.vala:136: images[0] was null for /home/dylan/Documents/Ricing Stuff/Backgrounds/Alpine Arch Night.png
[+0.81s] DEBUG: background.vala:753: Can't read background file /home/dylan/Documents/Ricing Stuff/Backgrounds/Alpine Arch Night.png, falling back to /home/dylan/Documents/Ricing Stuff/Backgrounds/Alpine Arch Night.png
[+7.49s] DEBUG: Providing response to display manager
[+7.49s] DEBUG: Wrote 20 bytes to daemon
[+7.51s] DEBUG: Read 8 bytes from daemon
[+7.51s] DEBUG: Read 17 bytes from daemon
[+7.51s] DEBUG: Authentication complete for user dylan with return code 0
[+7.51s] DEBUG: main-window.vala:204: Killing orca and onboard
[+7.51s] DEBUG: Starting session plasma
[+7.51s] DEBUG: Wrote 18 bytes to daemon
[+7.52s] DEBUG: Read 8 bytes from daemon
[+7.52s] DEBUG: Read 4 bytes from daemon
[+7.52s] DEBUG: slick-greeter.vala:726: Got a SIGTERM
[+7.52s] DEBUG: slick-greeter.vala:734: Cleaning up
[+7.52s] DEBUG: slick-greeter.vala:747: Exiting

Here is the contents of /var/log/lightdm/lightdm.log:

[+0.00s] DEBUG: Logging to /var/log/lightdm/lightdm.log
[+0.00s] DEBUG: Starting Light Display Manager 1.30.0, UID=0 PID=568
[+0.00s] DEBUG: Loading configuration dirs from /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d
[+0.00s] DEBUG: Loading configuration dirs from /usr/local/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d
[+0.00s] DEBUG: Loading configuration dirs from /var/lib/flatpak/exports/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d
[+0.00s] DEBUG: Loading configuration dirs from /etc/xdg/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d
[+0.00s] DEBUG: Loading configuration from /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
[+0.00s] DEBUG: Registered seat module local
[+0.00s] DEBUG: Registered seat module xremote
[+0.00s] DEBUG: Using D-Bus name org.freedesktop.DisplayManager
[+0.00s] DEBUG: _g_io_module_get_default: Found default implementation local (GLocalVfs) for ‘gio-vfs’
[+0.00s] DEBUG: Monitoring logind for seats
[+0.00s] DEBUG: New seat added from logind: seat0
[+0.00s] DEBUG: Seat seat0: Loading properties from config section Seat:*
[+0.00s] DEBUG: Seat seat0 has property CanMultiSession=no
[+0.00s] DEBUG: Seat seat0: Starting
[+0.00s] DEBUG: Seat seat0: Creating greeter session
[+0.00s] DEBUG: Seat seat0: Creating display server of type x
[+0.00s] DEBUG: Could not run plymouth --ping: Failed to execute child process “plymouth” (No such file or directory)
[+0.00s] DEBUG: Using VT 7
[+0.00s] DEBUG: Seat seat0: Starting local X display on VT 7
[+0.00s] DEBUG: XServer 0: Logging to /var/log/lightdm/x-0.log
[+0.00s] DEBUG: XServer 0: Writing X server authority to /run/lightdm/root/:0
[+0.00s] DEBUG: XServer 0: Launching X Server
[+0.00s] DEBUG: Launching process 574: /usr/bin/X :0 -seat seat0 -auth /run/lightdm/root/:0 -nolisten tcp vt7 -novtswitch
[+0.00s] DEBUG: XServer 0: Waiting for ready signal from X server :0
[+0.00s] DEBUG: Acquired bus name org.freedesktop.DisplayManager
[+0.00s] DEBUG: Registering seat with bus path /org/freedesktop/DisplayManager/Seat0
[+0.00s] DEBUG: Loading users from org.freedesktop.Accounts
[+0.00s] DEBUG: User /org/freedesktop/Accounts/User1000 added
[+0.92s] DEBUG: Got signal 10 from process 574
[+0.92s] DEBUG: XServer 0: Got signal from X server :0
[+0.92s] DEBUG: XServer 0: Connecting to XServer :0
[+0.99s] DEBUG: Seat seat0: Display server ready, starting session authentication
[+0.99s] DEBUG: Session pid=657: Started with service 'lightdm-greeter', username 'lightdm'
[+1.01s] DEBUG: Session pid=657: Authentication complete with return value 0: Success
[+1.01s] DEBUG: Seat seat0: Session authenticated, running command
[+1.01s] DEBUG: Session pid=657: Running command /usr/bin/slick-greeter
[+1.01s] DEBUG: Creating shared data directory /var/lib/lightdm-data/lightdm
[+1.01s] DEBUG: Session pid=657: Logging to /var/log/lightdm/seat0-greeter.log
[+1.12s] DEBUG: Activating VT 7
[+1.12s] DEBUG: Activating login1 session c1
[+1.12s] DEBUG: Seat seat0 changes active session to c1
[+1.12s] DEBUG: Session c1 is already active
[+1.66s] DEBUG: Greeter connected version=1.30.0 api=1 resettable=false
[+1.91s] DEBUG: Greeter start authentication for dylan
[+1.91s] DEBUG: Session pid=731: Started with service 'lightdm', username 'dylan'
[+1.92s] DEBUG: Session pid=731: Got 1 message(s) from PAM
[+1.92s] DEBUG: Prompt greeter with 1 message(s)
[+8.64s] DEBUG: Continue authentication
[+8.66s] DEBUG: Session pid=731: Authentication complete with return value 0: Success
[+8.66s] DEBUG: Authenticate result for user dylan: Success
[+8.66s] DEBUG: User dylan authorized
[+8.66s] DEBUG: Greeter requests session plasma
[+8.66s] DEBUG: Seat seat0: Stopping greeter; display server will be re-used for user session
[+8.66s] DEBUG: Terminating login1 session c1
[+8.66s] DEBUG: Session pid=657: Sending SIGTERM
[+8.68s] DEBUG: Greeter closed communication channel
[+8.68s] DEBUG: Session pid=657: Exited with return value 0
[+8.68s] DEBUG: Seat seat0: Session stopped
[+8.68s] DEBUG: Seat seat0: Greeter stopped, running session
[+8.68s] DEBUG: Registering session with bus path /org/freedesktop/DisplayManager/Session0
[+8.68s] DEBUG: Session pid=731: Running command /etc/lightdm/Xsession /usr/bin/startplasma-x11
[+8.68s] DEBUG: Creating shared data directory /var/lib/lightdm-data/dylan
[+8.68s] DEBUG: Session pid=731: Logging to .xsession-errors
[+8.78s] DEBUG: Activating VT 7
[+8.78s] DEBUG: Activating login1 session 2
[+8.78s] DEBUG: Seat seat0 changes active session to 
[+8.78s] DEBUG: Seat seat0 changes active session to 2
[+8.78s] DEBUG: Session 2 is already active

Here is the contents of /var/log/lightdm/x-0.log:

X.Org X Server 1.20.10
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux Arch Linux
Current Operating System: Linux StonksPadLite 5.11.7-zen1-1-zen #1 ZEN SMP PREEMPT Wed, 17 Mar 2021 16:59:53 +0000 x86_64
Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen root=UUID=ba73f50a-9488-47df-902e-b0efa54bf757 rw loglevel=3
Build Date: 14 December 2020  12:10:29PM
 
Current version of pixman: 0.40.0
	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
	to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
	(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Thu Mar 18 17:34:46 2021
(==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
(II) modeset(0): Initializing kms color map for depth 24, 8 bpc.
(EE) event7  - SYNA8004:00 06CB:CD8B Touchpad: client bug: event processing lagging behind by 15ms, your system is too slow
(EE) event7  - SYNA8004:00 06CB:CD8B Touchpad: kernel bug: Touch jump detected and discarded.
See https://wayland.freedesktop.org/libinput/doc/1.17.0/touchpad-jumping-cursors.html for details
(EE) event7  - SYNA8004:00 06CB:CD8B Touchpad: kernel bug: Touch jump detected and discarded.
See https://wayland.freedesktop.org/libinput/doc/1.17.0/touchpad-jumping-cursors.html for details

Last edited by AirsoftHamster (2021-03-20 01:12:32)

AirsoftHamster

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Registered: 2020-11-10

Posts: 74

Re: [SOLVED] LightDM black background instead of image.

Here are my config files:
/etc/lightdm/slick-greeter.conf:

[Greeter]
theme-name=Breeze-Dark
icon-theme-name=breeze-dark
background=/home/dylan/Documents/Ricing Stuff/Backgrounds/Alpine Arch Night.png
logo=/home/dylan/Documents/Ricing Stuff/Icons/Neofetch Disto Icon.png
clock-format=%H:%M:%S
activate-numlock=true

/etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf

#
# General configuration
#
# start-default-seat = True to always start one seat if none are defined in the configuration
# greeter-user = User to run greeter as
# minimum-display-number = Minimum display number to use for X servers
# minimum-vt = First VT to run displays on
# lock-memory = True to prevent memory from being paged to disk
# user-authority-in-system-dir = True if session authority should be in the system location
# guest-account-script = Script to be run to setup guest account
# logind-check-graphical = True to on start seats that are marked as graphical by logind
# log-directory = Directory to log information to
# run-directory = Directory to put running state in
# cache-directory = Directory to cache to
# sessions-directory = Directory to find sessions
# remote-sessions-directory = Directory to find remote sessions
# greeters-directory = Directory to find greeters
# backup-logs = True to move add a .old suffix to old log files when opening new ones
# dbus-service = True if LightDM provides a D-Bus service to control it
#

[LightDM]
#start-default-seat=true
#greeter-user=lightdm
#minimum-display-number=0
#minimum-vt=7 # Setting this to a value < 7 implies security issues, see FS#46799
#lock-memory=true
#user-authority-in-system-dir=false
#guest-account-script=guest-account
#logind-check-graphical=false
#log-directory=/var/log/lightdm
run-directory=/run/lightdm
#cache-directory=/var/cache/lightdm
#sessions-directory=/usr/share/lightdm/sessions:/usr/share/xsessions:/usr/share/wayland-sessions
#remote-sessions-directory=/usr/share/lightdm/remote-sessions
#greeters-directory=$XDG_DATA_DIRS/lightdm/greeters:$XDG_DATA_DIRS/xgreeters
#backup-logs=true
#dbus-service=true

#
# Seat configuration
#
# Seat configuration is matched against the seat name glob in the section, for example:
# [Seat:*] matches all seats and is applied first.
# [Seat:seat0] matches the seat named "seat0".
# [Seat:seat-thin-client*] matches all seats that have names that start with "seat-thin-client".
#
# type = Seat type (local, xremote)
# pam-service = PAM service to use for login
# pam-autologin-service = PAM service to use for autologin
# pam-greeter-service = PAM service to use for greeters
# xserver-command = X server command to run (can also contain arguments e.g. X -special-option)
# xmir-command = Xmir server command to run (can also contain arguments e.g. Xmir -special-option)
# xserver-config = Config file to pass to X server
# xserver-layout = Layout to pass to X server
# xserver-allow-tcp = True if TCP/IP connections are allowed to this X server
# xserver-share = True if the X server is shared for both greeter and session
# xserver-hostname = Hostname of X server (only for type=xremote)
# xserver-display-number = Display number of X server (only for type=xremote)
# xdmcp-manager = XDMCP manager to connect to (implies xserver-allow-tcp=true)
# xdmcp-port = XDMCP UDP/IP port to communicate on
# xdmcp-key = Authentication key to use for XDM-AUTHENTICATION-1 (stored in keys.conf)
# greeter-session = Session to load for greeter
# greeter-hide-users = True to hide the user list
# greeter-allow-guest = True if the greeter should show a guest login option
# greeter-show-manual-login = True if the greeter should offer a manual login option
# greeter-show-remote-login = True if the greeter should offer a remote login option
# user-session = Session to load for users
# allow-user-switching = True if allowed to switch users
# allow-guest = True if guest login is allowed
# guest-session = Session to load for guests (overrides user-session)
# session-wrapper = Wrapper script to run session with
# greeter-wrapper = Wrapper script to run greeter with
# guest-wrapper = Wrapper script to run guest sessions with
# display-setup-script = Script to run when starting a greeter session (runs as root)
# display-stopped-script = Script to run after stopping the display server (runs as root)
# greeter-setup-script = Script to run when starting a greeter (runs as root)
# session-setup-script = Script to run when starting a user session (runs as root)
# session-cleanup-script = Script to run when quitting a user session (runs as root)
# autologin-guest = True to log in as guest by default
# autologin-user = User to log in with by default (overrides autologin-guest)
# autologin-user-timeout = Number of seconds to wait before loading default user
# autologin-session = Session to load for automatic login (overrides user-session)
# autologin-in-background = True if autologin session should not be immediately activated
# exit-on-failure = True if the daemon should exit if this seat fails
#

[Seat:*]
#type=local
#pam-service=lightdm
#pam-autologin-service=lightdm-autologin
#pam-greeter-service=lightdm-greeter
#xserver-command=X
#xmir-command=Xmir
#xserver-config=
#xserver-layout=
#xserver-allow-tcp=false
#xserver-share=true
#xserver-hostname=
#xserver-display-number=
#xdmcp-manager=
#xdmcp-port=177
#xdmcp-key=
greeter-session=lightdm-slick-greeter
#greeter-hide-users=false
#greeter-allow-guest=true
#greeter-show-manual-login=false
#greeter-show-remote-login=true
#user-session=default
#allow-user-switching=true
#allow-guest=true
#guest-session=
session-wrapper=/etc/lightdm/Xsession
#greeter-wrapper=
#guest-wrapper=
#display-setup-script=
#display-stopped-script=
#greeter-setup-script=
#session-setup-script=
#session-cleanup-script=
#autologin-guest=false
#autologin-user=
#autologin-user-timeout=0
#autologin-in-background=false
#autologin-session=
#exit-on-failure=false

#
# XDMCP Server configuration
#
# enabled = True if XDMCP connections should be allowed
# port = UDP/IP port to listen for connections on
# listen-address = Host/address to listen for XDMCP connections (use all addresses if not present)
# key = Authentication key to use for XDM-AUTHENTICATION-1 or blank to not use authentication (stored in keys.conf)
# hostname = Hostname to report to XDMCP clients (defaults to system hostname if unset)
#
# The authentication key is a 56 bit DES key specified in hex as 0xnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.  Alternatively
# it can be a word and the first 7 characters are used as the key.
#
greeter-show-manual-login=true

[XDMCPServer]
#enabled=false
#port=177
#listen-address=
#key=
#hostname=

#
# VNC Server configuration
#
# enabled = True if VNC connections should be allowed
# command = Command to run Xvnc server with
# port = TCP/IP port to listen for connections on
# listen-address = Host/address to listen for VNC connections (use all addresses if not present)
# width = Width of display to use
# height = Height of display to use
# depth = Color depth of display to use
#

[VNCServer]
#enabled=false
#command=Xvnc
#port=5900
#listen-address=
#width=1024
#height=768
#depth=8

ponyrider

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Registered: 2014-11-18

Posts: 112

Re: [SOLVED] LightDM black background instead of image.

[+0.77s] DEBUG: background.vala:157: Error loading background: Failed to open file “/home/dylan/Documents/Ricing Stuff/Backgrounds/Alpine Arch Night.png”: Permission denied

AirsoftHamster

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Registered: 2020-11-10

Posts: 74

Re: [SOLVED] LightDM black background instead of image.

Thanks, do you have any idea what might be causing this?

V1del

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Posts: 21,727

Re: [SOLVED] LightDM black background instead of image.

Put the image at a location the lightdm user is allowed to read.

AirsoftHamster

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Registered: 2020-11-10

Posts: 74

Re: [SOLVED] LightDM black background instead of image.

For future readers here is how I fixed it:
I created a folder in /etc/ called bgs, and moved the images into that folder. I then used lightdm-settings to set the background and logo to the .png images in the /etc/bgs/ folder. When I restarted the computer, It hung at boot. I then used Ctrl + Alt + F2 to go to tty2, and ran reboot. Upon rebooting again, it worked correctly, and I got my background and logo. Unfortuanatley, the logo was half clipping out of the screen so I edited /etc/lightdm/slick-greeter.conf and removed the line for the logo. I had to restart twice like I explained above to remove the logo. Thanks for your help all!

Last edited by AirsoftHamster (2021-03-20 01:25:38)

ponyrider

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Re: [SOLVED] LightDM black background instead of image.

You can horse around all you want but the solution is listed in the archwiki:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Li … ges/colors