Version: unspecified (using Devel) OS: Linux Application: dolphin (1.5) KDE Platform Version: 4.4.90 (KDE 4.4.90 (KDE 4.5 RC1)) Operating System: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic #36-Ubuntu x86_64 Distribution: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS When move the mouse over a large video file (an mkv over 1GB for example) the CPU goes to 100% and even if you closes dolphin, the process dolphin still remain to eating CPU and you have to kill him. There isn't installed any video thumbnailer. This happens also in kde 4.4.85 (beta2). Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: Just move the mouse over a large video file in dolphin with the Information Panel opened. Actual Results: CPU goes to 100% and even you close dolphin the process still exists. Expected Results: nothing? :) Additional information can be found in kde forum, in this "pre-bug report" discussion: http://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=88761, where users have added useful information.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 232054 ***
Fixed for KDE SC 4.5: Prevent that the whole file is read for getting the meta data and use the KFileMetaInfo::Fastest switch.