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 <rapiertoledana@telsur.cl> 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 LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com, "Paul" <pfrederick1@...> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com, "james_jolin" <james.jolin@>
> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com, "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!
> >
>
>
>
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