[mythtv-users] Stop DVD from mounting in KDE

matt stirfrey at gmail.com
Sat Apr 15 12:59:54 UTC 2006


John Andersen wrote:
> On 4/14/06, Kevin Kuphal <kuphal at dls.net> wrote:
>   
>> Brad DerManouelian wrote:
>>     
>>> Anyone have some insight on how to stop DVD's from mounting and
>>> opening a new window when I put it in the drive, but still have it
>>> available to myth?
>>>
>>> I tried commenting it out of my fstab file and stopping the HAL
>>> daemon. I have no idea what else could be mounting it for me. It's
>>> starting to remind me of a Windows box. "Oh, you put this DVD in? You
>>> obvious want me to mount it and open a window. Let me do that for
>>> you." Argh!
>>>
>>>       
>> Stop using KDE?  Seriously, it's major overkill.  Use something lighter
>> like fluxbox.
>>     
>
> Perhaps for you, but other people may have additional missions for their
> machines than the narrow set of functions you envision.
>
> Really, this sort of reply is NOT helpfull, and NOT appropriate for this list.
>
> If he had trouble adjusting the seat on his Cadillac I suppose you
> would tell him to ride a bicycle?
>
>
> Unchecking Kded Media Manager in the Service Manager portion of Kde
> Components, in the Control Center is the proper answer, NOT foisting
> your petty preferences on someone else.
>
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>   
In that case wouldn't the KDE mailing list be more appropriate for a 
question like this? Not to stir up controversy but this _is_ the myth 
list, not the everything in life list, as per your example.

Matt


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