That is because there is no root pixmap set... GNOME-Flashback sets it, but it is started after metacity. Right now I am not sure if this is bug with our session or display manager.
- Can you test with lightdm-gtk-greeter? - What background you have - image or solid color? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1563735 Title: Recent gnome-flashback clears the background on login To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-flashback/+bug/1563735/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
