[Bug 218533] "Removed Sound Devices" popup appearing on a multi computer setup

[Konstantin L. Metlov]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=218533


Konstantin L. Metlov <metlov at fti.dn.ua> changed:

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--- Comment #3 from Konstantin L. Metlov <metlov fti dn ua>  2011-01-17 18:54:29 ---
First of all, there is a patch now in Novell's Bugzilla:
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=609396

Otherwise my workaround is to set up a shutdown script by placing a file in
.kde/shutdown/ with something like:
if [ -f $HOME/.kde/share/config/phonondevicesrc ]; then
    /usr/bin/perl -p -i -e "s/^deleted=false/deleted=true/g"
$HOME/.kde/share/config/phonondevicesrc
    /usr/bin/perl -p -i -e "s/^hotpluggable=false/hotpluggable=true/g"
$HOME/.kde/share/config/phonondevicesrc
fi
This resets the device list on every logout, so that devices are not checked
again. I'm not sure about resetting "hotpluggable", it may not be actually
required (not tested).

I did not try the patch, but it might be that the above workaround is better.
This is because the problem is not only in the fact that dialog box appears and
must be clicked through to forget devices (this is what patch solves, as I can
judge from its name). The problem is that devices, which were formerly active,
seem to be actually checked (looked for), making a noticeable (a minute or so)
pause on login to a different machine in roaming environment.

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