Google Earth stops loading at splash screen

[Retreaded Bear]

In terms of Linux, I'm about as newbie as it gets. But was a computer professional for 20 years, just not Linux.
Anyway, I wanted to load Google Earth on a PC that I just finished loading Mint 14.1 on. On launch the splash
screen opens for about the normal amount of time, but then the screen goes away, and software doesn't load any
further. I've spent the better part of the afternoon looking through forums, and googling the problem. I've tried
installing the version on Synaptic as well as the .deb file from Google Earth download page. I've also tried re-installing
lsb-core and lsb-base on the suggestion of someone that had success doing that. Didn't work.

I would greatly appreciate any help, but you'll need to assume that any suggestion you make will need to be more detailed
for a newbie.

Thanks
Bear

[Garvan]

I usually need to add either an OpenDNS or a google DNS Server to the IPv4 settings, but I never fully understood why. You might check to see if Google earth is connected to its server (There will be a "Server Logout" entry in the file menu if you are connected).

If not connected to the server then left click on the network icon->network settings->options->IPv4 Settings_>DNS Servers

I use OpenDNS on this computer, plus one Google DNS Server.

208.67.222.222, 208.67.220.220, 8.8.8.8

My notes have this as a reference:
http://rohieb.wordpress.com/2011/01/22/google-earth-and-ipv6-dns-lookups/

But this is old, do not edit /etc/resolv.conf, use the method I outlined above to add DNS servers.

Garvan

[la_monda]

Same problem here with nadia xfce...

[jungle_boy]

In terms of Linux, I'm about as newbie as it gets. But was a computer professional for 20 years, just not Linux.
Anyway, I wanted to load Google Earth on a PC that I just finished loading Mint 14.1 on. On launch the splash
screen opens for about the normal amount of time, but then the screen goes away, and software doesn't load any
further. I've spent the better part of the afternoon looking through forums, and googling the problem. I've tried
installing the version on Synaptic as well as the .deb file from Google Earth download page. I've also tried re-installing
lsb-core and lsb-base on the suggestion of someone that had success doing that. Didn't work.

I would greatly appreciate any help, but you'll need to assume that any suggestion you make will need to be more detailed
for a newbie.

Thanks
Bear

1- I don't know if re-installing lsb-core, lsb-base will generate problems.

2- First of all, go to your hidden files and delete .google-earth directory because there are the preferences settings that would generate problems.

3- Try synaptic version of google-earth; it is OK?, then OK; not OK? go to your hidden files and delete .google-earth directory

4- Download google-earth from a google site, see that there are two versions, the default version is 7.x (unstable), there is hidden a old version (stable), 6.x. Remember, first delete .google-earth directory before a new attempt.

5- Not yet? Try another DE (kde, mate)

[tdockery97]

Also open a terminal and check the output of:

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inxi -Gx

and make sure it shows "Direct Rendering: Yes

[bluekayak]

Hi,

I'm using Mint 14 32 bit with Cinnamon. I have tried both the Software Manager and the Synaptic Package Manager. I'm using an old Toshiba A-10 Satellite laptop, and perhaps that is part of the problem.

I also have the same problem with Google Earth. I am such a newbie that most of the instructions here did not make total sense to me. However, I did notice my direct rendering is set to N/A instead of Yes. How do I change that?

jerry@jerry-Satellite-A10 ~ $ inxi -Gx
Graphics: Card: Intel 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device bus-ID: 00:02.0
X.Org: 1.13.0 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: 1024x768@60.0hz
GLX Renderer: N/A GLX Version: N/A Direct Rendering: N/A


Here is my hardware:

jerry@jerry-Satellite-A10 / $ inxi -Fc 0
System: Host: jerry-Satellite-A10 Kernel: 3.5.0-23-generic i686 (32 bit) Desktop: Gnome Distro: Linux Mint 14 Nadia
Machine: System: TOSHIBA product: Satellite A10 version: PSA10U-0ZH6M7
Mobo: TOSHIBA model: Portable PC version: Version A0 Bios: TOSHIBA version: Version 1.30 date: 09/02/2003
CPU: Single core Mobile Intel Celeron CPU (-UP-) cache: 256 KB flags: (sse sse2) clocked at 2394.206 MHz
Graphics: Card: Intel 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device
X.Org: 1.13.0 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: 1024x768@60.0hz
GLX Renderer: N/A GLX Version: N/A
Audio: Card: Intel 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller driver: snd_intel8x0
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ver: 1.0.25
Network: Card: Intel 82801DB PRO/100 VE (MOB) Ethernet Controller driver: e100
IF: eth0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: 00:00:39:a9:a1:a1
Drives: HDD Total Size: 56.4GB (54.2% used) 1: id: /dev/sda model: HTS541040G9AT00 size: 40.0GB
2: USB id: /dev/sdb model: USB_2.0_FD size: 16.4GB
Partition: ID: / size: 36G used: 17G (50%) fs: ext4 ID: swap-1 size: 1.05GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap
RAID: No RAID devices detected - /proc/mdstat and md_mod kernel raid module present
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 61.0C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info: Processes: 137 Uptime: 4:02 Memory: 341.0/986.5MB Client: Shell inxi: 1.8.4

Thanks,

Jerry Floren

[jungle_boy]

Try to reinstall the driver:

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sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-intel

If it is not already in the repository, try

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sudo apt-add-repository ppa:glasen/intel-driver
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-intel

I don't know if it works, I don't have a Intel chipset.

[bluekayak]

Hi Jungle Boy,

Thanks for your suggestions; unfortunately, the Google Earth just shows the splash screen and then disappears.

First I tried the following:

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jerry@jerry-Satellite-A10 ~ $ sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-intel
[sudo] password for jerry:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
xserver-xorg-video-intel is already the newest version.
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
cairo-dock-core cairo-dock-data cairo-dock-plug-ins cairo-dock-plug-ins-data
cairo-dock-plug-ins-dbus-interface-python cairo-dock-plug-ins-integration
compiz-core compiz-plugins compiz-plugins-default dreamchess-data libetpan15
libgldi3 libmxml1
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.

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Then, I went ahead and used "sudo apt-get autoremove" and got rid of some programs that I thought I had already removed (Cairo Dock and Dreamchess).

Next, I copied the other three lines you suggested with these results:

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jerry@jerry-Satellite-A10 ~ $ sudo apt-add-repository ppa:glasen/intel-driver
You are about to add the following PPA to your system:
Updated versions of Intel graphics driver.

For Ubuntu 10.04, 10.10 and 11.04 driver version 2.15 will be installed. If you're using Ubuntu 11.10 aka Oneiric Ocelot, driver-version 2.17 will be installed. For Ubuntu 12.04 version 2.20 will be installed. This version allows runtime-switching of the accel method via xorg.conf (UXA or SNA). As standard the old "UXA" acceleration is used. To use "SNA" you have to create a xorg.conf-file with the following content:

Section "Device"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "intel"
Option "AccelMethod" "sna"
EndSection

Warning :

All versions since 2.15 of the Intel-driver only support KMS. If you've deactivated KMS e.g. by adding the option "i915.modeset=0" to the file "/etc/default/grub", please reactivate KMS by deleting this option.
More info: https://launchpad.net/~glasen/+archive/intel-driver
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it

gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpk_9tj1/secring.gpg' created
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpk_9tj1/pubring.gpg' created
gpg: requesting key 066ADE1D from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: /tmp/tmpk_9tj1/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
gpg: key 066ADE1D: public key "Launchpad PPA for Stefan Glasenhardt" imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg: imported: 1 (RSA: 1)
OK

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Jerry Floren

[jungle_boy]

Did you try to install the old version of google-earth, available in the site?