[mythtv-users] How can I turn off Open GL without the frontend?

[Paul Harrison]

Damian wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I installed 0.21 last night (Mythbuntu .. Gutsy Backports) and all 
> seemed to go well. I switched from my usual QT painter to Open GL to 
> look at some effects, but when I restarted the frontend it crashed out. 
> This has happened to me in the past (which is why I use QT), but I can't 
> remember how I fixed it. It maybe that rebooting will let me go in and 
> switch back, but if not, is there another way to make the change?
>
> I'm running an Athlon 1.2gig machine with 512 memory and a 5200 graphics 
> card with the latest nvidia drivers. Should my system really not be able 
> to handle Open GL being turned on? 3d games seem to work fine mostly.
>
> Damian
>
>   
You can temporarily override the used painter by starting mythfontend 
like this:-

mythfrontend -O ThemePainter=qt

Then you will have to go to the Appearance settings screens to change it permanently or else it will revert back to the OpenGL one the next time the frontend is restarted.

Paul H.