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I just installed OS X Lion (10.7). I would like to change the login background on my iMac. The gray linen is too plain and boring.
Does anyone know a sure-fire way to change the login background?
My google search showed how to do this in Snow Leopard, but that process doesn't work with Lion.
Thx,
Bickabah
iMac, Mac OS X (10.7), 24"/2.8 Ghz/OS X Lion
Ha! Fixed it. It was a matter of setting the resolution in Preview, as opposed to Aperture. Works like a charm!
hey what about the grayness after changing the background ?
Tho i am a lover of colors and pics, I actually like the gray linen look too.. it adds an element of sophistication and class to me.. that which Apple is all about and far differs from Windows PC anyday... I actually like it quite a bit too!
Kimmi🙂
I finally figured out how to make this change to my login screen. Check out this article for more information.
http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/os_x_lion_change_login_screens_dirty_line n/
I used Pixelmator to change (reduce) the resolution of the image I wanted to use and to confirm it was 72 ppi.
I love my new login background, and won't be changing back soon!
bickabah wrote:
I finally figured out how to make this change to my login screen. Check out this article for more information.
http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/os_x_lion_change_login_screens_dirty_line n/
I used Pixelmator to change (reduce) the resolution of the image I wanted to use and to confirm it was 72 ppi.
I love my new login background, and won't be changing back soon!
How does your new find differ from the procedure that I posted in this thread almost a month ago?
Can't say, as I didn't look back that far. Just trying to tie off this thread for the answer that worked for me. Thanks for your contribution. :-)
I'm having the same issue and I don't think anyone has answered this. Please help!
My new background image is 1920 x 1200, 72 ppi, and in .png format (all changed through Preview). Dropped the new image in the Resources folder, but the images appears horribly washed out and has a much higher contrast than the original image. Anyone else have this issue or better yet, anyone have a fix?
You can also use Deeper by Titanium's Software.
http://www.titanium.free.fr/download.php (at the end of the page)
Besides changing a lot of system and programme settings you also can change the login background image.
This was SO much help! Thanks a TON!!!
I found this utility app to do it for you:
Loginox, The Simple Way To Change Your Login Background Image. Use drag & drop on Mac OS X
| If your Mac is password protected, the first screen you see after starting up is the login screen. This screen contains the default image of Mac OS X, which can get boring after a while. |
"Loginox" this app can help!
Hello!!! I just lost my custom login background for OS X Lion, due to the update to 10.7.4 I'm not very happy it all. >:~ # It change back to it stupid gray login background. Even I change it back to my custom login background and it still showing the stupid gray login background and not showing my custom login background.
I did the steps that been showing here.
You will find the background file at the following location:
/System/Library/Frameworks/AppKit.framework/Versions/C/Resources
and the file is called
NSTexturedFullScreenBackgroundColor.png
Once I'm done changing my login background. I close evey apps then reboot my mac, and it show my custom login background.
Once you update to OS X Lion 10.7.4, You will lose your custom login background and even if you change it back, it wil still show the stupid gray login background. I'm doing my best to find away to get my custom login background showing again. If any of you out there, all ready find any way to get the custon login background showing. I really would like to have my custom login background showing again then the stupid gray login background. Please share it to us. Thanks
Same for me. Was working before the update. When it didnt come back I tough tmaybe they had just replaced that resource file, but diging back down into it, my custom background file is there and still appears to be OK, but login screen now just the dull linen 8(.
Doe anyone know how to find out where the OS is getting the linen file from now?
Could it be here:
Recovery HD /Volumes/Mac OS X Base System/System/Library/Frameworks/AppKit.framework/Versions/C/Resources/NSTextur edFullScreenBackground
Color.png
You need to mount the Recovery HD through Disc Utility.
What does this mean? how would one mount a recovery disk, or even find it? *not very tech savy*
How to change OS X Lion (10.7) login background
