[SLE] SuSE 9.3 Login/Splash Screen Problem

From: Merton Campbell Crockett (mcc_at_CATO.GD-AIS.COM)
Date: 04/29/05

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    On Monday, I upgraded my SuSE 9.2 home system to SuSE 9.3 Professional.
    I used the "in situ" method instead of a fresh install. No problems were
    encountered until it came to using SaX2 to configure the graphics adapter
    and monitor.

    I have an Athlon 2800+ dual-processor system with a nVidia GeForce FX 5200
    graphics adapter and a ViewSonic ViewPanel VP201m display. The VP201m can
    support resolutions up to 1600x1200. When turned on, the VP201m simulates
    a 1024x768 VGA monitor.

    There is a "bug" in the interaction between SaX2, the X11 server, and the
    nv driver included in the SuSE 9.3 Professional software distribution. At
    some point SaX2 gets hold of the VP201m default geometry, 1024x768, It is
    saved and passed to the X11 server and nv driver where it is treated as
    the maximum size of the viewable area even though you set the resolution
    to 1600x1200.

    When the KDE desktop displayed, the Kicker bar and the window frames were
    scaled for a 1024x768. The window canvas was scaled for a 1600x1200
    display.

    I ran SaX2 multiple times trying to get rid of the 1024x768 geometry.
    After one attempt, I used Ctrl+Alt+F1 to switch to a console window and
    rebooted the system. After doing that, I lost the new SuSE 9.3 Login
    Screen. It was replaced with a grey background with an embossed SuSE
    chamelion logo. The default window manager became set to twm.

    On Tuesday, I used YOU to download the nvidia driver from nVidia. After
    installing and rebooting, I was able to get SaX2 to configure the display.

    I did locate the file where DEFAULT_WM was defined and changed "twm" to
    "kde". What I need to find now is where the initial login screen is
    defined. I would like to be able to select different window environments.

       (1) Where is the default login screen defined?
       (2) What is the file name of the twm login screen?
       (3) What is the file name of the new SuSE 9.3 login screen?

    Merton Campbell Crockett

    Ps: Does the SuSE 9.3 background look like an extreme close-up of the
         reeds along the bank in the SuSE 9.1 desktop background? 

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