After upgrading to 38, my login image fades to grey until I log in. Then the login image returns long enough to transition to desktop. Running sudo set-gdm-wallpaper /home/jeffreyw/Pictures/Wallpapers/gaiazoo-g8c0a17e8b_1920.jpg doesn’t resolve the issue, either.
Since it’s transitioning from the desired image, I feel like I can rule out permission issues.
Any suggestions on how to further troubleshoot or, better yet, resolve the issue?
Since it’s transitioning from the desired image, I feel like I can rule out permission issues.
Is this the script you’re using? Just to be safe, check permissions of /usr/share/gnome-shell/gnome-shell-theme.gresource file. Other than that I have no clue about how to check whether the generated resource file is okay or not. Looks like a very complicated way to set up a wallpaper, if you ask me. Wondering if Gnome 4x changed some things after the author‘s last commits in November 2019.
Is this the script you’re using?
That looks like it. The permissions are -rw-r–r–. so it looks OK.
I also agree that it looks like a change in 4x is likely causing it. I may try reinstalling GNOME shell, then adding the wallpaper back to see if it behaves differently.
Reinstalling the shell does at least revert it to a more vanilla default experience(not sure if Fedora’s or GNOME’s).
I did also try realmazhharhussian’s GdmSettings app and it seems to run into the same issue.
I notice your wallpaper is in your home directory. Is that world-readable?
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Oh, never mind. The script copies it to a system dir.
Yeah, the script worked fine up until F38.
Is there a straightforward way to diff the /usr/share/gnome-shell/gnome-shell-theme.gresource from F37 and F38 to see what all’s different?
Oh, never mind. The script copies it to a system dir.
The script copies it to its working dir and packaging everything into a Gnome resource file, whatever that is. Never had to do with something like that.
Sure, you have to extract the file:
gresource extract /usr/share/gnome-shell/gnome-shell-theme.gresource
and then run a diff tool over it that supports comparing whole folders.
Sure, you have to extract the file:
gresource extract /usr/share/gnome-shell/gnome-shell-theme.gresource
and then run a diff tool over it that supports comparing whole folders.
Thanks! I managed to download the F37, F38 rpm’s and extract those to file to diff the two gnome-shell-theme.gresource’s. About 3k lines difference, so maybe the gresource extract will perhaps give a less busy diff.
I also tried Mazhar Hussain Login Manager Settings and got the same result, just FYI.