[mythtv-users] How to disable KDE media auto-detection?

[Craig Huff]

On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 7:03 PM, Brad DerManouelian
<myth at dermanouelian.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 5:37 PM, Craig Huff <huffcslists at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I have just tried to play a DVD on my CentOS 5.1 based MythTV V0.20.2
> > frontend for the first time (been too busy enjoying the recordings!)
> > and while I think MythTV is detecting the DVD is inserted, I can't
> > tell because KDE Daemon is popping up a dialog asking what I want to
> > do with the DVD that was autodetected.  Since I am running with *only*
> > a remote at this point (or ssh-ing in) I need help figuring out how to
> > tell KDE I have it covered and not to bother me.  I tried looking
> > through the MythTV wiki and noodling through the KDE Control Center,
> > but I either missed finding the answer or it wasn't there to be found.
> >
> > Can anyone help me get some traction on this?
>
> Try going to KDE Control Center -> Peripherals -> Storage Media. Stay on the
> Notifications tab. Under the Medium types drop down, select the CD-related
> items one at a time. For instance, Mounted CD, Unmounted CD, the DVDs, Blank
> CD, Blank DVD, etc. For each one, select "Do Nothing" and then click the
> "Toggle as Auto Action" button. Then OK to accept the changes. Also, make
> sure KDE Control Center -> Storage Media -> Advanced has Medium Autostart
> unchecked.
>
> I remember fighting with this for a little while and some magical settings I
> tried finally worked. I used to disable the HAL daemon completely, but I
> brought it back so it would detect my memory cards from my cameras and I
> payed with the above settings so it will still mount those, but not do
> anything with anything else.
>
Thanks!  Looks like I got in the right area, just not the right "page".

Craig.