[eluser]abhinavp[/eluser]
You cannot change the background image of codeigniter's captcha. But you can control it by adjusting following values in capthca_helper.php:
Code:
$theta = 0;
$thetac = 0;
$radius = 0;
$circles = 0;
$points = 0;
All lines, circles on image are showing because of these values. I made them zero for my need.
Hope this will helps you.