linuxgeek: [LINUX_Newbies] Re: Google Earth Troubles

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 LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com, "Paul" <pfrederick1@...> wrote:
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> --- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com, "james_jolin" <james.jolin@> wrote:
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> > --- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com, "Cristina" <rapiertoledana@> wrote:
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> > > Hi all
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> > > 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.
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> > > My new headache is Google Earth 6 for linux.
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> 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.
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> 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?
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> In a terminal enter glxinfo
> A bunch of junk should scroll by, Shift+Page Up should scroll you back to the beginning.
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> pfred1@spot:~$ glxinfo
> name of display: :0.0
> display: :0 screen: 0
> direct rendering: Yes <--- [what you want to see]
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> If you don't let us know. I'm sure some here can help you with that as well!
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