GoogleEarth works perfectly for me. I did not install it from the binary file provided by Google however. I installed it via Medibuntu repository and it works fine.
Roy Using Kubuntu 10.10, 64-bit Location: Canada On 12 March 2011 21:29, Cristina <[email protected]> wrote: > > > James > Thanks > ran glxinfo and got this . > > gryphon@gryphon-A7V266-MX:~$ glxinfo > > name of display: :0.0 > display: :0 screen: 0 > direct rendering: Yes > server glx vendor string: SGI > server glx version string: 1.2 > server glx extensions: > GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, > GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_OML_swap_method, > GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, > GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group > client glx vendor string: Mesa Project and SGI > client glx version string: 1.4 > client glx extensions: > GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context, > GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer, > GLX_MESA_swap_control, GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_OML_sync_control, > GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_SGI_video_sync, > GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, > GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, > GLX_INTEL_swap_event > GLX version: 1.2 > GLX extensions: > GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context, > GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_OML_swap_method, > GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, > GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group > OpenGL vendor string: VIA Technology > OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI UniChrome (KM400) 20060710 > x86/MMX+/3DNow!+/SSE > OpenGL version string: 1.2 Mesa 7.9-devel > OpenGL extensions: > GL_ARB_draw_buffers, GL_ARB_imaging, GL_ARB_multisample, > GL_ARB_multitexture, GL_ARB_point_parameters, GL_ARB_texture_compression, > GL_ARB_texture_env_add, GL_ARB_texture_env_combine, > GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_ARB_transpose_matrix, > GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object, GL_ARB_window_pos, GL_EXT_abgr, GL_EXT_bgra, > GL_EXT_blend_color, GL_EXT_blend_logic_op, GL_EXT_blend_minmax, > GL_EXT_blend_subtract, GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array, GL_EXT_convolution, > GL_EXT_copy_texture, GL_EXT_draw_range_elements, GL_EXT_fog_coord, > GL_EXT_histogram, GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays, GL_EXT_packed_pixels, > GL_EXT_point_parameters, GL_EXT_polygon_offset, GL_EXT_rescale_normal, > GL_EXT_secondary_color, GL_EXT_separate_specular_color, > GL_EXT_stencil_wrap, GL_EXT_subtexture, GL_EXT_texture, GL_EXT_texture3D, > GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp, GL_EXT_texture_env_add, > GL_EXT_texture_env_combine, GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias, > GL_EXT_texture_object, GL_EXT_vertex_array, GL_APPLE_packed_pixels, > GL_IBM_multimode_draw_arrays, GL_IBM_rasterpos_clip, > GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_MESA_window_pos, GL_NV_blend_square, > GL_NV_light_max_exponent, GL_NV_texgen_reflection, GL_OES_read_format, > GL_SGI_color_matrix, GL_SGI_color_table, GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp, > GL_SGIS_texture_lod, GL_SUN_multi_draw_arrays > > 24 GLX Visuals > visual x bf lv rg d st colorbuffer sr ax dp st accumbuffer ms cav > id dep cl sp sz l ci b ro r g b a F gb bf th cl r g b a ns b eat > ---------------------------------------------------------- > 0x021 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None > 0x05b 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None > 0x05c 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 0 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow > 0x05d 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None > 0x05e 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 0 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow > 0x05f 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None > 0x060 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 16 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow > 0x061 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 16 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow > 0x062 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None > 0x063 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow > 0x064 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow > 0x065 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None > 0x066 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 0 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow > 0x067 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None > 0x068 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 0 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow > 0x069 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None > 0x06a 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 16 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow > 0x06b 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None > 0x06c 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 16 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow > 0x06d 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None > 0x06e 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow > 0x06f 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None > 0x070 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow > 0x042 32 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ncon > > 24 GLXFBConfigs: > visual x bf lv rg d st colorbuffer sr ax dp st accumbuffer ms cav > id dep cl sp sz l ci b ro r g b a F gb bf th cl r g b a ns b eat > ---------------------------------------------------------- > 0x043 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None > 0x044 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 0 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow > 0x045 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None > 0x046 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 0 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow > 0x047 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None > 0x048 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 16 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow > 0x049 32 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None > 0x04a 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 16 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow > 0x04b 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None > 0x04c 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow > 0x04d 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None > 0x04e 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow > 0x04f 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None > 0x050 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 0 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow > 0x051 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None > 0x052 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 0 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow > 0x053 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None > 0x054 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 16 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow > 0x055 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None > 0x056 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 16 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow > 0x057 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None > 0x058 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow > 0x059 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None > 0x05a 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow > > X Error of failed request: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter) > Major opcode of failed request: 137 (XFree86-DRI) > Minor opcode of failed request: 9 () > Resource id in failed request: 0x4c00004 > Serial number of failed request: 44 > Current serial number in output stream: 44 > > as you can see direct rendering: Yes. > > so what could it be? > > Google Earth opens and then flickers between black picture and the gloge > and then I get the image that I posted. > > > http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b274/rapiertoledana/GEtroubles.png > > Still no joy, could it be the fault of the graphics card? > > I am using AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2000+ > with and intergrated graphics card KM400/KN400/P4M800 [S3 UniChrome] > > could this be the problem? > > > --- In [email protected], "Paul" <pfrederick1@...> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "james_jolin" <james.jolin@> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Cristina" <rapiertoledana@> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi all > > > > > > > > I am new to Ubuntu, 1.5 weeks and so far so good. > > > > I have been able to solve all of the teething problems I had with > Ubuntu 10.10. > > > > > > > > My new headache is Google Earth 6 for linux. > > > > > > > > Google and Linux is a hot button issue for me. I'd really like to see > Google try to support Linux a little bit more than they seem to be > interested in merely exploiting it. In a way I'm happy they've had so much > success with Linux and that we can all use them as a positive example, but > in another way I'm annoyed they'll bend over backwards even for MAC but seem > to give Linux short shift. > > > > Like where's our native Sketch Up? And no I don't want to hear it works > perfectly in Wine. Is it really asking too much for them to run it through a > compiler for us too? > > > > I wish I had a solution for you and your 3D Earth issues but I pretty > much have written Google off and avoid their junk as a matter of course. If > I had to take a wild stab at it though I'd make sure my 3D acceleration was > working on the system I was using a 3D app on. > > > > Even then like on this box it doesn't have every 3D extension because of > hardware limitations. Which does cause glitches in some parts of some > programs. Or maybe that is just as good as Google Earth works on Linux? > Wouldn't surprise me if that was the case. > > > > In a terminal enter glxinfo > > A bunch of junk should scroll by, Shift+Page Up should scroll you back to > the beginning. > > > > pfred1@spot:~$ glxinfo > > name of display: :0.0 > > display: :0 screen: 0 > > direct rendering: Yes <--- [what you want to see] > > > > > > If you don't let us know. I'm sure some here can help you with that as > well! > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! 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