Is there a way to change the photo that is displayed under Settings > Users on my CR48 running Chrome. The photo was taken when I initially set up the system, but it is not clear how to change it.

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Originally Posted by Soldierboy

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I downloaded and installed Picnik, as described in the web page linked from above, but when I launched Picnik from my Chrome browser on my CR-48, all I saw was a blank screen. So, then I tried the same thing on my Mac, launching the Picnik app, and still just saw a blank screen, so could not do anything with regard to uploading a photo.

Originally Posted by rdfuhr

Is there a way to change the photo that is displayed under Settings > Users on my CR48 running Chrome. The photo was taken when I initially set up the system, but it is not clear how to change it.

Alternatively, the profile photo exists on your hard drive at /home/chronos. This file is called yourname@gmail.com.png. If you have jailbroken your machine, and you downloaded a photo from the web, it will be in /home/chronos/user/Downloads. (You can get into the full shell from crosh by typing shell, and if you need superuser privileges, sudo su.) You can just copy the file, renaming it as a .png file with your email that you use for logging in. I am not sure what it does if it finds no yourname@gmail.com.png. .png file, but a yourname@gmail.com.jpg. instead, or what happens if the .png file has dimensions that it doesn't like. I suggest you back up your original photo, before you try this.

Is this still true if you used the "skip this step" option?

I'll test it out, give me a few minutes. I currently have a picture, but I'll remove the file completely and see what happens, then I'll try adding another file.

UPDATE: It looks like it works. Deleting the email@gmail.com.png and rebooting gives me the default blank picture just as if you had skipped it. I then added a different .png file with the same name and rebooted, and the new picture showed up just as you would expect.

While this work around seems to work to get a picture on the account, it is still listed as a bug and something Google will address to make it a "easier" process.

Originally Posted by buckethead

While this work around seems to work to get a picture on the account, it is still listed as a bug and something Google will address to make it a "easier" process.

Definitely, you shouldn't have to go through this process just to change the picture. Especially since you don't have full access to the file system unless you are in developer mode, and even then you have to use the command line.

well hello.
I had this issue to.
at the installation make a picture (to get the png in your chronos folder). open up pixlr editor (works with chrome os) open the picture and paste your desired picture in a new layer.
save the whole thing as the same name (in your chronos folder).

logout...
wait...
...?..
win!