SuSE 8.0: KWinTV Cannot Be Started as a Normal User

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Applies to

SuSE Linux: Version 8.0

Symptom

KWinTV only seems to work when you are logged in as root. It does not start when you are logged in as a normal user.

Cause

The access rights for the program /opt/kde2/bin/kv4lsetup, which is required by KWinTV, are not set correctly. This program must be launched with root rights to detect the framebuffer address and to communicate it to the BTTV driver.

Solution

Enter the following command on the command line as root:

chmod 4755 /opt/kde2/bin/kv4lsetup

In this way, the SUID bit will be set and you will also be able to start KWinTV as a 'normal' user.


Keywords: KWINTV, KDE, TV, KV4LSETUP

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