[Kwintv] Help with kdetv videoplugin.

[Dirk Ziegelmeier]

On Wednesday 12 October 2005 17:37, Steve Goodey wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I wonder if someone can help with a problem I have starting kdetv? I am
> using Mandriva 2006 and KDE 3.4, with a Miro TV card. Using xawtv it works
> OK. But when I start kdetv it freezes the PC solid and I have to do a
> reboot.
>
> I suspect it might be a video problem. Is it possible to start kdetv and
> specify the video plugin using a command line switch?
No, unfortunately not. You need to disable/enable plugins in 
~/.kde/share/config/kdetvrc.
If kdetv did never start correctly, you may not have a kdetvrc. So you need to 
disable a plugin in it's .desktop file, 
e.g. /path/to/kde/share/services/kdetv/kdetv_v4l2.desktop. Change the entry 
"X-Kdetv-Default-Enabled" to "false".

Dirk