[opensuse] Google earth. Does it work?
I am helping someone learn about computers who wants to use Google Earth. I am unfamiliar with the program, but a linux .bin downloaded and seemed to install cleanly. Starting it, however, only produces a Splash Screen, an "Intializing" message in the toolbar, and massive amounts of unending CPU usage. Are there any secrets to get this to work? Is it supposed to open a browser or something? Not at all sure what to expect. IBM Thinkpad T41 SUSE 10.0 Firefox 1.5.0.6 (if it matters) TIA, ds -- Dennis E. Slice Department of Anthropology University of Vienna ======================================================== -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 10/28/2007 03:00 PM, Dennis E. Slice wrote:
I am helping someone learn about computers who wants to use Google Earth. I am unfamiliar with the program, but a linux .bin downloaded and seemed to install cleanly. Starting it, however, only produces a Splash Screen, an "Intializing" message in the toolbar, and massive amounts of unending CPU usage.
Are there any secrets to get this to work?
Is it supposed to open a browser or something? Not at all sure what to expect.
Yes it works, as long as your video card supports 3D. It opens its own program and connects to google servers for its images. -- Joe Morris Registered Linux user 231871 running openSUSE 10.3 x86_64 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
В сообщении от Sunday 28 October 2007 10:00:08 Dennis E. Slice написал(а):
I am helping someone learn about computers who wants to use Google Earth. I am unfamiliar with the program, but a linux .bin downloaded and seemed to install cleanly. Starting it, however, only produces a Splash Screen, an "Intializing" message in the toolbar, and massive amounts of unending CPU usage.
Are there any secrets to get this to work?
On my laptop (ASUS A8JP) It seems fglrx drivers problem. 8.42.3 - first driver thats starts Google Earth properly
Is it supposed to open a browser or something? Not at all sure what to expect.
IBM Thinkpad T41 SUSE 10.0 Firefox 1.5.0.6 (if it matters)
TIA, ds
-- Dennis E. Slice Department of Anthropology University of Vienna ========================================================
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On Sonntag 28 Oktober 2007, Ildar Nurislamov wrote:
В сообщении от Sunday 28 October 2007 10:00:08 Dennis E. Slice написал(а):
I am helping someone learn about computers who wants to use Google Earth. I am unfamiliar with the program, but a linux .bin downloaded and seemed to install cleanly. Starting it, however, only produces a Splash Screen, an "Intializing" message in the toolbar, and massive amounts of unending CPU usage.
Are there any secrets to get this to work?
On my laptop (ASUS A8JP) It seems fglrx drivers problem. 8.42.3 - first driver thats starts Google Earth properly
Nice to hear, at the moment i have to run fglrx-8.40.4 which is buggy because 8.39.4 does not compile on openSUSE-10.3 (because of kernel i think!) and 8.42.3 does not run with FireGL cards :-(((, but there is a workaround for GoogleEarth running with buggy fglrx drivers, so GoogleEarth is running fine anyway! http://forum.ubuntuusers.de/viewtopic.php?p=889430 Regards Frank -- Frank Fiene / IT-Services Fon: +49 2526 29-6200 Fax: +49 2526 29-16-6200 mailto: ffiene@veka.com www.veka.com VEKA AG Dieselstr. 8 48324 Sendenhorst Deutschland/Germany Vorstand: Andreas Hartleif (Vorsitzender), Dr. Andreas W. Hillebrand Bonifatius Eichwald, Elke Hartleif, Dr. Werner Schuler Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrates: Heinrich Laumann HRB 8282 AG Münster -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Dennis E. Slice wrote:
I am helping someone learn about computers who wants to use Google Earth. I am unfamiliar with the program, but a linux .bin downloaded and seemed to install cleanly. Starting it, however, only produces a Splash Screen, an "Intializing" message in the toolbar, and massive amounts of unending CPU usage.
Are there any secrets to get this to work?
Is it supposed to open a browser or something? Not at all sure what to expect.
IBM Thinkpad T41 SUSE 10.0 Firefox 1.5.0.6 (if it matters)
It's always worked perfectly for me right out of the box so to speak. I don't remember what version the suse distro was at when google earth first came out, but I do remember that I've run it on 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3 - It does require that your video drivers are working properly however - IIRC you must have GL support. It runs well for me with intel video or with the nvidia video and drivers. Perhaps the venerable suse 10.0 is too old to support google earth, or perhaps you don't have video drivers with the proper GL support. Joe -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Same here (Dell Latitude D610, OpenSuSE 10.2). Used to work on same hardware with SuSE 9.3, though. HTH Ph. A. Dennis E. Slice wrote:
I am helping someone learn about computers who wants to use Google Earth. I am unfamiliar with the program, but a linux .bin downloaded and seemed to install cleanly. Starting it, however, only produces a Splash Screen, an "Intializing" message in the toolbar, and massive amounts of unending CPU usage.
Are there any secrets to get this to work?
Is it supposed to open a browser or something? Not at all sure what to expect.
IBM Thinkpad T41 SUSE 10.0 Firefox 1.5.0.6 (if it matters)
TIA, ds
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On Sunday 28 October 2007, Dennis E. Slice wrote:
I am helping someone learn about computers who wants to use Google Earth. I am unfamiliar with the program, but a linux .bin downloaded and seemed to install cleanly. Starting it, however, only produces a Splash Screen, an "Intializing" message in the toolbar, and massive amounts of unending CPU usage.
Are there any secrets to get this to work?
Is it supposed to open a browser or something? Not at all sure what to expect.
IBM Thinkpad T41 SUSE 10.0 Firefox 1.5.0.6 (if it matters)
TIA, ds
-- Dennis E. Slice Department of Anthropology University of Vienna ========================================================
It sounds like it's failing to initialize GL rendering. What are you using for 3D rendering? As I recall the T41 has an ATI chip. Are you using the Mesa rendering or the ATI driver? Don't worry - I used to have a T41 running on OpenSUSE 10.2 with the Mesa rendering running GoogleEarth quite smoothly. -- JAY VOLLMER JVOLLMER@VISI.COM -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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