On Thursday 15 Jun 2006 17:10, John P. New wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-06-15 at 16:35 +0100, Tony van der Hoff wrote:
> > Attempting to run Google earth (4.0 beta for linux) here on a ltsp
> > terminal crashes, but it runs fine on the server.
> >
> > Anyone else seen this,
>
> Yes
>
> > or even know of a work-around?
>
> I get the following message when I run googleearth:
>
> Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display "john:0.0".
>
> so it has to do with the lack of a GLX module loaded on the terminal.
>
> In order to get Google earth to run, you have to add:
>
> X4_MODULE_01 = glx
>
> to your lts.conf. This worked for me, but Google Earth ran _very_ slowly
> on the terminal because the glx is emulated in software (and the program
> recognizes this).
>
> Anyone have any other suggestions?
We're sticking to the web interface. It runs much faster than locally
installed google earth. AFAIK google earth is written using qtopia. Why did
it take soooo long for a linux version of the browser to come out, especially
as there has been a linux version of the server for ages? Ah well, it's here
now so we shouldn't complain.
--
Regards
Martin Woolley
ICT Support
Handsworth Grammar School
Isis Astarte Diana Hecate Demeter Kali Inanna
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