Help with X/GDM Startup color


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I've looked pretty much everywhere and have Googled at least 20 different things but can't find an answer. In Ubuntu, right before GDM starts, there is an orange screen: how do I change it to black?

I've made a simple Youtube video of exactly what I'm talking about since I might not be expressing it correctly: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBipJvcwbC0

The orange screen in question is visible from 0:21 to 0:32. Can someone please help me?

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System --> Administration --> Login Window

[Login Window Preferences]

Go to Local Tab and click Background Color box.

Color name: #000000 (Black)

Let me know if that works.

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Yap, running "sudo gdmsetup" and changing the color there should take care of it.

Also, to remove the annoying Ubuntu boot progress bar edit the file "/boot/grub/menu.lst" and remove the splash option from the kernel entry. It's a good idea to be doing this as it allows to see what is going on while it boots, services starting, etc.

While you are at it add the option "vga=???" replacing "???" with the appropriate number so that the tty's have a better working resolution. See the appropriate numbering here.

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